- 20 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityPakistan
Pakistan seeks trade deals with Saudi, UAE, Oman – official says
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Pakistan will pursue individual trade deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, a Pakistani official said on Sunday, as talks with…
Balochistan is Now a Geostrategic Center of Gravity in South Asia
As long as the United States maintained a presence in Afghanistan, China could not fulfill its ambition to dominate South Asia and isolate India. Now largely free of American influence…
By Dr Lawrence Sellin
Islamic State uses Taliban’s own tactics to attack Afghanistan’s new rulers
By Alasdair Pal and Jibran Ahmed (Reuters) - A little more than a month after toppling the Western-backed government in Kabul, Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers are facing internal enemies who…
ECB Cancels Men’s and Women’s Team Tours of Pakistan due to Security Concerns
England's joint men's and women's tour of Pakistan next month has been cancelled due to concerns over "mental and physical well-being", the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced. The…
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
Regional powers at summit demand U.S. fund Afghan aid
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia, China, Pakistan and other regional states called on the United States on Friday to engage with the Taliban and fund aid to Afghanistan, though they also…
Pakistani security official urges U.S. to engage with Afghanistan
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan urged the world to engage with Taliban-led Afghanistan and said the United States should listen to its message as it reassess its relationship…
Blinken says U.S. will assess Pakistan ties over Afghanistan’s future
By Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will be looking at its relationship with Pakistan in the coming weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
Joe Biden – President Who Pulled Punches When it Mattered
Hours after the last U.S. troops and diplomats were out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said in an address at the White House that Washington will continue to support the…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Pakistan commercial passenger flight takes off from Kabul – Reuters witness
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) commercial passenger flight took off from Kabul airport on Monday, bound for Islamabad, a Reuters witness said. The PIA flight is the…
Analysis-As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan under Taliban rule, neighbours China and Pakistan have already reached…
India, Russia warn against terror groups operating from Afghanistan
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and Russia believe that foreign militant groups operating from Afghanistan pose a threat to central Asia and to India and agreed to…
