Archive for December, 2022

TTP attacks Pakistan from ‘within its territory’, says the group’s leader

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief stated that the group is fighting Pakistan from within the country’s territory, “using Pakistani soil.” “We have the ability to fight for many more decades with the weapons and spirit of liberation that exist on the soil of Pakistan,” Noor Wali Mehsud told CNN in an interview. A months-long ceasefire with Islamabad was broken by […]

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Two-day meeting held in Kabul to solve refugees’ problems

The Ministry of Repatriation and Refugees (MoRR) has held a two-day meeting in Kabul in order to solve the problems of refugees. At the meeting, Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani, minister of refugees, said that supporting the rights and privileges of immigrants in accordance with national and international laws is one of the basic duties of this ministry, and they are looking for […]

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Afghanistan Conundrum And India-ISKP Nexus – OpEd

Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) was established in 2014 at the height of Islamic State activities in Iraq and Syria. The Khorasan region includes areas of current Pakistan and Afghanistan. The aim behind establishing the terrorist organization was the formation of Islamic Caliphate in the region. For the purpose, any external factor either it’s the presence of foreign forces in […]

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The Ambiguities In India’s Attempt At Data Protection – Analysis

On 18 November, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) launched the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 (DPDPB 2022). Condensed dramatically from over 90 clauses in its previous iteration, DPDPB 2022, with 30 clauses more concise than its predecessors, loses out on a few definitions and outlines, thus, relying on assisted policies and future guidelines to cover these gaps. […]

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The Reality Of China’s Monetary Growth And Sluggish Social Financing – Analysis

On December 12, data announced by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) shows that at the end of November, broad money (M2) and narrow money (M1) increased by 12.4% and 4.6% year-on-year respectively, and the growth rates were 0.6 percentage points higher and 1.2 percentage points lower than the end of the previous month; with M2 growth hit a new […]

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Xi’s Consolidation Of Power Feeding Tensions Over Taiwan – Analysis

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power at October’s 20th party congress has profound implications for growing military tensions across the Taiwan Strait in the coming year, analysts told a recent online symposium. “The relationship across the Taiwan Strait has been quite turbulent in recent months, and, indeed, over the past several years, as indicated … by the increased military […]

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Why Pashtun Nationalism Is Considered A Major Fault Line In Pakistan: Glimpses Of History (Part II) – OpEd

Pashtun armed resistance for their independence against the occupation of the Mughals by Khushal Khan Khatak and the British imperialist invasions and occupation of Afghan’s territory in united India by Faqeer of Aipee, Mullah Pawainda, Haji Sahib Toorangzai and so many others was continued for a long time, but the turning point in their struggle against foreign occupation occurred when […]

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A Regressive step to End Maulana Azad National Fellowship

Muslims will suffer the most. This will lead further marginalization of Muslims in higher education. In India, the nightmare for Indian Muslims does not appear to be ending anytime soon. As if the daily physical and virtual assaults on Indian Muslims weren’t enough, the government of India has decided to further torment the Muslim community by scrapping the Maulana Azad […]

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Muttaqi says Afghanistan and Iran can cooperate in a number of sectors

Iran’s deputy ambassador, diplomats and representatives of Iranian state and private media met with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday in Kabul to discuss a range of issues including economic relations. In a meeting with Hussain Mortazavi, the deputy ambassador of Iran, other diplomats, officials, and representatives of Iranian media outlets discussed economic, agricultural, and social issues in the […]

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Two more aircraft repaired and reactivated

The Ministry of National Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said Sunday that two more aircraft have been put back into service after being repaired. “An MI-35 helicopter and a C-208 aircraft have been restored and activated by Afghan Air Force engineers,” the MoD said. According to officials, the technical team of the country’s air force has so […]

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