Will the Syrian crisis and two million refugees have the same impact on Turkey as the Afghan jihad and the refugee exodus from Afghanistan had on Pakistan? This question has...
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Kunduz Debacle: Time For Soul-Searching
by Naveed Hussain Afghan government troops, aided by coalition forces, claim to have wrested back control of the strategic northern city of Kunduz three days after it was overrun...
Siachen – A Matter of National Security
by Arshad H. Abbasi University and college faculty serves as an agent of making leaders that will stop climate change; facts-based knowledge is imparted regarding environmental...
Vajpayee, Modi and a Shared DNA
It is, of course, a fallacy that there is a hierarchy of agreeable and less agreeable Hindutva ideologues. As such, it could be a Brahminical myth that Modi of a lower caste is...
Pak-China Joint Air Exercise Concludes
Pakistan and China on Saturday concluded joint air exercises held between the air forces of the two countries. The air exercise, ‘Shaheen IV’, was conducted in China with the...
Monthly Drone Report: Total Drone Strikes under Obama in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen now 491 after September Attacks
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Key points: - CIA and Pakistan Air Force drones hit Pakistan’s tribal areas - US strikes continue in Yemen as the civil war rages - Al Shabaab continue to...
Sabawoon Showcase: KP/FATA Education Budget
September 28, 2015, Peshawar: The Center for Research and Security Studies’ (CRSS) flagship radio program Sabawoon (Dawn), on Monday, focused on the education budget for Khyber...
China, Pakistan ‘Iron Brothers’: Impressive Display of Warmth and Hospitality at Anniversary Function
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - China and Pakistan are “particular friends, Iron brothers”, and the ties of the two countries is “all-weather strategic partnership” said the...
Why China Is Selling Submarines to Pakistan
As previously covered by The Diplomat, Pakistan announced earlier this year that it has agreed to purchase eight modified Type 41 Yuan-class diesel-electric submarines from...
Why Pakistan's First Drone Strike Should Worry Obama
by Michael Boyle In early September, the government of Pakistan joined an exclusive club. It became the fourth government in the world – following the United States, the United...
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