Resolute Support (RS) on Tuesday said that Taliban still pose a serious threat to the security of Afghanistan. The Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications, of the Resolute Support, Charles H. Cleveland, said that the Taliban will strive to capture some parts of Afghanistan; however, Resolute Support forces will continue its support for Afghan security forces. He also expressed his concerns over activities of al Qaeda, Daesh and Haqqani network in some parts of the country.…
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The civil-military relations are strained after the deadly suicide Lahore massacre last month, forcing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to call off his crucial US visit with a view to discussing the situation with his family and close aides, well informed sources in the PML-N told Business Recorder on condition of anonymity. The Prime Minister’s decision to cancel his scheduled visit to the US to attend the Nuclear Security Summit was not due to the Easter…
The Afghan anti-government armed militant groups are still receiving support as they use safe havens on the other side of border. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) spokesman Sediq Sediqi told reporters in Kabul that the militants still receive financial support and are being equipped outside the country. Sediqi further added that the militants continue to their insurgency activities using the safe havens located on the other side of the border. He did not elaborate further…
The writer is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army and a former federal secretary. Relations with India took another beating when our security forces, close to the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan, arrested a serving commander of the Indian Navy, for spying and promoting insurgency. As though this was not enough to poison a highly fragile relationship, stories of several other Indian spooks being apprehended were emerging in the media. While all this is…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recently concluded visit to Riyadh reflects his resolve to reiterate India’s ties with the Middle East and the Arab world. Not only did Modi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud discoursed over their nations’ vulnerabilities to the existence of cross-border terrorism, they also assured each other of a renewed strategic partnership. The expansive agenda inked on Sunday postulates an increased security collaboration as well as an extensive bilateral…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top security adviser has sought immediate re-engagement between Pakistan and India in order to resolve all outstanding issues as he warned New Delhi’s growing military spending is posing a threat to regional peace. In a rare public appearance after his appointment as National Security Adviser in October last year, Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua told a global peace conference on Tuesday that Pakistan was committed to peace process with India and that…
The writer is a graduate from a western European university. For sure, the reintegration of Iran into the multilateral political and trading systems creates substantial opportunity for the deepening of Islamabad-Tehran relations. Yet, quite a few irritants deflate such optimism. Hasan Rouhani, after his landslide victory in the 2013 presidential election, presided over a fundamental shift in Iran’s foreign policy. Rouhani’s electoral triumph itself signalled that a clergy-dominated, aggressive Iranian establishment was prepared, albeit reluctantly,…
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost said on Tuesday that despite good contacts between the security institutions of Pakistan and Iran, the news about the RAW agent was leaked to the media, which is unprecedented. In an exclusive interview with Geo News, Honardoost said Iran is a time-tested friend of Pakistan and the security and stability of Pakistan is that of Iran. He said some countries aren’t happy with the Pak-Iran friendship. “It is…