Blame game
The spate of attacks by Pakistani militants in recent days has prompted Islamabad to hurl accusations at Kabul while the fragile Afghan coalition government of President Ashraf Ghani has already…
Regime change
“We have been busy in alienating the sympathies of free peoples ... the rights of a power, the rights of a nation, ought not to be invaded because it happens…
Afghanistan: perceptions
No country can exist in isolation in the age of globalisation. It has to prioritise its own interests and engage accordingly with other countries. Due to its strategic location, weak…
Iran: ascendant power
It is remarkable that, despite three decades of extensive Western embargoes and sanctions, Iran has not only managed to avert ‘regime change’ but has emerged today as the dominant power…
Afghan Taliban chief consolidates power before annual offensive
By subduing dissidents and eliminating rivals, Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour is rapidly consolidating his authority over the fractious Afghan insurgent movement as it prepares for "decisive" battles in its…
Viewpoint: Why fund the Haqqania seminary?
PTI leader Imran Khan is under well-deserved criticism for his KPK government's allocation of Rs 300 million for Maulana Samiul Haq's seminary, Darul Aloom Haqqania at Akhora Khattak, which is…
Viewpoint: Why fund the Haqqania seminary?
PTI leader Imran Khan is under well-deserved criticism for his KPK government's allocation of Rs 300 million for Maulana Samiul Haq's seminary, Darul Aloom Haqqania at Akhora Khattak, which is…
Beyond diplomatic niceties
Considering how Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani lambasted Pakistan on foreign soil, you wouldn’t imagine that he was the president of a country that does not belong to itself. Since 1979,…
VIEWPOINT: Give them an inch and they will take ten miles: Religious parties’ threat
Leaders of various religious parties and groups who met at the Jamaat-e-Islami's Mansoora headquarters in Lahore on Tuesday have threatened the government to do as they want or be prepared…
The dream of peace
Despite spending billions of dollars, lasting and meaningful peace is still a distant dream in war-torn Afghanistan. By capitalising on Afghanistan’s precarious security situation, Daesh has increased its tentacles in…
