Power Struggle and Political Rifts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
By Shinwari Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faces a deepening political confrontation between Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi and Governor Faisal Karim Kundi,...
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Escalating Violence and Investor Risk in KP and Balochistan Amid Afghan Border Closure
By Nasir Khattak The latest CRSS data, reported by Arab News, underscores a fundamental contradiction of a tactical decline in...
Taliban–Pakistan Tensions, Daesh, and the Politics of Narrative
By A. Shafaq When Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesperson, addresses relations with Pakistan, security threats, and regional instability, he...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Descent into Fear: Pakistan’s HRCP Sounds Alarm on Distressing Security and Rights Crisis
By Rahmatullah Achakzai The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has once again forced the country to confront a grim...
The Afghan Opium Ban and Pakistan’s Growing Role in Narcotics Networks
By Rahmatullah Achakzai In August 2021, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the global community prepared for a resurgence...
Nabil Accuses Pakistan of Reviving Proxy Militancy Strategy
By SS Ahmad A new wave of allegations by former Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil has reopened long-standing debates about...
A Collapsing Doctrine: Afghanistan Repositions Beyond Pakistan
By A. Shafaq For more than four decades, Pakistan treated Afghanistan as a geopolitical extension of its security architecture. Islamabad’s military...
A Regional Realignment: Afghanistan Diversifies Trade Amid Tensions With Pakistan
By SS Ahmad Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have resurfaced after Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi accused Islamabad of making...
Pakistan’s 27th Amendment: When the Constitution Kneels Before the Barracks
By A. Shafaq From across the Durand Line, we Afghans have long watched Pakistan’s uneasy dance between democracy and dictatorship...
Istanbul Talks Reveal Growing Rift Between Pakistan and the Taliban
By Kazim Jafari The two-day negotiations between Pakistan and the Taliban government in Istanbul, held on November 6–7 and mediated by...
