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Political turmoil in Pakistan: future scenarios

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's future looked increasingly in doubt after a key coalition partner switched allegiance ahead of a parliamentary no-confidence vote that could be held as early as…

March 31, 2022Pakistan

Nonproliferation Terrorism

TTP’s step-up threatens Pakistani control of its nuclear weapon

Seizure of Afghan territory by Taliban brought safety concern to Pakistan, mostly over its nuclear capacity. Taliban militants in Pakistan declared an end to a month-long ceasefire arranged with the…

December 13, 2021Pakistan, Taliban

Governance Intelligence ops

Pakistani ISI head replacement might speak for China’s growing foothold amid developments in Afghanistan

The head of Pakistani intelligence was replaced most likely as the foreign actors applied the screws on the Prime Minister's Office. This decision might erode PM Imran Khan's domestic credibility. The director-general of Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) directorate, which…

October 28, 2021ISI, Pakistan

Conflict Opinion

China will have most influence in Afghanistan under the Taliban.

Today, the Taliban's offensive continues unbated in Afghanistan. The Taliban will gain control of most of Afghanistan, surely. They will face resistance in some parts of the country dominated by Uzbeks,…

July 6, 2021Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Taliban, USA

Intelligence ops

Covert arms transfer schemes for terrorism network

In 2017-2018, Gen Nicholson claimed Russia had conducted a series of exercises on the Afghan border with Tajikistan. "These are counter terrorism exercises," said Gen Nicholson, "but we've seen the Russian…

March 3, 2021ISIS, Pakistan, Russia, Taliban

Governance Must Read PDF

The Pushtuns of the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands, 1979

We recommend reading the CIA research paper “The Pushtuns of the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands”, which provides an insight into the inter-tribal relations in the Pakistan-Afghan border region. It describes the evolution…

July 20, 2020Afghanistan, Pakistan, Pushtuns, tribalism

Conflict

Ladakh province conflict makes India find an ally

The high risk for conflicted China and India to have a full-fledged armed conflict will force New Delhi to look for external allies in order to balance forces in the…

June 22, 2020China, India, Pakistan

Situation Reports Terrorism

Any deal the US makes with the Taliban is likely to empower the latter

When the United States started the negotiations with the Taliban, the scale of hostilities decreased, but later the Taliban resumed participation in attacks. It was in the second half of 2019…

February 6, 2020Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban, USA

Pakistan