November 8 will go down in history for two very different reasons in India and the US. The Americans elected Donald Trump to its highest office, while Indians will remember it as...
Year: 2016
Making CPEC A Game Changer
Pakistan is caught in euphoria over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Called a game changer, all hopes are pinned on this project to bring change in the economic...
ATC Sentences Five To Death Over Burning Alive Christian Couple In Kot Radha Kishan In 2014
An Anti-Terrorism Court on Wednesday sentenced five men to death on two counts for their involvement in the burning alive of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan in 2014. ATC-I...
Afghan Weekly (Nov 18 – Nov 24, 2016)
This week witnessed another deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targeting a Shia mosque, Baqir-ul-Ulum Mosque, in the Kabul city, killing over 32 people...
Akhundzada’s Challenges Bigger than his Predecessor
Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada faces multiple internal and external challenges; internally, his movement is marred by differences and rebellion by smaller factions. The...
Sindh Assembly Passes Bill Against Forced Religious Conversions
Sindh Assembly unanimously passed on Thursday a law against forced conversion of religion in the province. A private bill, Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities), was tabled by...
Discussing Afghanistan
The power structures we have come to expect to dominate South Asia are slowly being replaced. The disaster that is the US war in Afghanistan means fewer countries trust it or...
Trump Can't End the War in Afghanistan Without Iran
During his bid for the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump all but ignored the war in Afghanistan. He did, however, pledge to reduce the footprint of U.S. intervention abroad, end...
Trump Can’t End the War in Afghanistan Without Iran
During his bid for the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump all but ignored the war in Afghanistan. He did, however, pledge to reduce the footprint of U.S. intervention abroad, end...
Afghan Taliban Consider Options On Resuming Talks
The Afghan Taliban have been involved in ‘intense discussions’ on the crafting of a strategy for the possible resumption of peace negotiations, a member of the Taliban political...
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