Time to Revisit British Border Legacies: Why the Durand Line Can’t Be the Basis of Modern Geopolitics
By A. Shafaq Introduction: A Colonial Relic in the 21st Century In the age of decolonization and self-determination, it is an...
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A Fence of Fire: How Pakistan’s Durand Line Obsession Fuels Conflict in Afghanistan
By A. Shafaq For decades, Afghanistan has suffered the consequences of wars it did not start and borders it did...
CPEC Without Consent: Baloch Voices Against Displacement and Militarization
ADN In Gwadar, once a tranquil fishing hub and now the epicenter of a geopolitical mega-project, the grand promises of...
The Proxy Gamble: How Militancy Was Mainstreamed
By A. Shafaq Terrorism in Pakistan is not just the work of rogue actors or isolated extremist cells—it’s a crisis...
False Compliance: How Pakistan Exploited the FATF Exit
By Nasir Khattak The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog for combating money laundering and terror financing, has...
When Rhetoric Replaces Reform: The Cost of Ignoring Internal Failures
By Fatima Chaudhary General Asim Munir, the current Chief of Army Staff in Pakistan, has emerged as a vocal proponent...
China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan: A Trilateral Alliance Under Pressure
By Nasir Khattak The longstanding alliance between China and Pakistan, often termed an "ironclad friendship," is encountering significant challenges, particularly...
Afghanistan and Pakistan: Counterterrorism Failures and Rising Militancy
By Fatima Chaudhary The ongoing escalation of terrorism in Pakistan highlights the systemic inefficacies of the country’s military and security...
Perpetual Financial Crisis in Pakistan: Internal Reforms, Not Borrowing, is the Solution
By Nasir Khattak Pakistan finds itself in a vicious economic cycle, perpetually reliant on international bailouts to avoid default, yet...
Pakistan’s Security Crisis: A Decade of Decline
By Kadeem Baloch The past decade has witnessed a deteriorating security situation in Pakistan, characterized by a resurgence of militant...
