Negotiations Between Government And TTP Continue Despite Slim Chances Of Success
In the past few days, there have been reports that a general amnesty has been announced by the President of ...
Monday, July 4, 2022
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The Family Heritage Of Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
There were a large number of Pathan Riasaten (kingdoms) in the Indian Subcontinent but only 21 survived the upheaval of ...
Insurgencies All Around: Are The Chickens Coming Home To Roost?
In the five following decades since 1979 our region has witnessed six insurgencies and the corresponding militarisation that comes with ...
From Nangarhar To The Bosphorus: War, Displacement And The Afghans
“Qaachaaq is like breaking into someone’s home,” said Sajid while pouring me tea in his dimly lit and dreadfully untidy ...
Woman Protestor ‘Taken Away In Chains’ In Nighttime Raid By Taliban In Afghanistan
A woman activist in Afghanistan, Tamana Zaryab Paryani, has reportedly been arrested and detained by the Taliban for her involvement ...
Pak-Afghan Border Incidents Blown Out Of Proportion By ‘Certain Miscreants’: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi referred to incidents on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border as “some complications” in a press conference, and ...
Fires Of Fanaticism – And How We Might Put Them Out
Extremism is a state of mind where a person holds extreme and narrow-minded political and religious views of their own ...
Traders And Farmers Disappointed By Slow Progress On Pak-Afghan Border Trade And Movement
Zubair Motiwala, Chairman of the Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), has been urging both Islamabad and ...
An NRO For The TTP?
An NRO appears to be in the offing, in the form of the government's proposals for amnesty to the militants ...
How Far Can Pakistan Rely On The Afghan Taliban To Manage Its TTP Problem?
The origins of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are obscure. But this much is known: that in the formative period of ...
Afghan Journalist Crosses Spin Buldak Border With Family To Escape Taliban Oppression
A family led by an ethnic Hazara media person is one of a few to have moved to Quetta following ...
In One Frame: The Murder, The Murderer And The Murdered
Translator’s note: Today marks the 70th anniversary of the untimely assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of ...
“Let Them Be Happy Please”: Veena Malik Says Afghanistan Belongs To The Taliban
Actress Veena Malik has come out in support of the Afghan Taliban, in an interview with DW Urdu. She disagreed ...
History Does Repeat Itself: The US Debacle In Afghanistan, Seen Through The Prism Of The Past
Nothing sums up the dilemma of the Western occupiers of Afghanistan more than an oil painting by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady ...
Moeed Yusuf Dismisses Accusations Of Pakistani Involvement In Panjshir Fighting On CNN Interview
National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has rejected claims that Pakistan had been supporting Taliban forces in the fight to ...
Pakistan To Consider Amnesty For TTP Members Who Surrender And ‘Not Involved In Crimes’: President Alvi
President Dr. Arif Alvi has said the Pakistani government can consider an amnesty for members of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) ...
Afghan Journalists Tortured With Whips, Cables And Batons For Covering Women’s Protest
Images of two Afghan journalists beaten by the Taliban have raised fresh concerns about the future of media in Afghanistan. ...
As Afghan Refugees Wait To Be Registered In Chaman, Christian Volunteers Step In To Provide Aid
The process of registering people from Afghanistan as refugees has not started yet, which is causing problems for people entering ...
Of Fates Entwined: Kabul And The Indus Valley Through The Ages
As a complete pull-out of NATO troops from Afghanistan drew near, there was apprehension in Pakistan – now proven false ...
Beyond The Fog Of War: What The Region Will Look Like As Taliban Take Over Afghanistan
Last week, the Taliban took over the Afghan capital and with it, they have extended their control to the majority ...
Peshawar Police Arrest 129 Afghan Nationals After Independence Day Clashes
Authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province have arrested 129 Afghan refugees in Peshawar this week, in the aftermath of Afghan independence day ...
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The Long March Back To Barracks And The Noisy Rumble Of Ballot Boxes
The rendition of the haunting lyrics of Polish...
Khawaja Asif Claims PTI Apologized To Donald Lu; Fawad Chaudhry Denies
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that the...