Change in Pakistan's Security Policy ?


Paradigm Shift? Reassessing Pakistan’s Security
Raza Rumi, January 6, 2013
Published in The News on Sunday

The Pakistan army has reportedly revised its security assessment and is now placing more emphasis on ‘internal threats’ rather than external enemies

 
Media reports suggest that the Pakistan army has revised its security assessment and is now placing more emphasis on ‘internal threats’

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