Proxies are often skilled at exploiting people's dissatisfaction with the government and the majority in order to obtain power. The belligerent power attempts to increase suspicion by putting their cards behind the head of secessionist movements that is promoting a nasty narrative.

The world is changing rapidly and so are the ideologies and conceptions. We must gird up the line to do something practical to raise our voices for the fundamental right of self-determination for Kashmir. We are in dire need to review and revitalize the helm of affairs

The real challenges, however, still lie ahead. The most important of which will be Pakistan’s resolve to implement what it has articulated in the NSP.

Why, as a Muslim, I Defend Liberty, Cato Institute senior fellow Mustafa Akyol offers a nuanced critique of these problems by acknowledging their roots in the religious tradition. Yet he also shows that there are strong grounds in the same religious tradition to defend freedom of speech

The security issues around it always remain a focus of international attention. The SCS hosts numerous islands, rocks, and reefs as a semi-enclosed area. The sea is believed to have rich reserves of oil, natural gas and fishery stocks. It provides sea routes for maritime shipping and naval mobility

Central Asian members of the organization, a brainchild of the now embattled former president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, joined Turkey at its recent summit in November in Istanbul in sending subtle and less subtle signals to both Russia and China as well as Iran.

Joint cooperation on these regional connectivity initiatives isn’t the only role that Russia can play in implementing Pakistan’s NSP though since there are several other promising opportunities as well. The document’s focus is on ensuring energy security through traditional and renewable means.

The post-US- Middle East stage is already set, and Iran is likely to triumph over Saudi Arabia. In case of a significant US disengagement from the region following scenarios can occur, first is a continuation of prolonged proxy wars with both Iran and Saudi Arabia vying for dominance.

New Delhi skillfully handled the balancing act between three major blocs in West Asia, the Arab Gulf, Iran and Israel. Its relations with Turkey, however, are not currently the best. The economy of India and the Gulf countries has increasingly inter-wined in the recent past.

The NSP emphasis on economic security is a rational decision. Without financial well-being, the nation-state does not have a sovereign defense, a prerequisite for sovereign existence in the prevalent anarchical international system.

Taliban leaders have repeatedly emphasized their determination to ensure girls go back to schools and universities with their ‘hijabs.' Women’s right to seek jobs has been accepted. Now what the Taliban need to do is formulate a proper vision about their scheme of pluralism and participative decision-making. 

As we embrace a new season of Bar elections, it is important to critically review our Bar culture and practices, in order to reform this ‘institution’ of advocacy. With a fierce belief that reform of the Bar is inextricably related to reforming the project of justice in Pakistan.