When a team from the global anti-money laundering watchdog, FATF, visits Pakistan most probably in the last week of July, they must keep in mind the fact the Sajid Mir case, more than ever, underlines Pakistan’s successful use of terrorists...
The European Union is concerned that in the longer term, Afghanistan could revert to being a safe haven for international terrorists who might target EU countries. The EU’s “preparedness to deal with the threat from terrorism has evolved significantly over...
Pakistan’s deteriorating economic situation and the growing global isolation due to fostering terrorism has made its Prime Minister Imran Khan swallow a bitter pill. Khan supported China on its policy regarding Xinjiang. Many countries have boycotted the Beijing Olympics as...
At the turn of the Century, in his book “Beyond Belief” Nobel Laureate V S Naipaul had described Pakistan as a ‘criminal enterprise’. While there were the usual howls of protest in Pakistan, the last two decades have validated the...
The Horn of Africa region has been the scene of one of the longest insurgencies in the world. Although Somalia is at the epicentre of the crisis, Islamist militants have managed to spread their activities throughout the region. Despite numerous...
Taliban in Kabul is eager to sport a moderate image. So are their sponsors in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. it does not come as a surprise that the transformation of Mujahideen (freedom fighters) into Talibs (students in Pashto language) and now...
No amount of window-dressing in terms of facing a woman television anchor or showing a moderate face will convince the world that the Taliban will sever links with terror groups like al-Qaeda now that they are back in power in...
The withdrawal of American troops has finally revealed the true essence of the so- called Afghan conflict – this is the Pakistani-Afghan hybrid war that Islamabad is waging against the government and people of Afghanistan at the hands of the...
Taliban has stepped up its offensive, attacking Afghan cities and killing people in the backdrop of the US forces leaving the country after two decades of prolonged war. Now, the government in Kabul is trying its best to defend the...
In a recent briefing (Jul 24) to foreign diplomats in Afghanistan, the Afghan Foreign Ministry (AFM) highlighted that since April 14, 2021 Taliban had intensified their violent campaign across the country with over 5,000 attacks. They had seized 193 district...
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