Unfortunately, after the painful experience of truncation of Pakistan, we seem to have learned no lessons and are once again striding the dangerous path. Instead of making preparations to recapture the lost pride, we seem to be fast losing our direction.

27th December marked the 224th birthday of Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, famously known by his pen name, ‘Ghalib’. He was born in 1797, in erstwhile India that was ruled by the Mughal Empire, shortly before the British arrived. Ghalib wrote in both Urdu and Persian languages.

Former ISI chief Lt General Asad Durrani said the OIC has proved to be good for nothing once again. According to him, no immediate action plan and pledges for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan were seen. The OIC summit in Islamabad has diverted global attention to the war-torn country assets

Keeping in view the realist paradigm of power maximization, the ever-growing strong relationship between Pakistan and China is viewed with concern by India. It has raised significant alarm bells in Indian political and military circles.

For Pakistan, clean, renewable energy is the answer to two looming challenges, first is the rising threat of climate change and consequent environmental disasters, and secondly, the expensive electricity generated by imported oil and coal power plants financed by Chinese loans.

Central to this has been the campaign for the hearts and minds of the local population. In fact, it appears that even now, the Taliban in cities are actively trying to construct legitimacy for themselves but the international community seems to have other plans for the newly made government.

There is little indication that the government is doing anything but strengthening an education system that potentially constitutes a breeding ground for ultra-conservatism and radicalism in a region adjacent to Afghanistan where the Taliban appear bent on returning the country to a system.

Pakistan is set to send a medical team to Afghanistan to provide, install and maintain medical equipment at three of its funded hospitals in Jalalabad, Logar and Kabul, as part of the humanitarian assistance to the war-stricken country.

One of the gravest economic setbacks for the country’s economy has been a high current account deficit, which is a result of higher imports of goods and services as compared to the export of products. Furthermore, Pakistan has an uncertain business environment, inefficient policymaking

Since 2015, Afghanistan has been striving to get full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), with no success as of yet. Afghanistan has been engaged with the SCO for over 15 years. It signed a protocol establishing the SCO-Afghanistan contact group in 2005

India is caught between the devil and the deep sea after having the extremists of right-wing Hindutva of which PM Narendra Modi is the most eloquent speaker, virtually take over the power. Different fire eaters of Hindutva are issuing dictate to kill Muslims in large numbers.

Pakistan is one of those countries that has experienced being part of a camp and has always suffered dreadfully. According to the new geopolitical developments in the world, Pakistan now rejects the concept of bloc politics, and now advocates good relations with either side