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...
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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...
Worsening Security Scenario Threatens Chinese Investments in Pakistan
By A. Shafaq The security situation in Pakistan is steadily deteriorating, raising significant concerns among international stakeholders, especially China, which...
From Allies to Adversaries: The Growing Rift in Pakistan – Afghan Taliban relations
By A. Shafaq The relationship between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban has been rapidly deteriorating over the past few years,...
Balochistan Protests: The Struggle Against Atrocities and Exploitation
By Kadeem Baloch The province of Balochistan in Pakistan has long been a focal point of political and social unrest....
