After decades of conflict, the two major Sunni and Shia states restored diplomatic connections, making the March 10th peace pact between two of the Middle East’s key regional powers, Saudi Arabia and Iran, the most surprising event of the year. The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran is multi-faceted and protracted as the tensions between the two began after the […]

Viruses worm their way into living cells, change the structure of the host cells from within, take over the cells’ reproductive process, use the cells’ own machinery to make copies of themselves, and conquer and kill the host. Routine antibiotics do not work while fighting viruses. You need a molecule that prevents the process by which the virus duplicates itself, […]

Pakistan has been hosting a significant number of Afghan refugees since 1979. The influx of Afghan refugees into Pakistan began with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in that year. Millions of Afghans fled their country seeking refuge from the conflict and instability. Pakistan, due to its proximity to Afghanistan and its shared border, became the primary host country for Afghan […]

The Pakistan’s government’s economic revival plan includes an important initiative known as the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif leads this council, which consists of federal ministers, provincial chiefs, and COAS, Gen. Syed Asim Munir. Its primary objective is to attract substantial foreign direct investment (FDI) by streamlining and simplifying complex bureaucratic procedures. The prime minister’s office […]

Pakistan’s LamentIslamabad has a perpetual grudge that it isn’t taken seriously by the global community. While this observation is undeniably true, international apathy towards Pakistan is not due to politicking or vested commercial interests [as it claims], but solely due to Islamabad’s unabashed duplicity. With the Pakistan army brazenly following its morbid strategy of nurturing terrorist groups as ‘strategic assets’ […]

There is a growing consensus that the “green transition” or “clean energy transition” to low-carbon technologies will require a range of minerals (“green minerals”). As the lightest metal on the periodic table, lithium has certain unique properties which make it very suitable as a metal for batteries needed for the green transition. A Chinese company has recently expressed interest in […]

There is no indication that Afghan refugees in Pakistan or along its border have engaged in acts of terrorism, the White House said, after Pakistan’s army expressed concern that militants had found safe havens in Afghanistan. “We’ve seen no indication that Afghan refugees in Pakistan or along that border are guilty of acts of terrorism,” White House National Security Council […]

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani discussed Afghanistan among other issues in a telephone call on Monday. The call dealt with discussing bilateral cooperation and strategic partnership between the two countries, and a number of regional and international issues of joint interest, Qatar’s foreign ministry said […]

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi on Monday welcomed UK MP Tobias Ellwood’s call for the reopening of Britain’s embassy in Kabul and engagement with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA). Addressing the graduation ceremony of students from the Diplomacy Institute at the Foreign Ministry, Muttaqi claimed that the protests against the Islamic Emirate have ended and the […]

Pakistan is expected to send its Special Representative on Afghanistan Ambassador Asif Durrani to Kabul this week to discuss the issue of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the country. According to Pakistani media, Durrani is scheduled to leave for Kabul on Wednesday. His visit comes against the backdrop of complaints by Pakistani officials recently that the Islamic Emirate is providing […]