Administrative restructuring of provinces on August 18, 2018Pakistan is under tremendous stress as a nation mainly due to the effects of the ‘war on terror’. Besides it is suffering from parochial, ethnic, and sectarian strife. It is further divided between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ due to immense economic disparity and a fast dwindling middle class. To compound its woes it has a […]
Pak-Afghan relations need an overhaul on May 8, 2018Taking current geopolitical concerns into account, it is undeniable that we must re-examine our relationship with Afghanistan and charter a new course for the future of bilateral relations. Without getting into the two countries’ mutual history here, let’s see what options are available to us. In 2016, PkMAP chief Mahmood Achakzai’s stated that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
The need to redefine Pak-Afghan relations on May 7, 2018There is a need to examine the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan and charter a new course of relationship. We all have detailed background knowledge of our relations with Afghanistan since the birth of Pakistan, then what are Pakistan’s options? Recently Mahmood Achakzai’s statement that “we are Afghans and all Afghans have a right to […]