Category: Pakistan

Pakistan in Search of Freedom and Security

The Facts Search for Meanings People and nations once colonized by the European Empires remain colonized in thoughts, behavior and practices for ever. Pakistan is no exception in contemporary global affairs. Its systems of political governance, public institutions, legal systems and delivery of services if any to public are a replica of the British colonial systems. The concept of national […]

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Stanikzai calls on Pakistan envoy to ‘restore relations’

Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai told Pakistan’s Charge d’Affaires to Afghanistan Asad Abbas on Thursday that Pakistani officials sometimes make statements about the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) that causes “regret”. At a meeting in Kabul, Stanikzai told Abbas that “both sides should pay serious attention to it,” a statement issued by the ministry said, adding that Abbas […]

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Unrest In Pakistan’s Balochistan: Why Wounds Are Running Sore? – OpEd

Balochistan is the largest province in the federation of Pakistan, covering 44% of the country’s area, but is home to only 5% of the country’s population. Its strengths lie in its wealth of natural resources, the vast rangeland, the coastal belt with 750 km , rich mineral and hydrocarbon deposits, deep seaport at Gawader, gateway to Central Asia and high […]

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IEA should address expectations of the world if it seeks legitimacy: Pakistan

The Pakistani President Arif Alvi has called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to address the expectations of the international community as soon as possible in order to gain global legitimacy. Addressing a joint session of the lower and upper chambers in Islamabad last week, Alvi said if the Islamic Emirate wanted to be recognized, it should reopen girls’ […]

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Afghanistan like Ukraine needs international community’s support: Pakistan FM

Afghanistan like Ukraine needs the international community’s support, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference with German foreign minister in Berlin, Bhutto Zardari said that the 40 million people in Afghanistan are facing a “grave” humanitarian situation. ”The international community needs to work together to help the people of Afghanistan avoid a complete […]

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US envoy for Afghanistan meets Hina Khar

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West met Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday and discussed issues of mutual interest, as well as, Afghanistan’s situation. The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to a peaceful, prosperous, and stable Afghanistan. They emphasized the need to improve the Afghan economy and prosperity. US Ambassador to Pakistan […]

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Pakistan: Crumbling Ceasefire In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa – Analysis

On September 29, 2022, a Pakistan Army soldier, Sepoy Jamshed Iqbal (27), was killed in an exchange of fire with terrorists at the Kharlachi border crossing in Kurram district. Later, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani, through the outfit’s social media account, claimed responsibility for the attack, declaring that the Mujahideen of TTP attacked when the Army tried to surround […]

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Army: 2 Pakistani soldiers, 7 militants killed in shooutouts

Militants with small arms attacked a convoy of Pakistani security forces near the northwest border with Afghanistan, triggering an intense shootout that killed two soldiers and three insurgents, the military said Tuesday. The firefight happened near Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The military provided no further details and the identities of the slain insurgents were not known. No […]

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Pakistan And The Multilateral Export Control Regimes – OpEd

The multilateral export control regimes such as the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the Australia Group and the Wassenaar Arrangement are Western dominated, created and controlled cartels. Although these cartels work by consensus, there is an attribute of preferential or discriminatory treatment towards other non-members of these cartels and a clear example is the NSG […]

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US ‘Reinvents’ Failed State Pakistan’s Strategic Utility 2022 – Analysis

United States in end-2022 is “reinventing” the strategic utility of Pakistan to US national security interests when Pakistan is widely acknowledged with its unprecedented political and economic meltdown qualifies to be a ‘Failed State’ raises serious doubts on credibility of US policy establishment’s geopolitical perspectives. Multiple doubts stand raised by ongoing flawed US policy which could impact the laboriously built […]

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