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Discussion here on December 26, 2024 contained some conclusions from an earlier debate, based upon one's earlier writings on the nature and future...
"We must honor the Afghan nation's commitment to safeguarding these guests, friends," an angry Moulvi Khairullah Khairkhwa announced after Pakistan...
In almost ten days this November, a coalition of Syrian opposition groups, the 'Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)' under the 'Military Operations...
In the previous two columns, we deliberated upon the geo-demographics, socio-economics and military aspects of the larger Kurram District and its...
Last week we dissected the geo-demographic riddle of Sunni-Shia conflict mainly in the Kurram District with its linkages to parts of Kohat and...
The year was 2007 and I had just returned from Parachinar after tying up contingency military response with other LEAs like FC troops under my...
Last week we discussed some conceptual parameters of President-elect Donald Trump's win as the 47th US president. We continue our exploration....
Contrary to many pundits, political analysts and majority in the mainstream US media, Republican candidate former President Donald Trump again won...
There is a sense in the analytical community of Rawalpindi/Islamabad and to some extent in the diplomatic corps that: a) Afghanistan does not...
On Saturday, October 26, Israel finally retaliated for the October 1, 2024, missile strike comprising about 200 missiles fired by Iran on Israel...
Last week we discussed the factual aspects of PTM Jirga organised in Jamrud, Khyber District from 11-13 October with the government's support. The...
The much-hyped Pashtun Qaumi Jirga organised in Jamrud, Khyber District by the recently banned Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) with the...
Over a series of articles, we discussed Balochistan in essential detail. To unlock this conundrum, some recommended measures included not throwing...
The crux of Balochistan problem is the prevalent Sardari System that has kept the State machinery hostage to the whims of traditional elite....
To prevent the gullible Baloch youth and their compatriots in other provinces from blindly following the narrative of 'some' Bizenjos, Mengals,...
For a very long time, the Establishment (civil and military and mostly non-Baloch) has looked at Balochistan as a monolith. Balochistan is not a...
Iwas interacting with master's level interns in an Islamabad think tank, and shockingly realised that they knew everything and anything under the...
'Perpetual Peace' is a mirage so to say, as any budding power, unchecked by the incumber Superpower, can challenge and displace the Superpower. A...
Last year, we were in a seminar with a European country/military discussing the regional security construct, and there was a lot of talk, immense...
The year was perhaps 1968. En route to ancestral village, while passing through Nowshera, the city was in turmoil as the first college student in...
It was on July 1 when students from the Dhaka University, and later other universities in Bangladesh, took to streets to demonstrate against '...
Last week we discussed the al-Qaeda-IEA-TTP confluence of jihadi interest from across Pak-Afghan International Border and its long shadow on...
There is a disturbing alliance of interest across Durand Line. Without being alarmist in any way, there is greater anti-Pakistan convergence among...