A groundswell of public indignation is gathering momentum. For the state, the more rational course to help the PTM peter out peacefully would be...
With Taliban behaving as true representatives of the Afghans’ will, the US policy needs serious introspection
The Pashtun sit-in was the opening of the ethnicity’s newfound activism, reflecting deep disillusionment both with the state and traditional...
All Pakhtun Qaumi Jirga by tribesmen stays put in the capital as their demands are yet to be met
To bring tribal areas into national fold, good intentions do not suffice until they are followed by concrete steps informed by thorough...
Trump’s frustration emanates more from the fact that Pakistan is seen as the extension of Chinese influence in South Asia and South West Asia...
Some historical facts outlining the status of tribal areas
For the peace to come back to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the essential consensus required is to treat Taliban of all hues as a common enemy
A political awakening is discernible within the Barelvi sect as the ongoing protests are the latest show of Barelvi activism to reclaim the lost...
What has actually caused turmoil at Quaid-i-Azam University and how to manage it
Hamid Karzai’s allegation of US support to ISIS reinforces suspicions regarding the US presence in the region
Afghanistan will remain unstable until the US comes clean about its real intentions in the region
All Pakistan needs is to call time on its geopolitical outlook and shift to its geo-economics variant to be relevant in the world
The road to peace in Kabul originates in Washington and goes through Islamabad
The new American policy on Afghanistan will bring Pakistan even closer to China and Russia
Building Baloch stakes in the state appears to be the only surest path to the ethnicity’s sense of belonging to the federation
Why the US pressure on Pakistan to blunt the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network may not yield the desired outcome?
The integration of socio-economic and political interests of Pashtuns at the state and society levels seems to be the only possible guarantee...
A Pashtun-dominated Islamist government and an acquiescent India are Islamabad’s two vital objectives in Afghanistan
A proxy battlefield for geopolitical rivalries waged by a range of contending states with competing interests, Afghanistan needs new policies
