Rahul Kumar

Taliban confronts Islamabad, says Pakistani generals looted American weapons for business

The Taliban government in Kabul has advised neighbour Pakistan to give priority to the peace process instead of taking to…

1 year ago

Does shutdown of key Chinese power plants in Myanmar mirror Beijing-Naypyitaw rift?

Chinese power companies are shutting down operations in Myanmar due to financial problems faced by the ostracised Myanmar military junta…

1 year ago

Is China having a problem with its elite rocket forces?

In tune with the Wagner Group's failed mutiny against Russia, which captured global attention, Chinese President Xi Jinping too seems…

1 year ago

Pakistan rushes official to Kabul again as TTP attacks on soldiers’ mount

Pakistan's Special Representative on Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, will be travelling to Afghanistan today to urge the Taliban to reduce cross-border…

1 year ago

Did Pakistan’s arch-foe Noor Wali Mehsud survive an attack in Afghanistan?

The social media is rife with information of a daring attack on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Noor Wali Mehsud in…

1 year ago

Afghanistan, Pakistan relations slide downhill as war of words erupts over TTP terror

The verbal war between Pakistan and Afghanistan over terrorism and the implementation of the Doha Agreement intensified over the weekend.…

1 year ago

Will Asim Munir’s Tehran visit help in bridging rift between Iran and Pakistan?

Pakistani Chief of the Army Staff General Asim Munir met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the Commander of the Islamic…

2 years ago

Seema Haider: Love in times of hate and intolerance

It is only three weeks, and in those few days, Islamists in Pakistan have threatened to bomb Christians, damaged Ahmadiyya…

2 years ago

PIA assets in focus as cash strapped Pakistan adopts drastic measures to raise funds

Pakistan is working double fast to raise funds to keep its sputtering economy on track. In the latest development, it…

2 years ago

Pakistani Army faces a storm as multiple attacks claim lives of 12 soldiers in Balochistan

At least 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Balochistan and three armed personnel were injured in…

2 years ago

Pakistan mulls sending army to Parachinar to stop deadly Shia Sunni clashes

After six days of clashes with heavy weapons resulting in 11 deaths, Pakistan is thinking of sending in the army…

2 years ago

Afghanistan bans Swedish NGOs from charitable work over Quran burning incident

Annoyed by the burning of the Quran in front of a mosque in Sweden on the Muslim festival of Eid,…

2 years ago

Parachinar becomes Pakistan’s new conflict hotspot amid Shia-Sunni clashes

The death toll in deadly clashes between Sunni and Shia tribes in Parachinar area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has risen to…

2 years ago

Iran-Pakistan rift widens, Tehran threatens hot pursuit to eradicate cross-border terror

Border tensions have flared up again between Pakistan and Iran, prompting Iran's Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi to indirectly warn Pakistan…

2 years ago

Shia leaders vent fury on Pakistan as Sunni attacks leave 7 dead, dozens injured

At least seven people have died and 38 injured in armed clashes between Sunnis and Shia in the Parachinar area…

2 years ago

Have Taliban and Pakistan struck a deal to end their feud over the Durand Line?

For the first time, Pakistan has publicly acknowledged that the Taliban government is shifting Pakistani Taliban (TTP) militants from the…

2 years ago

Does Pakistan’s fury in Balochistan show insurgents have started winning their guerilla war?

Pakistani army officer, Major Abdullah Shah was killed in a military operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this week. Pakistani military public…

2 years ago

Pakistan’s protests on Quran burning ignites fear among Christians, Ahmadiyyas, and Hindus

Even as an angry Pakistan and a furious Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hold a day of protests today against the…

2 years ago

Pakistan becomes self-appointed leader of Quran burning protests, asks Sweden for formal apology

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hit out at Sweden on Thursday, saying that Muslims across the world are angry over…

2 years ago

Facing threats over Quran burning, Pakistani Christians on edge as PM Sharif chooses appeasement over principles

Fearful Christians have asked the Pakistan government for protection after Sunni terror group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) threatened to unleash suicide bombers…

2 years ago

Next chapter of the Great Game unfolds as terror outfits find new home in northern Afghanistan

The shifting of the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) fighters to the northern areas of Afghanistan from the Af-Pak border districts by the…

2 years ago