Afghanistan

Complete details of Indian sponsorship of terrorism in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the military spokesperson Major-General Babar Iftikhar gave an unprecedented press conference and provided hard evidence of Indian state-sponsored terrorist activities that it launches...

Mohammed Khurasani, spokesman for Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, announced that Jamaat ul Ahrar, its breakaway faction (2014), and Hizbul Ahrar, a splinter group of the JuA (2017), have been dissolved and merged into the TTP. Both leaders have sworn allegiance to...

Nowadays whenever Pakistani-Afghan relations are highlighted within the mainstream media, more often than not the focus will be on the series of events that took place between 1979 up to 2019, starting at the Soviet Afghan war time frame...

Pashtunistan means the "Land of Pashtuns". It stretches from south of Amu River in Afghanistan to west of the Indus River in Pakistan, including parts of Northern Baluchistan & KPK. The story goes back to colonial rule in the Indian...

On September 6, 2014, several Navy personals indoctrinated in Al Qaeda's global jihad belief stormed a frigate PNS ZULFIQAR of Pakistan Navy intending to hijack it and use it to target the US Navy anti terrorism vessels patrolling in...

Introduction South Asia is one of the most critical and sensitive regions of the World regarding conflicts. There are eight countries in this region, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Maldives. All these countries are directly or...

The Situation 3 armed gunmen, 16 hostages, a foreign embassy, and a dramatic special force rescue operation that lasted 20 seconds. Introduction On February 23, 1994, three Afghan men hijacked a bus full of teachers and students, quickly driving it to the...

The geographical location of Baluchistan posits its geo-strategic strength. Its proximity to Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, and China offers much to its advantages. Strait of Hormuz, which is among the most significant “Sea Lanes of Communication”, passing...

The members of the Security Council welcomed steps taken so far by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban to move towards the start of intra-Afghan negotiations. Key points  - UN endorsement of Pakistan's stance that...

In International relations (IR) there are no permanent friend and no permanent enemies only permanent interests. Geo-politics and International relations approaches in the world quickly changed after 9/11. The idea of World war and bipolar alliances got fizzled out....