The issue around the appointment of Director General, Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI) has bought back an important but often overlooked question within the Pakistani political and legal sphere, “what is the procedure?”. The procedure to appoint DG ISI while not explicitly stated under any law is done through the practice of following previous precedents. In
READ MOREThe weekend talks in Doha marked the first time the United States and the Taliban came face to face since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The talks focused on security, terrorism concerns, human rights concerns especially with regards to women and girls as well as safe evacuations of US citizens, foreign nationals,
READ MOREAs the American and NATO troops withdraw from Afghanistan, there is an apprehension about the possibility of an influx of refugees in Pakistan. Historically, there has always been movement on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border however the most significant period of migration took place in 1979 after the Soveit-Afghan War. Currently, Pakistan hosts more than 1.4 million
READ MOREPakistan is about to witness the spillover from the conflict in Afghanistan, as Taliban’s power and jurisdiction is rapidly inching closer to Pakistan’s borders. On July 01, 2021 senior Pakistani military and intelligence officials in a briefing to the Parliament stressed upon the need to shore up their border defenses in order to ensure that
READ MOREThe Taliban has never been stronger at any point in their history than today, they have up to 85,000 fighters and they have taken more territory since they were ousted in 2001. The Afghan National Army on the other hand despite being more in numbers and resources is falling behind. The main reason for this
READ MOREThe military relationship between Pakistan and the U.S has spanned many decades and been a tumultuous affair, but one that usually gave leeway to the superpower regardless of the consequences they wrought. That is, until now. Pakistan has delivered a firm refusal to the U.S regarding building more bases in Pakistan. So, what changed? How
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