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Trump’s gratitude towards Pakistan for apprehending ISKP terrorist Sharifullah is seen as recognition of the Pakistani military’s role in...
The more interesting aspect of Munir’s UK visits, especially since he took over as commander, pertains to his inability to engage with British...
The Kashmir Day event in Pakistan was organised to help militant groups popularise themselves among their constituents by signaling that the State had...
The frequency of TTP attacks in Pakistan has increased—from 267 in 2021 to 365 in 2022—and the militant group has also been systematically going...
Imran Khan’s self-confidence is not misplaced as his support base is unwilling to believe in his complicity in any corruption case.
There is a lot of hue and cry within Pakistan’s strategic circles regarding Washington’s tilt toward India because of the Indo-Pacific strategy.
Islamabad is under siege from within. The government is struggling to protect its mandate and push back the incarcerated former PM Imran Khan and...
Islamabad and Rawalpindi do not want to create an impression of subservience to Chinese power, especially when the administration in the United...
This added power for COAS Asim Munir isn’t very good for the ruling PML-N coalition. A more confident army chief could easily abandon the...
Re-organising of legislative-judiciary relations was required but what makes it so scandalous is the way it was carried out, including temporary...
With the confidence of having its Chinese friends on the table, it was a good decision by Pakistan to get India's External Affairs Minister S...
If people in Islamabad are having sleepless nights before SCO meet, it’s because of the China delegation, which must be extremely unhappy with...
Even though over 20% of Pakistan's military is Pashtun and they are well represented in the bureaucracy, the gap between the Punjab-dominated state...
In early 2000s, I saw a vehicle with speakers inviting people in Lahore to attend a gathering where Masood Azhar and other freed terrorists after...
The arrest is a signal to the military fraternity—especially retired and serving officers, who supported Imran Khan and stood against the current...
The snakes nurtured by the Pakistani state have returned to bite it. Kurram clash between Shia and Sunni tribal groups can spread to other parts of...