This Is What Can be Accomplished During Imran Khan’s Visit to China

This Is What Can be Accomplished During Imran Khan’s Visit to China

Later this week, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan will take his first official visit to China. As Pakistan’s neighbour and most important all-weather ally, the visit is of incomparable importance as Pakistan stands on the verge of fulfilling the next stages of inspiring new projects throughout the country, many of which have been jointly initiated…

The Russian-Pakistani $10 Billion Pipeline Will Promote Eurasian Integration

The Russian-Pakistani $10 Billion Pipeline Will Promote Eurasian Integration

Russia and Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) late last month to carry out a feasibility study for prospectively building a $10 billion undersea gas pipeline that Moscow hopes will eventually connect Iran, Pakistan, and India. The megaproject was first floated last November during President Putin’s visit to Tehran at the time, and the…

Pakistan Must Defend CPEC in Any Potential IMF Deal

Pakistan Must Defend CPEC in Any Potential IMF Deal

The IMF tightens the vice  Decades of domestic mismanagement in respect of the Pakistani economy appears to have forced Islamabad back to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new bailout to stop Pakistan’s current account deficit from causing a major economic crisis. While Prime Minister Imran Khan recently stated that he will approach three…

Remodelling the Belt and Road: Pakistan Picks Up the Torch

Remodelling the Belt and Road: Pakistan Picks Up the Torch

Pakistan, following in the footsteps of Malaysia and Myanmar, is the latest country to balk at the China and infrastructure focus of Beijing’s Belt and Road-related investments. Preparing for his first visit to China as Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan is insisting that the focus of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a US$60 billion…

The US’ National Strategy for Counterterrorism Is Problematic for Pakistan

The US’ National Strategy for Counterterrorism Is Problematic for Pakistan

It’s not heavily emphasized within the text, but there are more than enough keywords and innuendo to conclude that the US’ National Strategy for Counterterrorism is very problematic for Pakistan because it’ll likely be wielded as a Hybrid War weapon for eventually sanctioning CPEC. The US just unveiled its new National Strategy for Counterterrorism (NSCT),…