Hard state, soft state By Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
Recently, the army chief addressed parliament after the Jaffar Express train attack in Balochistan. He said Pakistan had to become a “hard state” to …
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Time to come out of denial By Asif Durrani
THE question arises: why are the Afghan Taliban critical of the arrest of IS-K terrorist Sharifullah, alias Jafar, if they have …
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The Iran Opportunity – Foreign Affairs
The Iran Opportunity – Foreign Affairs. It is hard to think of a country that has lost as much influence …
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Fall of Assad: HTS Rebels Reshape Syria’s Future – Agha Zuhaib Khan
WFall of Assad: HTS Rebels Reshape Syria’s Future – Agha Zuhaib Khan. Since 1961, the Assad Dynasty had appeared to …
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Democratic Coalition Faces Unprecedented Strain Amidst Israel/Palestine Conflict
Democratic Coalition Faces Unprecedented Strain Amidst Israel/Palestine Conflict. The Democratic coalition’s cohesiveness has been explosively and unexpectedly impacted by the …
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Reshaping the Middle East: A Path to Israeli-Palestinian Peace and Regional Stability.
Reshaping the Middle East: A Path to Israeli-Palestinian Peace and Regional Stability. In 1973, throughout the Yom-Kippur War, Henry Kissinger, …
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Muslims have exclusive rights to pray inside Al Aqsa mosque: OIC
UNITED NATIONS: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) adopted a joint resolution on Saturday, emphasiSing that Muslims have an exclusive …
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Bombing Palestinians
The death of 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip after Israel bombed in what it called pre-emptive strike against the …
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We All Lost Afghanistan By P. Michael McKinley
We All Lost Afghanistan By P. Michael McKinley. Two Decades of Mistakes, Misjudgments, and Collective Failure, As Afghanistan tumbles into …
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Lessons From Vietnam on Leaving Afghanistan
The prospect of an end to the conflict in Afghanistan has led many U.S. foreign policy experts to ponder the …
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What a U.S. Withdrawal Means for Afghanistan By Carter Malkasian
In September of last year, peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government finally opened in Doha, only to …
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A Dark Day | Editorial
It is one of those dark days for the country again—a bomb blast took place at the Jamia Zuberia madrassa …
Read MoreModi & Kashmir | Editorial
WITH Narendra Modi back in the prime ministerial saddle, legitimate questions have arisen about how the Indian leadership is likely …
Read MoreWhy US is in a better position to negotiate with Taliban? | Azhar Azam
Once an old Afghan described the mythical creation of Afghanistan “When Allah had made the rest of the world, He …
Read MoreCornered by terror | Faisal Ali Raja
The regional policy landscape is being shaped by terror events across the globe. From terror incidents in desert stretches of …
Read MoreIt’s RAW again | Editorial
Pakistan’s intelligence agencies have successfully busted another saboteur network operating in Gilgit-Baltistan with the financial and tactical support of the …
Read MoreCooperative counter-terrorism strategy By Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Tehran to cultivate a better understanding of the Iranian leadership, which is imperative to combat …
Read MoreFocus on NAP/ Editorial
While there has been progress on many points of the NAP agenda, it is key that there is no let …
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