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Pakistan’s Sharif is Under Siege
By Zachary Keck
October 29, 2013
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It’s been less than five months since Nawaz Sharif began his third term as Pakistan’s prime minister, but his honeymoon period is long since over. In fact, PM Sharif finds himself increasingly under siege from all sides, being challenged internally by Pakistan’s security services and the Pakistani Taliban, and externally by the United States, India,
Afghanistan and possibly Iran.
One of the central themes of Sharif’s current term has been a desire to improve relations with India. “We want to move toward better relations with India, to resolve the remaining issues through peaceful means, including that of Kashmir,”
Sharif said shortly after taking office.
One of the central challenges in realizing this goal was always going to be getting
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Pakistan’s Sharif is Under Siege
By Zachary Keck
October 29, 2013
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Tw eet
5
0
It’s been less than five months since Nawaz Sharif began his third term as Pakistan’s prime minister, but his honeymoon period is long since over. In fact, PM Sharif finds himself increasingly under siege from all sides, being challenged internally by Pakistan’s security services and the Pakistani Taliban, and externally by the United States, India,
Afghanistan and possibly Iran.
One of the central themes of Sharif’s current term has been a desire to improve relations with India. “We want to move toward better relations with India, to resolve the remaining issues through peaceful means, including that of Kashmir,”
Sharif said shortly after taking office.
One of the central challenges in realizing this goal was always going to be getting