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Tag: Islamabad

Posted inAfghanistan

Eight months on, Taliban’s rule is far from stable

by Salman Rafi Sheikh May 2, 2022May 6, 2022

When the Taliban, loaded with guns and firepower and riding on the promise of “peace, stability and unity,” took over Kabul in August last year, few at the time believed the militant group’s seizure of power marked a transition from war to peacetime stability.  Fast forward eight months, the Taliban’s fractious regime is far from […]

Posted inAfghanistan

Little achieved at OIC meeting on Afghanistan

by FM Shakil December 29, 2021December 30, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Extremist siege: Pakistan’s self-destructive journey

by Imad Zafar November 17, 2020November 19, 2020
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s political elite has no stomach for change

by Imad Zafar November 5, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia

Hotel attack a bid to sabotage economy, says Pakistan PM

by Alan Bonini May 12, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

What next as tensions rise in India, Pakistan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

India’s Balakot strike raises specter of war

by Imad Zafar February 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

CPEC is about development, not property speculation

by Zamir Awan January 30, 2019January 30, 2019
Posted inSouth Asia

The solution to journalism’s problems is unity

by Wasif Malik January 25, 2019January 30, 2019
Posted inSouth Asia

US-Pakistan relations are undergoing a strategic shift

by Sabena Siddiqui January 24, 2019
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia

Malaysia clears ambiguity with digital trading regulation

by Peter Sabine January 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Muhamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend a welcome ceremony on Sunday. Photo: Twitter/@pid_gov
Posted inBeijing, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

UAE backs Pakistan with $6.2 billion in aid, doubt on IMF bailout

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid January 8, 2019February 18, 2020
The Khunjerab Pass, starting point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Asia Times
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

On the road in the Karakoram

by Pepe Escobar December 22, 2018February 18, 2020
British Airways is resuming service to Pakistan, which is seen as a vote of confidence in the country's security situation. Photo: iStock
Posted inFrance, Pakistan, South Asia, World

BA returning to Pakistan

by Asia Times staff December 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi. Photo: AFP / Arif Ali
Posted inMiddle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Khan govt hits Islamist group with sedition, terrorism charges

by F.M. Shakil December 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Money dealers count Pakistani rupees and US dollars at an exchange in Islamabad. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi
Posted inAT Finance, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan rupee plunges after govt cuts support amid bailout talk

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid December 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Map of Pakistan. Photo: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia

Terror watchdog warning threatens Pakistan with sanctions

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid July 4, 2018February 18, 2020
Map of Pakistan. Photo: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s national cauldron: civil-military conflict

by Rahim Nasar April 16, 2018
Members of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, an Islamist political party, gather during a sit-in in Rawalpindi on November 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistani police fire tear gas to break up Islamists’ sit-in

by Reuters November 25, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

How deep ties with Pakistan’s military helped Saudi purge

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid November 16, 2017February 18, 2020

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