On May 21, 2022, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban) published issue 196 of their official Arabic-language monthly magazine, Al-Somood. The editorial on the third page of the issue is titled “Afghanistan: The Beating Heart of the Islamic Nation.”[1] In the editorial, a parallel is drawn between Kabul and its “sister” city Jerusalem. The writer argues that Kabul […]

Late Lt.-Gen. Hamid Gul, who died on August 15, 2015, had been chief of the Pakistani military’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), which, using U.S. arms and Saudi money, supported the Afghan mujahideen who fought the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and who were the predecessors to today’s Afghan Taliban, under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban jihadi organization). Gul […]

What’s new? After an informal ceasefire in late 2020, the Arakan Army used the lull in fighting to consolidate control of much of central and northern Rakhine State. Distracted by fallout from the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military did little to oppose it at first, but rising tensions may lead to renewed combat. Why does it matter? Many Rakhine State residents, including some […]

For progress and stability of any country, peace is must in its neighboring countries. Otherwise you can never ignore the threats coming from neighboring war torn country. If peace comes to Afghanistan, Pakistan will be the most beneficiary than any other country. Pakistan’s future economic policies rely on peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan government and military both are trying their best […]

On May 13, 2022, at least two persons were killed and 24 were injured in four poll-related incidents of violence in different parts of the country. Some of the prominent incidents of the day included: Further, between February 7, 2022, the day of the announcement of the Local Body Elections and a day before the polling on May 13, 2022, […]

On May 23, 2022, two soldiers were killed when terrorists attacked Security Forces (SFs) in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). On May 17, 2022, terrorists shot dead two Policemen in the Ghazni Khel area of Lakki Marwat District. The terrorists managed to escape along with the weapons of the dead Policemen. On May […]

How acute is the chronic malaise of unchecked enforced disappearances afflicting Pakistan can be gauged from the fact that at least eight out of the top ten google search results for “land of enforced disappearances,” directly refers to it. Infact, this despicable phenomenon is so commonplace in Pakistan that ‘disappearing people’ it’s no longer considered a dirty word and doesn’t […]

The civil nuclear program comprised the major part of the nuclear program of Pakistan. Pakistan has always been cognizant of the use and benefits of nuclear technology in civil sector. The use of nuclear technology for civil purposes entails the use in medicine, utilization in energy, agriculture or dealing with the climate change. It is contributing in various aspects, for […]

Background Two epochal developments – the Indo-Pacific region’s emergence as the fulcrum of the world economy and the mounting global climate crisis – are bringing new attention to a constellation of Earth-Observation (EO) satellites that are vital to managing economic life and coping with climate change. These two sets of issues have thrust India, which maintains the largest fleet of […]

A group of Afghan journalists has described the threats they face from the Taliban after working with UK media for years, accusing the British government of abandoning them during last year’s withdrawal. Eight journalists are launching a legal challenge against the government after fighting since last year’s withdrawal for support they feel they are owed after helping UK interests in […]