The 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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The meeting on National Security was chaired by National Assembly Speaker on 1st July 2021 Asad Qaiser on 1st July 2021 and involved a briefing by Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and the Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR)
READ MOREIt would be imprudent to not comment on the ghastly phenomenon of climate change, its effect clearly observable bringing along with it a myriad of reasons fueling this inconceivable crisis faced contemporaneously by the entire world at this trying period in time. Climate change is attributed to a change in the usual climate of the
READ MOREWhat is Food Security? Although the concept of food security was introduced only 16 years ago, people around the globe have been suffering from famine and hunger for many decades. It is currently one of the significant security issues in many parts of the world, especially after the ongoing pandemic COVID-19. As defined in the
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Jadhav (India v Pakistan) had directed Pakistan to undertake an ‘effective review and reconsideration’ of the conviction and sentence of Jadhav and also to grant consular access to Jadhav without further delay. Following ICJ’s judgement, Pakistan promulgated the International Court of Justice (Review and Re-consideration) Ordinance, 2020 that
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