The writer heads the Islamabad-based think tank, Regional Peace Institute. Pakistan’s Afghan policy, if at all it has one, is in tatters. Traditionally, it has suffered from a surfeit of self-righteousness. But, in addition to that, it has also assumed the form of a self-destructive mould that refuses to let go. It has become repetitively monotonous, dreary and tiresome. The ongoing quadrilateral dialogue process is nothing but a demonstration of this lingering mindset: an exaggerated…
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200 militants discovered from sheep trucks in north of Afghanistan By KHAAMA PRESS – Thu May 05 2016
Nearly 200 militants have been arrested before joining the Taliban ranks in north of Afghanistan, local security officials in Parwan said. According to the officials, the militants were being transported in large trucks used for the transport of sheep when they were arrested in Salang area. Senior police officials in Salang said the majority of the militants were foreigners and are believed to be Pakistani nationals. The official speaking on the condition of anonymity further…
iStanikzai as the acting Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief. According to a statement by the Office of the President, General Abdullah has been assigned for the post of acting minister of defense. The statement further added that Stanikzai will also serve as Ministerial Adviser to President Ghani. Abdullah Khan was previously serving as the Chief of Staff in Afghan National Army Chief of Staff office before he was assigned as acting minister of…
CAMP SHAHEEN, Afghanistan — If first impressions really can be gleaned from footwear, Afghan security forces may be about as disjointed and ragged as a state-run military can get. As recruits stood in formation here last week, some wore nearly paper-thin black boots one stumble away from an exposed heel or toe. Others had on boots better suited for trekking through feet of snow than standing on sun-scorched gravel. The lucky ones had the same…
Nearly a month has gone by and there has been no progress in relation to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed by the Interior Ministry of Pakistan to extensively probe the issues raised by Scotland Yard in a document that was given to Sarfraz Merchant during an under caution interview in relation to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) alleged involvement with the Indian intelligence agency RAW and the money-laundering probe here. The Interior Ministry of…
ISLAMABAD: As the state policy under Hasina Wajid government in Bangladesh of silencing pro-Pakistan voices of 1971 is about to take one more precious life- 75 years old Jamat-e-Islami Chief Motiur Rehman Nizami-, question is being raised here if Pakistan is doing enough to stop these executions of once the loyalists of united Pakistan. Continuing with its bogus trial of people accused of having committed atrocities during the period of the 1971 war, the Bangladesh…
The writer is CEO and Chairman of Haider Group of Companies and hosts a current affairs talk show on PTV News. Following the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions against Iran in order to suspend its nuclear enrichment programs. Iran was not allowed to trade with the international world in fields like nuclear energy, missiles, petroleum, banking and even the shopping industry. Consequently, Iran signed a deal with the USA…