It was a surprise for the whole world when the Taliban captured Kabul on 15th August 2021, cementing its renewed grip on the country two decades after the US ousted it from power. The Afghanistan capital was controlled by the Taliban without any resistance from Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). On 12 May 2022, SIGAR released a report […]

There are dozens of countries in the world where there is no political turmoil like in Pakistan. As with the passage of time, former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been increasingly insisting that the reason for the overthrow of his government is American conspiracy or interference. Thousands of his followers are convinced of this. On the other hand, there is […]

Imran Khan led PTI government ruled the country for 3.5 years on the same planet earth where previous governments had served and had worked with the same foreign powers, he today takes jibes at, until he was ousted through a constitutional process. Come April 9, 2022, we see different Imran Khan openly hurling accusations at same foreign powers for orchestrating […]

Pakistan today in May 2022 tethers on the brink of a Civil War being generated by Constitutionally ousted former PM Iman Khan whose megalomaniacal impulses prompt him to challenge both the Constitution of Pakistan and the Pakistan Army by weaponizing “Street Power” in a bid to return to power in Islamabad – and raising grave implications for Pakistan and South […]

Though Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted through a democratic, constitutional process, he has denied the new government’s legitimacy, a tack that could lead to violence. The strategy Khan has relied on since parliament passed a no-confidence vote against him on 10 April has two goals: to undermine the coalition government led by Shehbaz Sharif and to galvanise […]

India has underlined the imperative of improving Afghanistan’s capacity to counter terrorism in the region. India’s national security adviser (NSA) issued the call while addressing the fourth Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Dushanbe on Friday. India Today quoted Ajit Doval as calling his country an important stakeholder in Afghanistan. He also touted India’s special relationship with the Afghans over […]

Moscow has renewed its call for the immediate unfreezing of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves blocked by the United States. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev also stressed efforts to hike international humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. TASS news agency quoted Patrushev as saying: “It is necessary to facilitate the earliest possible unfreezing of Afghan assets illegally blocked by US…” Speaking at a […]

Acting Defence Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid has urged troops in the east to defend their motherland. The minister and the officials accompanying him visited the Durand Line in eastern Nangarhar province on Friday. A brief statement from the Ministry of Defence said Yaqoob Mujahid visited the 201st Khalid bin Waleed Corps brigade in Achin district. The defence minister directed soldiers […]

Regional countries met this weekend to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and emphasized the need for a non-interference approach in Afghanistan’s internal affairs. This comes after security representatives from the region gathered for a two-day meeting in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, that ended Saturday. The 4th Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan brought together national security advisers and secretaries of security councils […]

PTI Chairman and Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday dispelled reports that he had struck a deal in exchange for ending the party’s Azadi March, saying that he did so in order to avoid bloodshed. Speaking at a press conference in Peshawar, he said he would take to the streets again if early elections were not announced. He […]