Emergency Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Security Measure or a New Chapter in Pakistan’s Political Crisis?
Imposing emergency rule on a province already scarred by decades of conflict amounted to another experiment in authoritarian governance. By...
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Wasef Bakhtari: Poetry as a Territory That Cannot Be Conquered
The conquered city, the language that remains By Ivan Pozzoni The history of Wasef Bakhtari makes it possible to formulate...
Bakhtari Advocates for Afghan Women in Strasbourg
As international attention increasingly shifts away from Afghanistan, Manizha Bakhtari, Afghanistan's ambassador and permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna,...
Two Fronts, One Doctrine: Pakistan’s Proxy Warfare from Kashmir to Afghanistan
Pakistan helped create the Afghan Taliban and supported the Haqqani Network, which US Admiral Michael Mullen told the Senate in...
The Writing That Survives Prison: Khalid Qaderi’s Writing of Resistance
The Word as a Seized Space By Ivan Pozzoni Khalid Qaderi’s writing emerges within a geography in which language is...
The Price of Apathy: Afghanistan’s Compounding Crisis
More than 50 percent of women-led civil society organizations have not received any new funding since last year, and due...
Karzai’s Message Amid Renewed Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions
Relations between Kabul and Islamabad continue to be shaped by mutual accusations, security concerns, and an increasingly dangerous cycle of...
“Global Terrorism Olympics: Shehbaz Sharif Competes Wearing a ‘Beggar’ Helmet at the UN”
By A. Shafaq In the ever‑expanding sport of South Asian political theatrics, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has entered the...
Open Letter Asks UN to Investigate Pakistani Strikes in Afghanistan
Stop the airstrikes and artillery. Open an independent investigation under UN auspices, covering all attacks since the campaign began, including...
Pakistan Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Afghanistan, UN Confirms Casualties
Airstrikes carried out by Pakistani forces in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province early on 21 September have killed at least three...
