Pakistan’s political upheaval due to domestic factors: UK minister
ISLAMABAD: UK Minister for Armed Forces James Heappey on Wednesday said Pakistan’s political upheaval was because of domestic factors rather than some sinister foreign plot and looked relieved that there…
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