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Ever since the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project was launched, it has been ruffling feathers of some regional players as well as some world powers. Understandably so, CPEC has elevated Pakistan-China collaboration to the next level. Besides bringing...

In 2015, Islamic State (Daesh) announced establishing of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). Initially, it drew fights & commanders from Tehreekh e Taliban (TTP) splinters residing mostly in Afghanistan, including Hafiz Saeed Khan head of ISKP and Former TTP...

A delightfully unanticipated series of developments that occurred in quick succession in Afghanistan over the last weekend, left the world dumbfound. No one could have imagined such a smooth and non-violent transition of power in Kabul. The ill-planned and...

The proposed Taliban-Afghan government Peace Conference, expected to be held in Istanbul on April 24 this year, never took place. The ensuing scenario continues to rapidly unfold in front of the world. After the US President Joe Biden’s declaration...

Nazar Muhammad aka Khasha Zwan was a member of Afghan Local Police (ALP) a CIA-backed militia, (accused by Human rights of serious human rights violations). He was from Dand district Kandahar was deployed at Shah Wali Kot, Kandahar. He...

Afghanistan's end game is approaching and now every player is getting ready for a post-withdrawal situation but many inside Washington are still occupied with the idea of prolonging the war. Many analysts came up with the view that this...

Growing up we have all heard the tales from our elders about how Pakistan was once a shining beacon of progress in South Asia. How in the 1960s Pakistan’s economic growth inspired some of today’s most successful nations such...

Established in 1989, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental body having a ministerial mandate regarding policymaking directed at curbing money laundering and terror financing. Currently, thirty-nine countries are members of FATF. FATF categorizes countries into two lists. ...

Over the last few years, the domain of Space Warfare has come to the center stage with Implications that can allow one country to dominate their territory. United States of America has put forward its first step and highlighted...

India is the world’s largest democracy with the second largest military by size. An emerging economic power directly shaping the lives of around 1.3 billion people. Under the leadership of Narendra Modi, Indian national politics as well as the outlook of India...