Azhar Rashid Khan PSP The story of Balochistan today is one of parallel suffering — of people caught between insurgent violence and an unending cycle of state operations, and of security personnel paying the ultimate price for a conflict that force alone cannot resolve. Each headline about militants “neutralised” in Awaran or Kech is swiftly […]
Khurram A Khan A leading English newspaper recently published an article of a security analyst wherein the author makes a case against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), equating TLP with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). While TTP is a conglomerate of militant outfits, TLP is a religio-political movement. TLP has often been characterised as a violent sectarian organization of […]
Lt.Gen. Asad Durrani ® Afghans ruled over the Subcontinent for hundreds of years. Dr Mahmood Ghazi, a historian and a federal minister in Musharraf era, used to tell us that often when in trouble, the Muslims of the undivided India sought help from Kabul. In both our major wars against the arch-rival, 1965 and 71, […]
Domestic AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK) A government delegation reached an agreement with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Muzaffarabad to end unrest in AJK, addressing key demands including FIRs under anti-terror laws, victim compensation, and institutional reforms. A Monitoring and Implementation Committee will oversee execution and rationalize elite privileges. The deal, following deadly […]
Dr. Naveed Elahi Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated sharply, with clashes erupting at multiple points along the border. Pakistan has responded with restraint yet firmness. The hostilities began as the Afghan Taliban government launched attacks while its Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, was visiting India, where he criticized Pakistan from Indian soil. Afghanistan […]
Azhar Rashid Khan, PSP In recent months, Punjab has witnessed a dramatic escalation in the use of force, particularly through the Crime Control Department (CCD), and a rising number of encounters and allegations of extra-judicial killings. While such actions are often justified in the name of expediency—that is, swift restoration of public order—they raise […]
Khurram Khan Signing of Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) between Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is yet another and seemingly a far reaching and important milestone. The ‘defence pact’ has created euphoria in Pakistan and is seen as coming together with the Ummah against forces adversarial to Muslims. Pakistani Ministers hinted at the […]
Azhar Rasheed 1. Executive Summary In Pakistani mainstream media hardly any mention is made of the recently issued “Charter of Demand” by the Joint Public Action Committee of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) marks a critical juncture in the region’s political consciousness. Rather than a mere protest manifesto, the Charter represents a systemic call for […]
