Since its inception, Pakistan has not been fortunate enough to have stable relations with Afghanistan. The relations are characterized by uncalled for ups and downs. In the post...
Year: 2017
Pakistan’s Misguided Obsession with Infrastructure
NEARLY 20 years after it opened, Pakistan’s first motorway still has a desolate feel. There is scant traffic along the 375km link between Islamabad and Lahore (pictured)....
Trump Calling
Of the many goals that new US President Donald J Trump has set for himself, none matters more to Pakistan than his vehement commitment to eradicating radicalism and militancy...
Is a Pakistan-India War Just One Terrorist Attack Away?
We arrived in New Delhi on September 26, 2016 — a week after the Uri attack had left at least 17 Indian soldiers dead. India attributed the attack to Pakistan-based militants who...
Sabawoon Showcase: Book Reading as a Hobby
January 19, 2017, Peshawar: The latest episode of Sabawoon, flagship radio program of Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS)[i], focused on the book reading and the role...
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CHINA WATCH [JANUARY 17-23] CHINA DEFENDS THE CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC)
China’s defense of the development of CPEC against the Indian claims was the top story of last week. The Ministry of Interior has finally issued a notification to establish...
Afghanistan’s Incomplete New Electoral Law: Changes and Controversies
Afghanistan’s new electoral law has come into force, which means that the requirement of electoral reform ahead of the next elections has – at least nominally – been met. AAN’s...
Sabawoon Showcase: Regional Review of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
January 17, 2017, Peshawar: The latest episode of Sabawoon[i], flagship radio program of Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), was presented under the theme of Da Semi...
Obama’s Afghanistan Legacy: What Trump Faces in America’s Longest War
Shamim Seyal should be a symbol of all that Afghanistan has achieved with the help of the U.S. Instead, the principal of a large school for girls is on the shifting frontline of...
Afghan Weekly (Jan 13 – Jan 19, 2017)
The thaw in Pakistan and Afghanistan relations could not sustain for long and, again, a kink was observed in the relations of the two neighborly countries following the recent...
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