Tag: counter-terrorism
Peace amidst war: US-Taliban talks make “Real Strides”
News Desk | On 12th March, the 16-days long negotiation sessions between the Afghan Taliban and US representatives came to an end in Doha, and...
Did external pressure compel Pakistan to take action against banned outfits?
News Analysis | Major General Asif Ghafoor, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), clarified on Tuesday that the crackdown against banned organizations is not due...
China acknowledges Pakistan’s role in countering terrorism
News Analysis | Amidst tension at Line of Control (LoC), China has once again acknowledged the sacrifices of Pakistan it has rendered to counter terrorism....
Be warned—Pakistan is losing the narrative war
Jan Achakzai | All military Analysts, civilian observers, and professional soldiers now talk of hybrid warfare. The phrase got currency after the annexation of Crimea...
Has the US policy in the Middle East failed? – John...
John Glaser | The ongoing controversy surrounding the murder of a dissident Saudi journalist and Saudi Arabia’s brutal bombing campaign of a largely defenseless neighbouring...
Is Pakistan a free country?
Dawood Ghazanavi | The month of October marks the 17th anniversary of the US-led war in Afghanistan. It is the longest in American history. In...
Pak-China Military exchange will ensure regional peace
News Analysis | China-Pakistan defense cooperation would play a fundamental role to maintain regional and international peace and security. Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for the Chinese...
International Community needs to unite to end Afghan war
Asia Maqsood | A declaration calling for an ‘Afghan-led and Afghan-owned’ peace process has been adopted in two-day mega international meeting on March 26-27, 2018...
Vietnam and Afghanistan Wars: Does History Repeat itself or Rhyme?
Jamal Hussain | History repeats itself,” the original adage was reportedly modified by Mark Twain to read “History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” A...
Intizar’s murder was not a mistake: Counter Terrorism Department
News Analysis | The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) team formed to probe into 19-year-old Intizar Ahmed’s murder case finished its investigation on Thursday. The team...
Islamabad and Riyadh partnering for peace and stability
News Analysis | On Monday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that Pakistan fully endorses and supports Saudi Arabia in its policies in the...
Can China learn from Pakistan’s counterinsurgency operations?
Syed Ali Hadi | Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an international organization (IO) which is the initiative of China's foreign policy in the 21st century. SCO came...
PM Abbasi tells UN: Don’t involve us in new ‘great game’
News Analysis | Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday said that “emerging big power friction” was threatening peace and prosperity in Asia. He, while...
Can Pak-US ties be reconfigured amid hardened positions?
News Analysis | According to US officials, President Donald Trump's administration appears ready to harden its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants...
Full membership of SCO: What does it mean for Pakistan?
Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal | The regional security is a prerequisite and paramount for national security. Without the mutual trust and trade between/among the regional...
With rising trouble in Afghanistan, US Congressman calls to ‘strike’ Pakistan
News Analysis | Adam Kinzinger, a Congressman from Illinois has asked President Trump to resume air strikes inside Pakistan at alleged terrorist hideouts, which are...
Implications of US cold shouldering Pakistan by reducing military aid
News Analysis | The Trump administration has proposed giving Pakistan US $800 million as reimbursement for its military and logistical support in counter-terrorism operations in...
“India has succumbed to extremism”, COAS
News Analysis | While addressing a seminar “Role of Youth in Rejecting Extremism” COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that India has imbibed extremist in...
Death Penalties for more terrorists in Pakistan’s fight against terrorism
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa endorsed the execution of 30 hardcore terrorists on Wednesday. The news was given out by...
Indian Muslims: helpless victims of a criminal justice system
Last week’s acquittal of Muhammad Hussain Fazli and Muhammad Rafiq Shah in the Delhi serial blasts case once again raised important questions about how...
Man shot dead at Paris Orly Airport by security forces
Paris: Security forces at Paris' Orly airport on Saturday shot dead a man who took a weapon from a soldier, the interior ministry said,...
Don’t send me to India imprison me here: Indian citizen
An Indian citizen, aged 41, was sentenced for 15 years at a US prison. The convict was declared guilty of conspiring terror attacks at the...
Pakistanis must learn the limits of military led counter-terrorism
Muhammad Feyyaz| Back to square one: terrorism has ‘reared again.’ There is a general unease about inaction by the army in the general populace and...
Is Trump condoning General Sissi’s terror on Egyptians?
James M. Dorsey | An Egyptian government decision to designate soccer icon Mohammed Aboutreika as a terrorist coupled with the recent arrest of more than...
China’s aid to Nepal: closer relations on horizon worries India
Yubaraj Ghimire China’s pledge for a grant of one billion RMB for post-earthquake reconstruction and border road construction last month came as a new year...
No province for young men
Raza Rumi | Nov 04, 2016 If police training centre attacks are to be prevented, Balochistan will need a well-trained police force not a paramilitary...
Bangladesh, India Joint Military Exercise From Nov 5
Bangladesh and India will hold a joint military exercise starting from November 5 to November 18 at Shaheed Salahuddin Cantonment in Ghatail of Tangail. The...
Is NAP a challenge or an opportunity?
Mohammad Ali Babakhel | Nov 02, 2016 Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long,you miss them.” — William Arthur Ward After 22 months of the...