Bannu Division: Rising Insecurity On July 15, 2024, at least 12 terrorists and eight Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment in the Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Initially, two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entry gate, facilitating another 10 terrorists to enter the Cantonment. The SFs retaliated and clashes erupted. […]

“We have never seen a Chinese reaction like this one,” says regional security affairs analyst Ahmed Rashid, referring to Beijing’s persistent public demand that Pakistan ensure the safety of Chinese nationals since a March 26 suicide attack killed five Chinese workers there. As Pakistan fights a resurgent wave of terrorism that has killed hundreds of local civilians and security personnel […]

The recent diplomatic breakthrough between Pakistan and Turkmenistan to expedite the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project marks a significant stride towards regional energy cooperation and economic integration. This agreement, forged amidst a complex geopolitical landscape, underscores Pakistan’s commitment to bolstering its energy security while fostering stronger ties with its Central Asian neighbor. The TAPI project, once completed, promises to deliver […]

The Pakistan Stock Exchange experienced volatility throughout the week ended on July 29, 2024, heavily influenced by political noise. The benchmark index lost 2,088 points 0r 2.61%WoW at close at 78,029 points. With Pakistan’s agenda yet to be included in the IMF board meeting, authorities are focusing on fulfilling other external financing requirements, with efforts including visit to China for […]

June 15, 2024 marks the fourth year since China’s deadly escalation at the Galwan Valley. Since they began in 2020, negotiations and dialogue are yet to deliver any resolution to the border dispute. As such, India’s multi-alignment strategy, precisely implemented to ‘manage’ China, has run its course and requires recalibration. The multi-alignment strategy is conceptually synonymous with the non-alignment approach […]

Terrorist violence, it appears, is making a comeback in Jammu & Kashmir after a lull of a few months. A series of terrorist attacks and encounters in the Jammu region in the last few weeks have led to fears that militancy, which had been in its final gasps, has come back stronger to target the security forces operating in the […]

It could snowball into a broad-based movement covering a variety of issues against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Calm has returned to Bangladesh after for 20 days of unprecedented turmoil. On Saturday, media reported that 209 people were killed. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that 3,800 vehicles, 29 trains, and eight river launches were set ablaze, with the agitators using gunpowder […]

Modi’s trip to Moscow was to allay Russian apprehensions over a perceptible shift in India’s foreign policy favoring the West over Russia. Another purpose of the PM’s long overdue visit to Moscow, after half a decade, was to gauge the subtle shift in Russia’s foreign policy favoring China over India, or the so-called ‘China pivot’. For the last two years, […]

At the very beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it was difficult for Kyiv to seek military assistance from third countries. The first allies of Ukraine were the countries of Europe and the United States, but it soon turned out that the amount of weapons that they were able to transfer was quite limited. Vladimir Putin came to the […]

Terrorism in Pakistan and particularly in KP has become active again after the Taliban captured the power in Afghanistan. Taliban mostly through Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is regarded as responsible for instigating this violence more often. This has not gone well with the Afghan Taliban’s main patron, the Pakistani government, who has put a lot of pressure on the Afghan […]