Narcotics and crime in South Asia are interlinked, affecting our youth and the vulnerable. It’s time to break the cycle of impunity
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Narcotics Trafficking: Toll on Pakistan’s Economy and Stability
The Golden Crescent’s narcotics trafficking harms Pakistan, fueling terrorism, stalling economic growth, and eroding country’s social fabric.
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Pak-Afghan Border – A Tale of Challenges
As the troubling tale of challenges along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border unfolds, it becomes imperative for both nations to seek common ground and find sustainable solutions.
The Geopolitical Chessboard: Pakistan and the Regional Dynamics
Amid regional geopolitics, Pakistan\’s choices are pivotal, as Afghanistan explores alternate trade routes, with Iran a potential option.
The World Afflux
Post-9/11, the world changed drastically with the rise of surveillance states, evolving power dynamics, and ongoing conflicts in Muslim-majority nations. Explore the lasting impact and challenges for nations like the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in the complex geopolitical landscape.
The Question of Illegal Afghan Immigrants
Pakistan’s decision to send back illegal Afghans back to their country only reflects the country’s own economic and security crisis.
A Turbulent Af-Pak Again?
The internal discourse in Pakistan and Afghanistan, once again, has started revolving around “who started the fire?” Both countries should know there is little to gain from this.
Chitral – The (Dis)Information Incursion
TTP’s audience reach in the digital spaces posit how militants are equipped to start information catastrophes. The recent events in Chitral are a telling.
China and Afghanistan: The Blossoming of a Mutual Affinity
A new partnership is growing in the South Asian region. China is extending its hand to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, on principles of respecting sovereignty & non-interference in internal matters.
PTM: Protection of Pashtuns or Sub-Nationalist Motives?
The ethno-national fault line of Pakistan’s North-West has tactfully been weaponized by PTM to further sub-nationalist desires.
