Ali Imran Atta

In August 1947, the bifurcation of British India led to the birth of Pakistan along Afghanistan’s eastern edge, and the two nations have since had an abhorrent nexus. Regarding the challenges and issues between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the term “bilateral contact” does not do justice. This connection has grown more intricate over time and now […]

Post Unites States withdrawal on August 30, 2021, Kabul may have signed a few traditional and economic pacts with its neighbours but has not yet won international legitimacy. Despite the international community’s perpetual refusal to recognize them, the Taliban’s top leadership continues to demand legitimacy on its terms, both domestically and internationally. The Taliban’s explicit […]

According to popular perception, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s trip was pivotal in advancing a kind US response to the flood situation in Pakistan and the subsequent renewal of ties. These developments include the possible sale of F-16 aircraft sustainment equipment for $450 million. The minister expressed optimism about the new policy of the US […]

After the historic terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, several things transformed politically and socially in Muslim countries. The alleged perpetrator’s network Al Qaeda’s ideology was deemed to have significant roots in the political strife and widespread religious thought in the Middle East; therefore, that region became the epicentre of the […]

The Shahbaz administration wants a settlement with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, which has been outlawed, to give up militancy and take part in mainstream politics. The TTP, on its part, demands that the government stop its military presence in the former FATA that has been merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; repeal the 25th Amendment to the Constitution; […]

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was purportedly assassinated in a U.S. drone raid in Kabul. The statements claimed that the air raid was launched from Ganci Air base, a US transportation service at Manas in northern area of central Asian state Kyrgyzstan. According to the US Department of Defense, Ganci is a former Pentagon military […]

It might be a serious miscalculation if the prime democratic institute were to pave safe passage to the notorious outfit TTP. A weak parliament appears to have taken the responsibilities and burdens of peace negotiations with the terrorist groups. Despite this, security institutions are eager for assistance from the parliament. Rather than solely a matter […]

Even security institutions may only get a short-term reprieve if the government strikes a peace pact with the TTP. For it has been combating the terrorist group for such past one-and-a-half decades, crossing peace with the TTP may indeed be related to border security and quickening the mainstreaming of erstwhile Fata. Still, any settlement with […]

Pakistan is a part of one of the most problematic regions in the world, namely South Asia. The region has been marred with bilateral conflicts and multilateral distrust for quite a long now. The regional conflicts in South Asia have led to the profound involvement of global players in the region as well. The global […]