By Muhammad Mateen Despite the commencement of trade activity under the CPEC and operationalization of Gwadar port in November 2016, uncertainties about different dimensions of CPEC are pers... Read more
By: Noshad Ali The Presidential elections of 2014 brought anything but political stability in Afghanistan. The National Unity Government, established after the U.S brokered deal, has failed... Read more
Dr. Syed Adnan Ali Shah Bukhari and Mansur Khan Mahsud Dated: 08 June 2016 Synopsis An unexpected windfall of the multiple and incessant military operations in the Federally Administe... Read more
Dated: 24 May 2016 Mullah Akhtar Mansur, the head of Afghan Taliban was reportedly killed in a US drone strike in Nushki District of Balochistan province of Pakistan. He belonged to the of I... Read more
Dated: 20 May 2016 Since past one week, a short video has gone viral over the social media, which has gravely incensed the emotions of the people of the tribal areas of Pakista... Read more
By: Dr. Syed Adnan Ali Shah Bukhari Dated: 3/12/2015 The Pakistani militants groups like Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mahsud Taliban, Lashkar e Islam, Jamaat ul Ahrar, Al Qaida, T... Read more
Dated: November 27, 2015 In the wake of intensive military operations i.e. Zarb-e-Azab in North Waziristan and South Waziristan agencies and Khyber 1&2 in Khyber Agency, mi... Read more
By: Dr. Syed Adnan Ali Shah Bukhari Dated: April 28, 2015 The Ministry of Interior (MoI), Pakistan, has been informed by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and security agencies of the c... Read more
By: Dr. Syed Adnan Ali Shah Bukhari Dated: March 26, 2015 On 12 March 2015, the TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan announced the re-merger of TTP’s factions – TTP and TTP-Jamaatul Ahrar –... Read more
Afghan Peace Process and the Emerging Regional Order
Synopsis While an Afghan-centric peace process is being emphasised at the international level, a power struggle between regional and global powers on the Afghan endgame is gradually gaining... Read more