In a move driven ostensibly by security concerns due to a rise in terrorist attacks, Pakistan on 1 November launched a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, mostly Afghan refugees, resulting in a mass exodus. Pakistani authorities said that sweeps by security personnel were conducted in the port city of Karachi, the garrison city of Rawalpindi, and… Continue reading Exodus of Afghan refugees | Pakistan is using poor and vulnerable Afghans as pawns against the Taliban regime
SYNOPSIS August 2023 witnessed an alarming 83% surge in militant attacks across Pakistan, marking the highest monthly tally since November 2014. These attacks resulted in 112 fatalities and 87 injuries, primarily targeting security forces and civilians. Balochistan and the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) bore the brunt of this violence.… Continue reading A Sharp Escalation In Terror Incidents In Pakistan: A Looming Threat To National Security*
According to a World Health Organisation official, the first case of brain-eating amoeba was recorded in 2008, and as of October 2019, Karachi had 146 cases reported. The number of PAM cases documented in Pakistan in just ten years was higher than those in the USA in fifty years (1). Naegleria fowleri is the causative… Continue reading Over-exploitation has resulted in a considerable increase in groundwater quality problems in several parts of Pakistan
The continuous raids carried out by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists against Pakistan Army in Zhob and other areas in Balochistan in the past one week, leaving over a dozen soldiers killed, clearly indicates the failure of the army, especially the ISI, in preempting such attacks. These attacks on Zhob are serious challenges to the army.… Continue reading TTP Takes On Pakistani Army with Better Arms And Intel
While Russia is getting isolated by the US and allies through variety of sanctions after it annexed Crimea and Ukraine war started, it is re-orienting its geo-political ties towards new found partners which include China and Pakistan. Kremlin and China have come closer against the west despite being rival regional powers in the Central Asian… Continue reading Is Pakistan on the Path of Betraying Russia?
During his official visit to Kazakhstan in 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the ambitious ‘Belt and Road Initiative,’ a global infrastructure development project aimed at connecting the world along the ancient Silk Route. This initiative involves the construction of roads, railways, ports, dams, power plants, and other essential infrastructure, with China planning to invest… Continue reading Navigating Challenges on the Silk Route: Pakistan’s Concerns amidst the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Corridor
It would not be an exaggeration and overstretched argument if Pakistan’s current economic plight is attributed to a major extent to its failure in development of human capital. Although the worsening of forex reserves to less than USD 4.5 billion, not sufficient even for import of essentials for the next one month has got much… Continue reading Pakistan’s Neglect of Human Capital is Costing its Development
Onetime prime minister remains at odds with the government after his ouster last year ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges sparked demonstrations Tuesday, in an escalation of the confrontation between the popular opposition politician and the country’s civilian and military leaders. Protests by Mr. Khan’s supporters erupted in… Continue reading Former Pakistan Leader Imran Khan’s Arrest Sparks Protests
The recent proposal by China to connect Pakistan’s port of Gwadar with Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region through a USD 58 billion railway is another attempt by China to reshape geopolitics of the region. With such a high price tag, the project has the potential to push Pakistan further into China’s influence and… Continue reading China-Pakistan Rail Link: New Debt Trap
The EU granted the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) to Pakistan in 2014 allowing duty-free access for most of its goods in the bloc. Pak exporters immensely benefited with about two-thirds tariff lines cut while entering the EU market. However, in return for foregoing import duty, the EU anticipated that Islamabad will enact laws… Continue reading Pakistan GSP+ Benefits in the EU Under Serious Threat
