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Sealing the Durand Line Undercuts Pakistan’s Support for Democracy in Afghanistan
As the U.S.-withdrawal from Afghanistan is expected much earlier than the September 11 deadline, Pakistan has been actively publicizing its fears about a “protracted civil war” ensuing in a post US-withdrawal Afghanistan. In a June interview with the New York…
COVID-19 Vaccination in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is in the first phase of a COVID-19 vaccine rollout, having received only a half million doses of vaccines from India, and 468 thousand under the COVAX program, while around 35 million people are in the queue to receive…
پاکستان کے لیے سیاحت بطور سافٹ پاور
فروری میں جب کے-ٹو پہاڑ کو موسم سرما میں سر کرنے والے تین کوہ پیماؤں کی جان بچانے کے لیے آپریشن کی خبریں آن لائن پھیلیں تو اس نے پاکستان کے حوالے سے ایک اہم رخ کو بھی نمایاں کیا:…
The Clock is Ticking for the Taliban
Following announcement of U.S. troops’ departure from Afghanistan, the world has been left to hypothesize what may come next. The current reluctance of the Taliban to come to the negotiation table might be attributed to their misperception that regional support…
India’s and Pakistan’s Public Responses to the Violence in Israel and Palestine
Following the attempted evictions of Palestinians in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Israeli security forces have ramped up attacks and arrests in occupied East Jerusalem, including four raids on al-Aqsa mosque, among the holiest sites in Islam. The militant group…
The Soft Power of Tourism for Pakistan
When the news of a rescue operation for three mountaineers on a K-2 winter expedition went viral online in February, it highlighted a striking theme for Pakistan: a lack of engagement with Pakistan’s mountaineering opportunities and the immense potential that…