Healing Pakistan – Improving Human Rights, Gender Mainstreaming and Religious Education in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Download or read book Healing Pakistan – Improving Human Rights, Gender Mainstreaming and Religious Education in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India and Pakistan came close to a conflict in February 2019 when India bombed Pakistani territory for the first time in a half century and warplanes from both countries fought a dogfight over the divided region. Tensions were defused when Pakistan returned a downed Indian pilot. But they have grown again since India revoked a constitutional clause that endowed semi-autonomous status on the part of Kashmir under its control in August 2019. India moved hundreds of thousands of troops to the region and carried out thousands of arrests. Khan has expressed his fear of an uncontrolled escalation. He said he had expressed his fears in conversations recently with Donald Trump, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson. President Trump has offered to mediate, but only if both Pakistan and India agree. India has been allegedly resistant to outside mediation, and Modi has presented his actions in Indian-controlled Kashmir as essential to counter separatism and terrorism, which he accuses Pakistan of fomenting...