In the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack, India rushed to point fingers at Pakistan—an act many see as hasty, poorly calculated, and scripted more like a Bollywood thriller than a serious geopolitical response. Despite no concrete evidence and with no arrests made, India quickly launched a blame campaign, cancelled visas, shut down the Wagah border, […]
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Syed Akhtar Ali Shah Blaming others for its internal failures has become a deeply entrenched habit of India. In the absence of evidence, New Delhi has repeatedly chosen to inflame emotions and distort realities rather than confront the truth. This pattern of deception is once again visible in its latest accusations. The Kashmiri freedom
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The recent Pahalgam attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, which resulted in the death of 25 individuals including three officers, has sparked a swift and aggressive reaction from the Indian government. However, behind the smokescreen of rage and retaliation, two stark realities emerge: one, India wasted no time in blaming Pakistan without presenting credible evidence or awaiting
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s recent one-day visit to Kabul is being seen by many as a diplomatic attempt to thaw tense relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. But expecting too much from a single-day trip involving just three high-level meetings may be unrealistic. Dar’s engagements with Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan
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In a significant diplomatic development, the Afghan government has confirmed the existence of suicide bomber training camps operating within Afghanistan’s borders during the visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, to Kabul. This revelation comes amidst heightened concerns in Pakistan over the increasing number of terrorist attacks, particularly suicide bombings, carried
In the volatile geopolitical landscape of South Asia, the triangular relationship between Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India has become increasingly tense. While Pakistan continues to face deadly terrorist attacks and an unrelenting security crisis, emerging evidence and diplomatic trends suggest India is leveraging its growing ties with the Taliban-led Afghanistan to wage a covert proxy war
India’s Growing Influence in Afghanistan: A Proxy Strategy to Destabilize Pakistan Read More »
Battle-hardened Syrian Islamists of Central Asian origin have re-emerged in Afghanistan, raising serious alarms across the region, according to The Economic Times. Their presence in provinces like Badakhshan, Baghlan, and Herat threatens to destabilise not only Taliban-controlled Afghanistan but also spill over into Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and India. Kyrgyzstan, though not sharing a border with Afghanistan,
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Zahir Shah Sherazi The global media landscape has undergone a profound transformation. What was once dominated by print and traditional electronic media—where editors ensured journalistic balance and adherence to professional standards—has now been overtaken by the unregulated rise of e-media and social platforms. This shift has opened the door for disinformation, bias, and narrative
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Aqeel Yousafzai For the past several years, Pakistan’s two provinces Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have remained under the shadow of terrorism. Attacks like the one on the Jaffar Express and others across the country have prompted security forces to become more active than ever before. Encouragingly, over the last month, a visible decline in
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Fida Adeel By withdrawing abruptly from Afghanistan in 2021, the United States not only left behind a political vacuum but also a massive arsenal of modern weaponry—much of it now in the hands of the Afghan Taliban and, alarmingly, in use by militant groups operating inside Pakistan. The Bagram Airbase was deserted, and billions
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