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Regime Change

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

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

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…

Viewpoint: Why Fund The Haqqania Seminary?

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?

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

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,…

The Dream Of Peace

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…

New Tragedy, Old Lessons

New tragedy, old lessons

Nearly nine months after the attack on the Army Public School, Peshawar in December 2014, the TTP struck again at the Pakistan Air Force Camp Badaber located a few kilometres…