It is looking likely that after the USA leaves, a good deal of political uncertainty is about to hit Afghanistan - what should Pakistan be doing under this scenario? PM Imran Khan has flatly refused to allow the US base in Pakistan but should he have been more flexible as Pakistan requires US support to get off from the FATF grey list and is also seeking relaxation under the present IMF program? Our experts looked at the Implications of US bases in Pakistan, potential benefits to the country, and ramifications of political uncertainty in Afghanistan.
The question that everyone fears and wishes to ignore is that once the U.S. leaves Afghanistan, who will take the herculean task to help run this war-ravaged economy? China's mediatory role post-American withdrawal will be pivotal, and maybe the U.S.A. will not be as averse to the idea as we may believe.
Governor Punjab said the promise of providing clean drinking water to the people in all districts of Gujranwala was being fulfilled by the PTI government
In its urgency to be one of the leading powers in the world, India, like its ally, the US, has ironically ushered into the world's deadliest Covid-19 related catastrophes. Has it been an unlucky stroke of fate or was the Indian government responsible?
Pakistan's former Defense Secretary sees three possible emerging scenarios in Afghanistan. The first would be a smooth transition; the second would be an abrasive transition in which an intra-Afghan dialogue and kinetic struggle would settle the final paradigm of political structure for the country, and the third and most complicated situation is if the Peace Process totally fails, the country falls into an abyss of chaos and destruction. Such an outcome would obviously be a bombshell for Pakistan, and it is this eventuality for which we appear to be least prepared.
Earlier on Sunday, the White House said it was reaching out to victims of the outbreak "to provide assistance based upon an assessment of national risk."
Taking into account the principle of good neighbourliness and adhering to the position of non-interference in the internal afairs of Afghanistan, the military personnel of the Afghan government forces were allowed to enter Tajik territory