The Afghan Taliban’s four-year rule is marked by utter failure, significantly contributing to the surge in terrorism and regional instability. Reports from the UN monitoring bodies and human rights organisations starkly reveal the Taliban’s sponsorship of terrorist activities. Despite repeated reminders from the international community to uphold their obligations under the 2020 Doha Agreement, their […]
Kashmir: Victim of India’s Brutality
Every year, October 27 serves as a stark reminder that peace in the region remains elusive until the Kashmir issue is resolved in accordance with UN resolutions, a demand that has been pending for 78 years. But unfortunately, Indian rulers and world powers deliberately ignored the bitter reality and gave free rein to India to […]
Doha Accord
Since August 2021, Pakistan’s continued efforts for a permanent solution to cross-border incursion by the Afghan-based terrorists speak volumes about its sincerity and quest for a peaceful region. Besides diplomatic engagement, regional countries’ platforms were also utilised to persuade the Afghan Taliban to address Pakistan’s concerns, but unfortunately, their stubbornness and hardline approach put the […]
Pakistan Draws a Line on Terror
A high-level Pakistani delegation, led by the Defence Minister, is visiting Doha for talks with representatives of the Afghan Taliban. The discussions will focus on immediate measures to end cross-border terrorism against Pakistan emanating from Afghanistan and to restore peace and stability along the Pak-Afghan border. The delegation will emphasise that Pakistan does not seek […]
Debunking Misreports
The recent story published in the Financial Times regarding the Pasni port offer to the US by the government of Pakistan is full of contradictions. A senior security official has also issued a formal clarification denying that Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has any official advisers, and no such idea has been floated or discussed […]
Deepening Cracks Between Washington and Delhi
In the rapidly changing international geopolitical landscape, the relationship between two former strategic partners, India and the United States, presents a bleak picture. Indian policymakers have no clear strategy to deal with President Donald Trump’s tactics of imposing economic sanctions through heavy tariffs on Indian products. The latest development in this regard is the H-1B […]
Anatomy of a Fascist Legacy
A nation’s character is often reflected in its treatment of minorities, the vitality of its opposition parties, the freedom of its media, and, last but not least, the robustness of its civil society. But the story on our eastern side is the complete opposite, where the government of RSS extremists has legalized the persecution of […]
Beyond the Buzzword
Water has become Pakistan’s most precious and most precarious resource. Every year, the monsoon swells rivers for a few weeks, then dries into drought. The politics of water has become existential. In this debate, some critics warn that dams are relics, that we have “500 MAF” lurking beneath our feet in aquifers, and that nature-based […]
Another Proof of Kabul’s Terror Patronage
Every incident of terrorism from the western border into Pakistan has laid bare the duplicity of Afghan Taliban and strengthened the argument that TTP’s operates under complete patronage of Kabul. Since the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, it has turned into a hub of terrorism. Both the UN experts and Pakistan’s envoy at UNSC have […]
India’s Chequebook Diplomacy
The overall evolving South Asian geopolitical situation and the breakdown in US- India relations are making rounds on media. The worsening of US- India relations is the biggest failure of Modi government and being termed as the collapse of Modi’s foreign policy. The announcement of a 50% tariff by the US President Donald Trump on […]