“Bombs At Dawn, Bailouts By Noon: How IMF Cash And Western Hypocrisy Keep Pakistan’s Terror Machine Humming”, Swarajyamag, May 26, 2025:
“If irony could be monetized, Pakistan’s generals might never need another IMF cheque. Consider the scene earlier this May: Bharatiya fighter jets roar over Bahawalpur and Muridke, turning Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed real estate into smoking craters during Operation Sindoor.
Barely had the dust settled when the International Monetary Fund wired Islamabad a brand-new loan: one billion dollars for “reforms” plus a climate-friendly sweetener of $1.4 billion. The timing was exquisite.
Missiles still in the air, coffins still open, and voilà — terror’s favourite state received a cash infusion endorsed by the very capitals that denounce “cross-border violence” at every press conference. One could almost admire the choreography: bombs for breakfast, bailouts by brunch……”
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