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Beyond the ceasefire: Pakistan’s path forward

A ceasefire, brokered by the Trump administration, is now in place, marking a significant shift in the Pakistan-India dynamic. This development has brought the Kashmir issue into the international spotlight,…

Can the Gaza ceasefire work?

NINE months into Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, the UN Security Council has finally endorsed a ceasefire plan that promises to end hostilities in the occupied territory. The US-sponsored three-phased plan, which was…

Analysing the ceasefire

Any move that can push Pakistan and India away from the dangers of war offers a sense of relief, even if temporarily. The unique feature of this positive development is…

A Temporary Ceasefire

A temporary ceasefire

Eid is a festival of peace, love, brotherhood and equality. This year, we practically witnessed the positive impact of Eid in Afghanistan. On June 7, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced…

War, peace and mistrust

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast doubts on the feasibility of a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, arguing that such a truce could provide Kyiv with an opportunity to regroup…

All eyes on the Fed’s interest rate decision

This week, the market will be closely monitoring the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, which is set to be announced on Wednesday. Attention will particularly be on the Fed’s dot…

Now, the hard part

HECTIC diplomacy and decisive intervention by President Donald Trump produced a ceasefire in Gaza after two years of a brutal Israeli military offensive that left over 67,000 Palestinians dead, a humanitarian catastrophe…

Problems with the Taliban

The cross-border attacks by terrorist groups with sanctuary on Afghan soil and facilitation from external actors, including India, have compelled Pakistan to adopt a more assertive stance. Pakistan’s recent precision…

Healing a wounded society

When you contemplate the present state of affairs in Pakistan from various perspectives and glide over the media headlines, the impression that we are locked in a struggle against terrorism…

Chance for Gaza peace

DRAMATIC developments have followed President Donald Trump’s announcement of a Gaza ‘peace plan’. His plan was cautiously welcomed across the world in the hope that it might end the two-year war.…