Word: maseeh
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...strongly opposes any coup attempt in Pakistan, just in case any one thought Washington might acquiesce in the ouster of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. "Nawaz has been under tremendous political pressure ever since Pakistan was forced to withdraw from the Kargil region of Kashmir," says TIME New Delhi correspondent Maseeh Rahman. "There was a lot of anger in the military at being ordered to withdraw, and it?s all being directed at the prime minister. Even though the military has undertaken in recent years not to intervene in politics, it might seek to play a behind-the-scenes role...
...recent fighting in Kashmir has raised tempers on both sides," says TIME New Delhi correspondent Maseeh Rahman. "The fact that 16 people were killed will create serious pressure in Pakistan for some retaliation." Details of the incident remain sketchy, and are likely to be hotly contested. "Indians may ask why a routine coastal patrol was carrying 16 people," says Rahman. New Delhi maintains a tight vigil on its airspace in the coastal border region, and has on numerous occasions forced unauthorized intruders to land. "Normal practice is for Indian planes to force intruders to identify themselves, order them...
...Pakistan-backed guerrilla forces inside Indian territory delivered their verdict on the withdrawal promised to President Clinton last Sunday by launching fierce counterattacks against Indian troops. "Feelings are running very high in Pakistan over what many perceive as a sell-out over Kashmir," says TIME New Delhi correspondent Maseeh Rahman. "But the U.S. won?t accept Nawaz's going back on his word, and he?ll lose authority as prime minister if he can?t rein in the military, so this is going to be the biggest test of his political career...
...Saturday. And it?s not just their triumph in the all-important cricket encounter that?s got India approaching those talks with a measure of confidence. "Pakistan is in a bit of a bind now that the U.S. is putting on pressure for talks," says TIME New Delhi correspondent Maseeh Rahman. "It had hoped to provoke India into escalating the conflict in order to bring it up at the United Nations again, but India has refused to be drawn in to a wider conflict. Pakistan has found no international support for their action, and the West has made clear that...
...India certainly does, because one of them is reported to have taken down an Indian Air Force helicopter Friday in a battle against insurgents in Kashmir. "The Stinger is perhaps the surest sign that the infiltrators have an Afghan mujahedeen connection," says TIME New Delhi correspondent Maseeh Rahman. But the guerrillas that occupied Indian military positions atop 17,000-feet-high mountain peaks are certainly no weekend warriors, leading to the accusations by India that Pakistan is behind the whole thing. "These guys moved into some of the worst terrain in the world in the dead of winter when...