report in the Khaama Press online, Dec 15, 2023Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. representative for Afghanistan peace, says that relations between Kabul and Islamabad are critical. On Friday, Khalilzad mentioned in a post on his social media platform X that while Pakistan accuses the Taliban of supporting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), the Taliban administration, rejecting these claims, accuses Islamabad of supporting ISIS Khorasan. Khalilzad added that Pakistan also denies the claims of the Taliban administration.…
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Pakistan’s battle for stability:Op-ed by Omay Aimen in Pakistan Today, Nov 30, 2023The author frequently contributes on issues concerning national and regional security, focusing on matters having critical impact in these milieus.In the wake of the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan in August 2021, two decades after their expulsion by American forces, the geopolitical landscape of the region underwent a profound transformation. Pakistan was deeply implicated in the complex network of global attention and censure, strongly…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 23, 2023Claiming BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s condition as critical, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday again demanded that the 78-year-old Begum Zia be sent abroad immediately for better treatment. “Today when she (Khaleda Zia) is in a life-threatening situation, she is being withheld. Begum Khaleda Zia is not only a prisoner but also the number one leader of the country’s democratic movement. She served the country…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 24, 2023Former President Hamid Karzai and Raffaella Lodice, the EU envoy in Afghanistan, met to discuss the critical issue of education in Afghanistan, particularly for women and girls. Karzai pleaded with the EU diplomat to advance education in the country. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, they have imposed several suppressive policies and practices by which girls and women are barred from attending schools beyond sixth…
by Frank Tang in SCMP, Apr 15, 2023China’s falling producer prices and slowing consumer price rises have triggered warnings about the risk of deflation and inadequate demand, the latest red alerts for the world’s second-largest economy at a critical juncture in its post-pandemic recovery. The low-price environment puts Beijing’s policymakers in a much better position than their Western peers, who are busy dealing with high inflation and financial market turbulence, and allowed them to extend…
by Senge Sering in Baltimore Post Examiner, Feb 27, 2023The writer is the President of Gilgit Baltistan Institute in Washington D.C.After Iran and India, Pakistan has the world’s third-largest Shia community, accounting for ten percent of the total population. Several historians argue that the Indian Shia elite played a critical role in Pakistan’s launching and contributed significantly to the country’s stability during its formative years. Sir Aga Khan, the head of the Ismailia Shias, served…
by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla inThe Daily Star, Feb 12, 2023is important for a political party to tolerate and respect other parties. When we see that the ruling Awami League lacks such qualities, it becomes evident that Bangladesh’s oldest political party is going through a critical phase. One might wonder why I am saying “critical” when the party has been in power for the third consecutive term. When the BNP started holding divisional rallies protesting against…
by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 5, 2023The CPN (Unified Socialist) party in its political document has criticised the country’s communist forces while also being critical of the international democratic forces. The document sympathises with the northern neighbour, China, and its flagship project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The document, which was presented to the party’s central committee on Saturday, criticised forums that are supported by democratic countries. A section of UML…