According to Jan Achakzai, a geopolitical analyst, under Lt Gen Nadeem's leadership, the stature of ISI will be restored to new glory as he is undoubtedly a man with profound sentiment and who has a flair for embracing the bitter realities.
Shane Quinn, a British geostrategist, marks the 20th anniversary of US military intervention by discussing how the US carried out attacks in Afghanistan without concrete evidence that the Al Qaeda boss, Osama bin Laden, was personally responsible for organizing the 9/11 attack.
Ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, we are witnessing new changes every single day and none of them seem positive and it makes us wonder about the future of Afghanistan because the Taliban administration is currently facing many problems.
Indonesia has been hit by multiple terror attacks over the years by Al-Qaeda affiliates and supporters of the Islamic State militant group. A bomb blast on Bali in 2002 killed more than 200 people and there's been a series of terror activities in India as well which has been responsible for instability
One system of education for all, in terms of curriculum, medium of instruction and a common platform of assessment so that all children have a fair and equal opportunity to receive a high-quality education. Single National Curriculum is a step in that direction.
The effective criminal justice system is a prerequisite for uploading the rule of law that underpins political rights, civil liberties and mechanisms of accountability which in turn guarantees the right to equality of all individuals but unfortunately, Pakistan needs to rethink its justice system
The world has always witnessed shifts in beauty standards with changing times but recently there's been an obsession amongst women to look a certain way. Today the meaning of beauty has been defined as having certain characteristics and this causes stress and lower self-esteem.
Human rights in Afghanistan is a topic of controversy and conflict. While the Taliban were well known for numerous human rights abuses, several human rights violations continue to take place across the country. Afghanistan has an interesting strong human rights framework.
According to Dr. Farid A Malik, an Ex chairman of the Pakistan Science Foundation, Pakistan faced severe institutional disorder after Zia's Referendum of December 1984. In the formative years of Pakistan, institution building was taken very seriously.
The easiest thing to say about the peace talks between members of the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a team of clerics negotiating with them on behalf of the government is that it seems like Pakistan is trying to enter into another pact with the devil.
Iftikhar Ahmad thinks that the recent Pandora fiasco has been blown out of proportion by the media. To him, non-payment of tax is a crime against humanity. But this plethora of documents and name-churning machines make no distinction between legitimate money and proceeds of crime.
Jan Achakzai, a geopolitical analyst from Balochistan, discusses the massive anti-Taliban and anti-Pakistan sentiments festering in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. In an eye-opening piece, Jan Achakzai narrates that such sentiments can be weaponized against the Taliban and Pakistan easily.
