Down The Line

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The Bannu peace march descended into violence, raising questions. Was it a genuine expression of Pashtun grievances or a sinister ploy by a hidden hand?

Bannu in Chaos: Is PTM, TTP’s Littlefinger?

BySAT Editorial Desk July 19, 2024 Down The Line,Security Deck
Bannu Attack: Men on a bike watch smoke rise after militants' suicide squad tried to storm an army cantonment in Bannu on July 15, 2024. (AFP)

Pakistan Simmers: Bannu Attack Stoke Tensions with Afghanistan

BySAT Editorial Desk July 17, 2024
Pakistan faces a resurgent TTP with suspected Afghan backing. The Bannu attack exposes security...
Desperate for international recognition and economic revival, the Taliban, now known as the IEA, walks a tightrope for Afghanistan's Future

Afghanistan’s Future: IEA Walks A Tightrope for Legitimacy

BySAT Editorial Desk July 4, 2024
Desperate for international recognition and economic revival, the Taliban, now known as the IEA...
Pakistan and China strategic partnership: In Beijing on June 7, 2024, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping [Image via Government of Pakistan].

Pakistan and China: A Tango of Trust and Diplomatic Choreography

BySAT Editorial Desk June 11, 2024
New agreements for Pakistan and China, but will their "all-weather" strategic partnership weather...
India's Chabahar Port deal with Iran strains US ties [Image via Al jazeera].

India’s Strategic Bet on Chabahar Port

BySAT Editorial Desk May 18, 2024
India's Chabahar Port deal with Iran strains US ties. Can India balance its strategic US partnership...
AJK unrest erupts as grievances over resource management and government transparency simmer. Will Pakistan address these concerns? [Image: WAPDA]

Decoding AJK Unrest

BySAT Editorial Desk May 13, 2024
AJK unrest erupts as grievances over resource management and government transparency simmer. Will...
Pakistan faces a resurgent TTP threat emanating from Afghanistan, jeopardizing regional stability [Pir Zubair Shah/The New York Times]

TTP Threat: A Stalemate for Pakistan and Afghanistan Ties?

BySAT Editorial Desk May 10, 2024
Pakistan finds itself coiled around a venomous threat – the resurgence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban...
Wheat harvesting, amid wheat crisis, in small village at the Outskirts of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

Wheat Crisis? Pakistan’s Data-Driven Fix

BySAT Editorial Desk April 30, 2024
Floods, policy missteps, and global events led to Pakistan's wheat crisis. A data-driven approach...
18th Lok Sabha Elections in India: Voters line up to cast their ballots during phase one of Assam's state election in Koliabor [Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP].

Lok Sabha Elections in India: Complexities and Challenges

BySAT Editorial Desk April 25, 2024
As India heads into the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the BJP faces hurdles amidst regional...
As per Iranian state media, Iran deployed air defense batteries, shooting down three drones over Isfahan amid escalating tensions post-retaliatory strike on Israel [Al Jazeera].

Tinderbox in the Middle East: Israel-Iran Conflict on Brink

BySAT Editorial Desk April 19, 2024
Israel-Iran Conflict Widening: Airstrike on Iran raises fears of wider war. Can diplomacy avert a...