Mohammed Anas

After Sunday’s suicide bombing, BLA threatens more attacks on Pak Army, Chinese in next 90 days

Beneath the 13th August fidayeen attack on Pakistani armed forces carrying Chinese engineers is a larger target of the insurgent…

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508 Indian prisoners repatriated from Pak in last 3 years, says Centre

As many as 508 Indian prisoners have been repatriated from Pakistan in the last three years between 2020 and 2023,…

1 year ago

Why Biden’s patch up bid between Saudi-Arabia and Israel may become a flop show

On top of US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy agenda is to make Saudis and Israelis sit and sign a…

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How US defence industry is losing dominance in the Gulf

Changing dynamics in world affairs, scaling down of regional conflicts, rapprochement between rivals, and above all an urge to assert…

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Democracy takes a back-seat in Pakistan with Sharif government’s last-minute moves

The 16 months of outgoing Shehbaz Sharif government in Pakistan saw shrinking of democratic rights of citizens and opening constitutional…

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How China’s cyber samurais are waging a narrative war against India

Scarcely monitored, China’s cyber warriors continue to wage war of narratives and disinformation against India on social media. Hundreds of…

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Did Bushra Bibi’s superstitions bring about Imran Khan’s downfall in Pakistan?

Superstitions and a streak of narcissism led to Imran’s downfall. His wife Bushra Bibi didn’t only weave her magical spell…

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Pak’s Oscar entry, a critique of religious hypocrisy, finally open to viewers

The daily sordid tamasha in Pakistan is captured best by no other than Pakistanis themselves, both in media and movies,…

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NSA Doval in Jeddah as India ramps up diplomacy to end Ukraine war

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval arrived in Jeddah on Saturday to take part in the two-day 'Ukraine Peace Summit'…

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Bajaur carnage in Pakistan mirrors Islamic State’s all-out war on Deobandis

Last Sunday’s powerful suicide bombing at convention of politico-religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) in Bajaur has emitted dangerous signals for…

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UN report highlights Al Qaeda threat in Kashmir, Bangladesh and beyond

Around 200 fighters of the Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), the South Asia-focused branch of the parent terrorist organisation,…

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Are Pakistani fighters heading for Ukraine to combat Russian forces?

On July 14 evening senior Pakistani journalist Haroon-ur-Rasheed dropped a bombshell – he said that a respected former Pakistani General…

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Will Indian expats become key drivers in upstaging China in the Gulf?

The Gulf countries employ about half of India’s total immigrant workforce. They not only make for the unskilled labour there,…

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Islam seeks humility, good character in its followers, says Muslim World League chief from pulpit of Jama Masjid

Taking his message of Islamic moderation to the hearts of Muslims, Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim al-Issa, powerful Secretary General of …

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Fight against toxic literature, idea of ‘clash of civilizations’ is now imperative: Muslim World League chief

Dr Muhammad Abdulkarim al-Issa, the Secretary General of the powerful Muslim World League (MWL), said that the clash of civilizations…

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Why visit of Muslim World League head can reset inter-faith ties in India

The confluence of Islamic moderation and Indian tradition of tolerance and wisdom will steer the religious discourse to counter extremism.…

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Why visit of World Muslim League head to India may have far reaching consequences

In what appears to be a follow-up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting last month with the Egyptian Grand Mufti…

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How new counter narratives are denting the appeal of radical Islam

Islamist radicalism around the world seems to be declining. At least it really seems so, given the dwindling cases of…

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Modi-Mufti meeting in Cairo signals common pursuit against ‘radicalism and extremism’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day state visit to Egypt – first official bilateral engagement of any Indian PM since 1997…

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Defying prophecy of doom, Urdu is blooming in India

Reflecting the despair of present times, reputed chronicler of world history, the New York Times, published an indicting report about…

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Sarah and Hajar Accords set to bring women diplomats to the fore in West Asia

After the Abraham Accords that opened new routes of communication and trade between Arab states and Israel, a new agreement…

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