Pakistan is trying to sell itself as the southern hinge of Central Asia’s access to warm waters at the exact moment militant networks and militant propaganda are advertising their intent to rupture that hinge. By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan The latest UN sanctions-monitoring report puts a hard edge on a question the region has tried to keep diplomatic: ...
With Türkiye’s diplomatic engagement, Qatar’s facilitation, and China’s strategic weight, the elements for a more durable peace exist. By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan The suicide blast that ripped through Islamabad’s district courts on a November morning, killing ordinary citizens on their way to routine hearings, was a brutal reminder that Pakistan’s long war with militancy is again bleeding ...