- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityPakistan
India’s Rafale vs Pakistan’s JF-17: Who Steals The ‘Thunder’?
Historically, the moniker of ‘fighter aircraft’ came into use much after the advent of such machines. The British Royal Flying Corps (the Air Arm of the British Army in World War…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Pakistan Taliban demand prisoner release as condition for talks – sources
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban have demanded that the government of Pakistan release a number of prisoners as a condition for talks aimed at laying the ground for full…
Pakistan reopens Chaman border crossing to Afghanistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - One of the main crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan has reopened after being closed for almost a month, officials said on Tuesday, offering hope for an…
Pakistan to allow banned Islamist group to contest votes to end clashes
By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is to free more than 2,000 jailed activists of a banned Islamist militant group and allow the movement to contest…
Explainer: Who are the Pakistani Islamists shouting “death to blasphemers”?
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of activists from the banned Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) have clashed with security forces in Pakistan over the past two weeks, shouting "death to…
Pakistan’s Fresh Terror Push in Jammu & Kashmir – India on Alert
In Rawalakot of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), when Waqar entered his village on August 23, hundreds of Jaish terror recruits welcomed him in a cavalcade with repeated firing in the…
By Aditya Raj Kaul
Pakistani Islamist group reaches deal with government, calls off protest march
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A hardline Pakistani Islamist group called off a protest march to the capital Islamabad on Sunday after reaching a deal with the government, ending two weeks…
Afghan Taliban appoint new envoy to run embassy in neighbouring Pakistan
By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR/KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban government has sent an envoy to run the Afghan embassy in the Pakistani capital, senior Taliban sources said, as the new administration…
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…
The Constructive Chaos in West and South Asia
The quest for global dominance has taken dangerous trends in different parts of the world. Starting from West Asia and North African states, as the Arab Spring; and into South…
By Dr Waiel Awwad
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…
‘Insufficient Actions Against Terrorists’-FATF Verdict Continues to Bleed Pakistan
There were no surprises coming out of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary which concluded in Paris on October 21. Pakistan had hoped that it would be taken out…
By Sushant Sareen
