It appears that the successful strikes by India on important military bases like Rahim Yar Khan and Sarghoda was perhaps the final nail in the coffin for Pakistan to stop its dangerous and escalatory behaviour.
As India targetted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the Western response has largely centred on calls for de-escalation—failing, yet again, to distinguish between a democracy fighting terror and a state nurturing it.
“As a policy-maker from a recipient country I will not be grieving the death of USAID”, said Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.
Some family members and male employees initially pushed back against the idea of women working on the ferries, raising concerns about safety and changes in workplace dynamics.