Acting Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development Mohammad Yunus Akhundzada has said during a meeting with the Chinese ambassador in Kabul that the construction of Wakhan road – connecting Afghanistan with China – is in full swing. He said the construction of the road was important for strengthening the economy of both countries and said that the road will benefit […]

Pakistan armed forces reported security personnel and militants killed in terror incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. PM Shehbaz Sharif condemned attacks. ISPR provided details on operations and recoveries. NEW DELHI: The media wing of the Pakistan armed forces on Sunday said that six security personnel, including a senior police officer and 12 militants were killed in separate terror incidents […]

It started well before the fall of Kabul in mid-2021. According to an expert with a global counter-narcotics agency, the Taliban had by then long been including what he called “starter packs” with shipments of heroin. The packs were a way to introduce clients to a drug that would soon define the Taliban’s trade: methamphetamine. The fundamentalist group had decided […]

The path to resolving the conflict in Baluchistan, while fraught with complexities, can be navigated through a comprehensive strategy that not only addresses immediate concerns but also lays the foundation for long-term stability and prosperity. Expanding on the pillars of peace, political dialogue, economic development, regional cooperation, and cultural integration, additional layers of engagement and strategic planning are essential. A […]

After a short pause, Pakistan is going through another judicial crisis when a letter from six judges of Islamabad High Court surfaced in the country’s media about interference in judicial processes threats, and intimidation by the country’s intelligence agencies in political cases pending in the court followed by suspicious letters sent to the judges of superior judiciary in the country. […]

China is unpopular in Myanmar where it is the strongest backer of a oppressive military junta that seized power in the Feb 2021 coup and has now been embroiled in battles with multiple ethnic armed groups and the People’s Defence Forces aligned to the National Unity Government. Interestingly enough, China backs some of these armed groups to keep the country […]

The occasional burst of candour from US diplomats provides a striking, air clearing difference to their Australian and British counterparts. Official statements about the AUKUS security pact between Washington, London and Canberra, rarely mention the target in so many words, except on the gossiping fringes. Commentators and think tankers are essentially given free rein to speculate, masticating over such streaky […]

The UN covenant on civil and political rights which came in to effect in 1966, lays down the right and principle of self-determination under Article 1 as follows:- “All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that they freely determine their political status and thereby pursue their economic, social and cultural development”. UN adopted this principle bearing in […]

Saudi Arabia announced a packed calendar of events for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday, from theater to concerts and daily firework displays. Public and private sector employees in the Kingdom will get five days off from April 9, including the weekend, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, which began on March 11. For more Saudi news, […]

On April 4, Iranian media reported a series of attacks by the Baluch separatist group Jaish al-Adl in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan Province. The militants claimed they targeted six regime outposts in the port city of Chabahar and the border town Rask, which are more than 100 miles apart. Gunmen targeted four government buildings in Chabahar, including the Islamic Revolutionary […]