I strongly believe that inter-linkages between Dhaka and Islamabad through exchange of delegations comprising journalists, opinion makers, parliamentarians, artistes, think-tanks, youth, students, bureaucrats etc. with the blessings of the respective governments would help in settling down the dust of misunderstanding, misperception and confusion leading up to the path of normality in our bilateral relations. Can […]
Upon joining the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1986, the first marching orders for my overseas posting I received in 1991 directed me to report for duty at Dhaka. However, as luck would have it, the posting plan changed, and I was sent packing to Jeddah. Though, Dhaka did not budge. It lay in calm […]
On the 26th of March Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of its separation from Pakistan which is a moment of truth and introspection for Pakistan as to how a once impoverished country has managed to overtake it in fifty years in every economic, social and human development indicator. It is usually difficult to imagine a “could […]