- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityImran Khan
Labbaik Long March: Pakistan Between Scylla and Charybdis
On October 6, relations between the military and the civilian government in Pakistan took a tumble after Prime Minister Imran Khan refused to issue the orders appointing Lt Gen Nadeem…
By Sushant Sareen
Pakistan govt toughens its stance after violence by banned group
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's National Security Committee vowed on Friday to crack down on a banned Islamist group if violent protests continue, toughening up its rhetoric after at least seven…
PM Imran Khan follows Army’s Diktat, Appoints Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum as DG ISI
In a series of tweets by @PakPMO (Prime Minister's Office of Pakistan), PM Imran Khan announced that Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum has been appointed as the DG ISI. The appointment…
Imran Khan-Pakistan Army Tensions: A Mexican Standoff
What was supposed to have been a routine transfer and posting in the top echelons of the Pakistan Army has now become a full-blown civil-military crisis. When the reshuffle in…
By Sushant Sareen
The Curious Case of Pakistan, China, TTP and BRI
On 1st October Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan broke all hell loose when on the Turkish government-run TV channel, TRT World, he disclosed that the Pakistani government is in secret…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
US-Pakistan Relations: What Sanctions?
When the first reports came of 22 Republican senators in the US Senate moving a bill to sanction the Taliban and other persons/entities assisting them, alarm bells started ringing in…
By Sushant Sareen
Pakistan opposition urges PM to remove ministers named in Pandora Papers
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's opposition on Monday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to order cabinet ministers and aides named in leaked financial documents known as the Pandora…
Imran Khan Being His Vacuous, Vapid and Vituperative Self in UNGA
As much as Imran Khan’s cult (which includes obsequious retired Pakistani generals, diplomats and ‘serving’ journalists) might like to imagine that the world comes to a stop when Taliban Khan…
By Sushant Sareen
Imran Khan’s Winter of Discontent Approaching
The great paradox of Pakistan politics is that the stronger a leader appears, the weaker he becomes; conversely, the weaker a leader appears, the more stable his government becomes. The…
By Sushant Sareen
Cricket – New Zealand’s Ardern says safety paramount as team pull out of Pakistan tour
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday that she totally supported New Zealand Cricket's decision to pull out of its Pakistan tour as the safety of the…
Cricket – New Zealand pulls out of Pakistan tour, cites security advice
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Friday cited government advice on increased threat levels for Pakistan and warnings from security advisors on the ground as their reason for pulling out…
Three soldiers killed in suicide attack in southwest Pakistan
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA (Reuters) - At least three Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed and 20 wounded in a suicide attack in the southwest on Sunday, officials said, part of…
