Triumph at the UN, turmoil at home: Pakistan’s IMF woes and political challenges ahead

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Pakistan scored a major triumph as its resolution introduced at the United Nations on behalf of the 57-nation OIC, against the burning of the Quran at Stockholm, called for the UN rights chief to publish a report on religious hatred and for states to review their laws and plug gaps that may “impede the prevention and prosecution of acts and advocacy of religious hatred”. It was strongly opposed by the United States and the European Union but supported by India. All that should have been a source of triumph for Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, especially since Pakistan is likely to...