A Syrian Awakening: How Washington Can Use the Russian Intervention to Force a Ceasefire
The Russian intervention in Syria has left U.S. policymakers in a quandary. The official line is that Russia’s move doesn’t fundamentally …
Read MoreWhy Afghanistan Needs the US | Muhammad Umar
President Obama announced earlier this month that he is abandoning his plan to completely pull out U.S. troops from Afghanistan, …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations | Ali Ashraf Khan
THE worsening Pak-Afghan relations, that came down after a short interlude of cooperation in fighting terrorism and exchange of information, …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations — A Steady Decay
The days of hope that came with the election of President Ashraf Ghani in Afghanistan have faded, and been replaced …
Read MoreNeed for Harmonious Focus on Pak-Afghan Bilateral Relations | Hashim Minhas
Internationally, it is widely agreed that the significance of cordial relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan for the regional stability and …
Read MorePakistan-US Ties may Sour Again Following Kunduz Allegations
ISLAMABAD: Ties between Islamabad and Washington could sour once again after US intelligence officials tried to implicate Pakistan in the …
Read MoreCan IS Presence in Pakistan Still be Denied
There’s no mistaking it any longer: the self-styled Islamic State is making inroads in the country. In a militancy-riven landscape …
Read MoreUS not Leaving Afghanistan Anytime Soon
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Wednesday indicated the United States would maintain extra troops in Afghanistan beyond the …
Read MoreWay Forward in Pak-Afghan Ties | Malik M Ashraf
PAKISTAN’S friendly overtures toward the newly installed unity government in Afghanistan and the consequent interaction between the leaders of the …
Read MoreZarb-e-Azb: Strengthening Pak-China Ties | Aymen Ijaz
OPERATION Zarb-e-Azb is a joint military offensive conducted by Pakistani armed forces against the militants in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) …
Read MorePak-Afghan After Kunduz | Afrasiab Khattak
After the extremely deep involvement of the Pakistani state in Afghan “Jihad” in 1980s (subsequently recognized to be the largest …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations | Saleem A Sethi
Address issues, forget blame game The terrorist attack on Badaber air base has brought into focus both the internal and …
Read MoreSovereignty Matters Most | Iftikhar Ahmad
Militant’s attack on Pakistan Air Force camp near Peshawar that killed 29 people is a reminder to the world community …
Read MoreView From Abroad: Mowing the Grass With Drones | Irfan Husain
WITH so much going on in the world, two recent events went largely unnoticed: Pakistan’s use of an indigenously manufactured …
Read MoreBarriers to way Forward | Iftikhar Ahmad
Prime minister Nawaz Sharif will raise the issue of India’s fanning terrorism in Pakistan at the up-coming session of the …
Read MoreCountering Militancy: Taking the Battle to the Source | Zahid Hussain
The good news is that the scale of militant violence has come down significantly because of military operations in the …
Read MoreRenewing the Drone Debate | Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan giving America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) access to Shamsi airfield, heralded the dawn of a duplicitously convenient era for …
Read MoreIs terrorism the new international norm? | Dr Adil Sultan
Indian Prime Minister Modi during his recent visit to Bangladesh admitted that his country helped the insurgency against Pakistan that …
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