The Afghan policy in perspective
Afrah Jamal | True to its reality show inspired template, the Afghan strategy was rolled out after months of speculations, suspense, and dithering. It used...
Pakistan suspends talks with the US amid mounting tensions
News analysis | Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said that Islamabad has suspended talks and bilateral visits with the US in protest to the anti-Pakistan tirade...
Pakistan’s foreign policy and current challenges-part 2
Asif Haroon Raja | Pakistan’s current challenges India has not reconciled to the existence of Pakistan and strives to reduce it to the status of a...
Move towards active diplomacy on Kashmir: Ambassador Abdul Basit
News analysis | Veteran diplomat and Pakistan's former High Commissioner to New Delhi, Abdul Basit has called upon the country to engage in robust diplomacy in...
Trump’s Afghan War & his “New Strategy”- Gen. Jehangir Karamat
General Jehangir Karamat | The long awaited US policy for Afghanistan and South Asia was announced in a clearly articulated and carefully delivered speech by...
Pakistan’s foreign policy and current challenges-part 1
Asif Haroon Raja | Overview Pakistan has, since birth, been faced with one crisis after another. The tense geopolitical environment created by hostile India and unfriendly...
Census 2017 raises suspicion from many quarters…
The national census 2017 results have been made public and are expected to have significant short term implications. The census reveals that Pakistan’s population has...
Indian troops disengage from Doklam; China claims victory
News Analysis | India on Monday announced that it has decided to disengage its troops from the Doklam region where they were eyeball to eyeball...
PM Abbasi says Afghan war cannot be fought on Pakistani soil
News Analysis | Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the Afghan war should be fought in Afghanistan; Pakistan will not allow anyone to...
COAS tells his Afghan counterpart, “your war must not spread out into Pakistani territory”
News analysis | Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday said Pakistan would not allow the Afghan war to spill into...
Personalities vs institutions in Pakistan: An endless struggle for dominance
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Gen Nicholson talks about hideouts in Quetta and Peshawar; what’s the mood in USA?
News Analysis | General Nicholson, the commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said that he is well aware of the presence of Taliban leadership in...