There are many stories of Afghanistan: anecdotes of violence and occupation by former Soviet Union; rise and downfall of Mujahedeen; saga of Taliban and international forces; gloomy days of suicide attacks, explosions, civilian causalities, starvation, homelessness, sexual abuse, gender based violence, withdrawal of allied forces and the anticipated lawlessness in the coming years. Amid these …
Islamabad should introspect as to who advised distancing from Riyadh and Abu Dhabi; and hold them accountable Saudi Arabia and Pakistan can never afford to be at odds with each other. This is the balance-sheet of their geoeconomics and fraternity. Irrespective of the fact that they differ on numerous policy wavelengths in the regional and …
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There is a strong feeling of deja vu about Afghanistan in the air. The environment, despite the passage of two decades, is eerily reminiscent of the disorder of the early nineties when a power vacuum led to a civil war in all its visceral ramifications ending with the domination of a new Taliban phenomenon over …
Pakistan needs anonymous courts as it will ensure the safety of judges who are in constant danger of being targeted on the basis of revenge. Such courts will also make sure that the judiciary is fair in its decisions. A few days ago, a judge of an anti-terrorism court was shot dead. The senseless violence not …
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President Joe Biden recently announced the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan starting May 1, to be completed by September 11, this year. This announcement is being criticized by the retired American generals and pro-establishment politicians, who still see merit in keeping troops in that country. However, Biden’s counterargument which no one could answer was …
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Lawfare is defined as the theory and practice of the use of international law as an instrument to advance one’s own interests. Orde Kittrie’s book on ‘Lawfare’ defines it as the use of law as a weapon of war. As per Aurel Sari, the world has retreated from liberal internationalism and Kantian multilateralism into an …
THE political discord between the military and protestors in Myanmar have become violent. Security forces are using tear gas and stun grenades to deter the protestors. Nearly, 50 people have lost their life in protests over a period of one-month. As per the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners Advocacy Group about 1,700 people are kept …
The new administration must take a leap forward in cementing People’s centric profiles with Pakistan Pakistan has been obsessed with the United States for the last seven decades. Washington, in reciprocity, hardly has a bilateral policy towards Islamabad. It is an antithesis of our myopic foreign policy that the United States had always viewed Pakistan …
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