The recent statement by the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dismissing the remarks made by Pakistan’s envoy about the potential for a 9/11-style attack originating from Afghanistan, has sparked widespread debate. The Ministry’s assertion that such a threat is more likely to originate from Pakistan rather than Afghanistan is not only misleading but also overlooks the harsh realities on the […]

The Communist Party of China is officially atheist but China’s premier, Li Qiang, recently had a “come to Jesus” meeting with Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif. China is frustrated by Pakistan’s inability to protect Chinese workers on the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Aside from killing Chinese citizens, the […]

The continued pricing dispute over the Power of Siberia II gas pipeline might lead to Russia prioritizing its new gas MoUs with Iran and Azerbaijan to pioneer a southern-directed pipeline for facilitating Russian-Iranian gas swaps with India. The South China Morning Post reported earlier this week that “Future murky for Russia-China pipeline as Mongolia omits project from long-term plan” after […]

According to recent reports, Pakistan has increased tariff taxes on Afghan fruits from 15,000 to 60,000 PKR per ton, an increase sixfold this time. Meanwhile, in another move, Pakistan has not allowed Afghanistan’s 300 trucks loaded with Afghan fruits and vegetables between Afghanistan-Pakistan ports due to the absence of a temporary permit to enter Pakistan, a document to be issued […]

As the Taliban celebrated three years of its reign in power, many scholars still ponder on how the group rose to take the seat at Kabul; some still jittered from the memories of evacuation on the dawn of 15 August 2021. The group undoubtedly had favourable factors behind their successful takeover, but the significance of Qatar cannot simply be ignored […]

On August 11, a high official in the Bangladesh police resigned, noting the force has transformed into a “public enemy.” In his resignation letter, Md Moniruzzaman, an additional deputy inspector general with the Tourist Police in Khulna-Barisal, said, “Over the past 10 years, I was compelled to carry out illegal orders from ministers linked to the Awami League (AL) government.” […]

When World War II ended – not in a “ceasefire” or a “responsible exit strategy” or a “peace deal” but with the unconditional surrender of America’s enemies – the United States determined to create a new world order. That required the transformation of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan into free and friendly nation-states. And that, in turn, required […]

The United Arab Emirates’ foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday that Saif Abdulla Alshamisi, Assistant Undersecretary for Protocol Affairs, accepted credentials for Badruddin Haqqani, the new ambassador of Afghanistan to the UAE. Alshamisi wished the Islamic Emirate’s ambassador success in his post and in enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation between the UAE and Afghanistan. The ministry stated that the […]

On August 8, 2024, a trooper of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), the special anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion during a search operation against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Saranda Forest area under the Chotanagara Police Station […]

On August 2, 2024, two Policemen were killed and another two sustained injuries when terrorists attacked a convoy carrying three local court judges near Bhugwal on the Dera Ismail Khan Road in the Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Police said that the three judges, including the acting District and Sessions Judge of Tank District, Malik Hasnain; acting District and […]