Editorial: The U.S. decision last week to suspend military aid to Pakistan is not only defensible but justified. It’s also unlikely to affect Pakistan’s covert aid to Islamist militants unless it’s accompanied by a more comprehensive and determined strategy. - Bloomberg
Ishaan Tharoor writes: Unlike many of the president's other stances on foreign affairs, though, Trump's exasperation with Pakistan is widely shared in Washington's establishment policy circles. - Washington Post
By Anthony Cowden, RealClearDefense: “An analysis of the current U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, using this definition of strategy as an analytical framework, would be an interesting academic exercise. However, Afghanistan is a wicked problem ... ”
BY KUNWAR KHULDUNE SHAHID
Internationally designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed plans to stand against former PM Nawaz Sharif's in the next election, then retaliate against the US