Akbar Jan Marwat

Is Maryam PML-N’s best bet?

AFTER the results of the February 8, 2024 election, PML-N realized that forming a strong central government would require a coalition with the establishment and…

Trump’s return: A new American era

ON 20 November 2024, President Donald Trump made history by becoming the first convicted individual to take the oath of office as President of the…

Shifting sands of Middle East

  THE recent developments in Syria have been cataclysmic to say the least. Little known Hayat Tahir Al – Sham, a militant organization and a…

Calling a spade, a spade

IT has been generally observed that the response of Muslim countries in general and that of the Arab countries in particular has been rather lacklustre…

26th Constitution Amendment

  THE 26th Constitution Amendment was finally passed by the parliament after quite a few hiccups. The amendment was severely criticized by the PTI and…

2024 US election campaign

  THE substitution of the elderly, frail and not mentally very alert President Biden with the much younger and more dynamic Kamala Harris has provided…

The popular uprising in Bangladesh

IN an age dominated by social media and the internet, millions of Bangladeshi youth took to the streets to protest against the authoritarian rule of…

Talks with TTP: Legitimising terrorism risks

REPORTS have started appearing mostly in Urdu newspapers indicating that our government has decided to reinitiate negotiations with the terrorist outfit TTP. According to these…

Chances of expansion of the Russo-Ukrainian War

THE two-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine shows no signs of ending soon. Rooted in Russian irredentist claims and Ukraine’s hobnobbing with NATO and the…

Resurgent IS-K: The greatest global threat

THE most dangerous transnational terrorist group which is threatening world peace today is the IS-K or the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State. Besides Al-Qaida,…

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