Tag: Islamic Military Alliance
Raheel Sharif meets Gen Bajwa ahead of Crown Prince’s visit to...
News Analysis | Current Commander of an alliance of 41 Muslim countries and Pakistan army’s ex-chief Gen. (R) Raheel Sharif met with the current chief...
Regional rivalries threaten Iran-Pakistan Relations
Fatemeh Aman | A recent abduction of border security forces along the Iran-Pakistan border in southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province is testing Iran-Pakistan relations. Iran has suggested...
Saudi Arabia or Qatar: Pakistan’s search for neutrality in the Gulf...
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The fact that Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was accompanied by the army chief General Qamar Bajwa on the visit to...
The Middle East conundrum: What is the safe passage for Pakistan?
Ghulam Mustafa | Mired in its Afghan Policy quagmire, reeling from Trump led Saudi Arabian stunning uppercut and Panama JIT, Pakistan appears to have been...
Neutrality not an option: Pakistan to choose between Qatar or Saudi...
News Analysis | Pakistan will not cut off ties with Qatar in wake of the decision of the GCC countries to sever diplomatic relations with...
Saudi-UAE campaign against Qatar: Muslim nations forced to choose sides
James M. Dorsey | A Saudi and UAE-driven campaign to isolate Qatar and, by extension, Iran puts non-Muslim Arab states in a bind and tests...
US-Saudi games in the Middle East: Will Qatar bow down to...
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The move by a group of countries led by Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt – with Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, and Maldives...
US’ plan to destabilize Iran: “Dark Prince” appointed as head of...
James M. Dorsey | The Trump administration, this week, appeared to take a potential step closer to backing efforts plotted by Saudi Arabia and the...
Pakistan must outline and work to achieve its own future for...
Afrah Jamal | The media picked up on two things at the Arab-American Islamic summit held in May 2017. One that Pakistan was not mentioned...
Islamic Military Alliance: Seeking Non-Muslim help against a Muslim sect
Saad Rasool | This past week, leaders of almost 50 ‘Islamic’ nations met, under the leadership of Donald Trump and the frail King Salman, as...
Islamic Military Alliance: Has Raheel Sharif become a vassal for the...
M. K. Bhadrakumar | There is something obscene about anyone who held high positions in the government – for example, an Ambassador or an Army...
Why is Pakistan reconsidering its role in the Islamic Military Alliance
Saad Yousaf | Reports are coming in that Pakistan is drawing red lines for its participation in Saudi-led IMAFT alliance after the US-Islamic summit. The...
Pakistan Govt. rethinking red lines over the military alliance after Saudi...
The direction set at the Muslim summit in Saudi Arabia last week has left Pakistan to seriously contemplate its participation in the 39-state Islamic...
US’ betrayal: What are the options left for Pakistan?
Itfa Khurshid Mirza | Donald Trump’s speech at the Riyadh Summit in Saudi Arabia has become the talk of the town. Choosing Saudi Arabia as...
COAS to visit Tehran: Will Pak-Iran ties take a better turn?
News Analysis | Pakistan will look to allay Tehran’s fears regarding its participation in the Saudi military alliance headed by the celebrated General Raheel Sharif. COAS...
Islamic Military Alliance: Give it a chance it might actually become...
Abubakar Farooqui | Following a period of ambiguity over the approval of NOC from the Government of Pakistan, former Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif is finally in...
Will the Muslim Military Alliance bring trouble for Pakistan & other...
Abdul Rahim | The United States of America is the master of designing mini great games in the Islamic world, to secure its national interests,...
Iran’s Strategic Move: Reveals its “Reservations” over the “Islamic Military Alliance”;...
GVS Analysis by Najma Minhas| Iran has finally publicly expressed clear reservations over the appointment of Pakistan's ex-Army Chief, General Raheel Sharif as the head...
Pakistan Grapples with the Middle Eastern Fault-Lines as Gen. Raheel Takes...
James M. Dorsey | With no troops to command and a Riyadh-based skeleton staff, General Raheel Sharif, Pakistan’s recently retired top commander, appeared to slide...
Pakistan has approved Gen. Raheel’s new job: Are we digging a...
Minister for defense, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, has confirmed on GEO TV's program Jirga, with Anchor person Saleem Safi that the government has given approval...