The US peace deal with the Taliban contains many elements that do not conform to patterns of successful peacemaking. Approach of negotiating withdrawal followed by an initiation of peace process does not have many precedence in the contemporary statecraft. However, this unusual method may not necessarily fail. Taliban-led violent events are still taking place in…
On 29 February 2020, the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement in Doha, Qatar, it is wrongly called a peace agreement. It is not a peace agreement but outlining a set of rules that highlight gradual U.S withdrawal and simultaneous Taliban political ascendency in Afghanistan. Both sides reached at the crossroad in 2020 after a…
The global demand for fresh water resources has escalated dramatically over the last few years, especially in light of rapid population growth and widespread urbanization across the globe. Moreover, as the impacts of climate change and stresses of resource scarcity gain further traction, societies are increasingly hard pressed to find effective and sustainable solutions to…
The relations between states always witnessed various changes based on major events that compelled the leaders of the nations to redefine their positions in the political landscape of the world. The outbreak of wars, the signing of treaties, creating alliances, and the outbreak of epidemic diseases proved to be the turning points of world history….
Q) Sir, to start off please tell us when you took over as Inspector General (IG) Islamabad? A) I took over as IG Islamabad on 3rd of Nov 2018. Q) And before that what was your assignment? A) Previously I was serving as IG Motorways and before that as Additional IG Operations, Punjab Q) What…
The escalation of the number of infected and dead caused by corona virus are accompanied by growing restrictions for the public are bound to create panic among our population. Relatively new terms like ‘pandemic’ or ‘quarantine’ are new for many and details of their meaning have not been properly explained to the larger public with…
Dear Readers, Pakistan’s initial response in the weeks since Pakistan’s first few confirmed cases of coronavirus laid bare the weaknesses in public health and economic stability, questions were raised about Pakistan’s capacity to weather a large scale outbreak. With factories and businesses shutting down and owners unable to meet overhead costs, many workers had to…
Rather than keeping the national interest and wellbeing in mind, those likely to be held accountable (whether in the Opposition or in govt), are using the pandemic crisis to target Imran Khan avoid accountability. To serve their narrow political aims the danger is that they will succeed in undermining national security. To get back their…
While COVID 19 has completed its whirlwind trip around the globe, most of our national level leaderships are only half awake, scoring poor on comprehension and action. A popular term COVIDIOT refers to the leaders having idiotic awareness about the calamity and there is no shortage of such pygmies. International institutions like the IMF are…
Context According to the World Health Organization, the Corona Virus linked pandemic was first reported from the Wuhan city of China around the end of December 2019. Now it has pretty much engulfed the whole world. At the time this article was written, CNN reported global cases totaling around 823,479 with deaths standing at 40,636….
