The closure of the Durand Line crossings has led to an estimated loss of $200 million within just 24 days, disrupting not only bilateral trade but also Pakistan’s commercial links with Central Asian states. Officials report that the blockade has cost millions of dollars in daily losses since it began in mid-October. According to an official source, the crossings were […]

Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its commitment to continued dialogue with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to address bilateral issues but emphasized that Kabul must take “serious and visible steps” to prevent the use of Afghan territory by terrorist groups. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andarabi, responding to media queries on Sunday about the third round of Pakistan-Afghanistan […]

Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Saturday the latest round of peace talks with Pakistan had failed, blaming Islamabad’s “irresponsible and uncooperative” approach and stoking fears of further violence. The two sides met on Thursday in Turkey to finalise a truce agreed on October 19 in Qatar, following deadly clashes between the South Asian neighbours. Both have remained virtually silent on the […]

Sri Lankan rulers, whether indigenous or European, used soldiers from India in addition to local levies. This was due to a shortage of manpower in the island in comparison with India. Given its much bigger population, India had a vast reservoir of “military labour”. Indian military labourers were peasants who would volunteer to fight for others for the money that […]

From the Streets to the Ballot On October 29, 2025, Nepal’s Supreme Court Constitutional Bench declined to issue an interim order against the formation of the government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki and the dissolution of the House of Representatives, paving the way for elections scheduled on March 5, 2026. This followed the September 12, 2025, dissolution of Parliament […]

On November 6, 2025, Pakistan and Afghanistan are scheduled to resume mediated peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, aimed at extending a recent ceasefire agreement between the two countries. Just weeks earlier, on October 9, Pakistani jets launched strikes on sites in Kabul, the heart of Afghanistan’s capital. These attacks targeted strongholds of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) but Taliban denies the […]

Islamabad has yet to find a convincing answer to separatist militants. Militant attacks have become routine in Pakistan in recent years. Relentless campaigns by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in particular, have left the country’s security forces in a state of paralysis, unable to effectively respond to the deteriorating security situation. Tight censorship over the […]

Deadly clashes with the Afghan Taliban have put Islamabad in the spotlight, but internal unrest may present a greater risk. In recent weeks, deadly clashes between the Pakistani military and the Afghan Taliban have drawn international attention. Since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, relations have greatly deteriorated between Islamabad and Kabul, disrupting what had previously been a mutually […]

U Večićima kod Kotor-Varoši danas je održan centralni program obilježavanja zločina počinjenih nad Bošnjacima ovog kraja. Memorijalnim i vjerskim programom je odana počast nevinim žrtvama, a učesnici su podsjetili na važnost čuvanja sjećanja i prenošenja istine. Nakon dočeka učesnika Marša mira Karaula – Večići, glavni imam Medžlisa Islamske zajednice Kotor-Varoš Samir-ef. Delić je istakao da je današnji skup podsjetnik na […]

Bangladeshi Major General (retired) A.L.M. Fazlur Rahman, who serves as chair of the National Independent Commission of Inquiry investigating the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles massacre, posted on Facebook that Bangladesh should occupy India’s Northeastern States if India goes to war with Pakistan. He later explained that preparing for this scenario might deter India, which could in turn prevent Pakistan’s possible defeat, […]