Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

No durable peace in Afghanistan without Pakistan’s support

WASHINGTON: Mullah Omar’s death has complicated efforts for reconciliation between Taliban and the Afghan government, a senior US official said on Thursday. Dan Feldman, US...

The Doval doctrine

The Murree peace process has re-enforced Pakistan’s meditative role in bringing peace and harmony back to Afghanistan. Pakistan has been able to rope in...

Seize Upon the Taliban Split

The Afghan Taliban’s acknowledgment of the death of their leader Mullah Omar and the ensuing succession struggle between supporters and opponents of peace efforts...

By Our British defence secretary appreciates army’s role in Zarb-e-Azb

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: British Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon along with his entourage called on Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif and Secretary Defence...

Kabul-Taliban negotiations : Pakistan confident peace talks will resume

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is confident that the face-to-face talks between Afghan government officials and Taliban representatives will resume soon, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Foreign...

‘Militant arrest Indian ploy to put pressure’: Views from Pakistan

Pakistan dismissed on Wednesday an assertion by a terrorist arrested in Jammu and Kashmir that he came from across the border while analysts indicated...

Sudden death

We seem to have had a sudden drove of deaths. Days ago, Malik Ishaq, one of the three men who in 1996 founded the...

Pakistan, Turkmenistan to give big push to TAPI project

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkmenistan are set to engage in talks in a bid to take a giant leap forward in executing the US-backed transnational...

Pakistan: The Next Colombia Success Story?

Pakistan has the potential to be a global turnaround story. I recently spent time in-country listening to a wide range of perspectives and I...

Army all prepared to meet aggression, says Gen Raheel

ISLAMABAD: The army has reviewed its operational plans and is ready to meet any aggression from India. “We are fully prepared to respond to...

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