Twenty Truths About Pakistani-Taliban Ties in Light of Their Latest Tensions

Twenty Truths About Pakistani-Taliban Ties in Light of Their Latest Tensions

Pakistani-Taliban ties are a lot more complicated than most observers assume, especially in light of their latest tensions. They lost control over their security dilemma after their American and TTP partners who they respectively recruited as leverage over the other exploited them in pursuit of their own self-interested ends. It’s still not too late to…

Pakistan Might Be About to Launch a “Special Military Operation” in Afghanistan

Pakistan Might Be About to Launch a “Special Military Operation” in Afghanistan

The Pakistani-Taliban security dilemma is untenable and quickly approaching the breaking point, which is why Islamabad might soon seize the initiative to decisively defend itself from Afghan-emanating terrorist threats, but it’s unknown exactly how far it might go in this respect. In any case, the US is expected to support its recently restored regional proxy…

Russia’s Iranian Gas Swap Proposal with Pakistan Is Worth Exploring

Russia’s Iranian Gas Swap Proposal with Pakistan Is Worth Exploring

Pakistan is on the horns of a painful dilemma whereby its energy security, which must be ensured in the most cost-effective way possible in order to begin sustainably resolving its economic-financial crises, is nowadays under the influence of the US’ sanctions regimes. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told TASS in an extended interview that…

Shared Threat Perceptions of the Taliban Catalyzed Strategic Pakistani-Tajik Cooperation

Shared Threat Perceptions of the Taliban Catalyzed Strategic Pakistani-Tajik Cooperation

The continued leadership of the Taliban’s extremist faction poses unacceptable security risks for Pakistan and Tajikistan that impede their vision of comprehensively expanding their mutually beneficial cooperation via their shared Afghanistan neighbor. The public aspect of their newly declared strategic ties can never truly enter into effect so long as that clique remains in power…

The US Just Threw Pakistan Under the Bus Over Modi Despite Bilawal’s Anti-Iranian Rhetoric

The US Just Threw Pakistan Under the Bus Over Modi Despite Bilawal’s Anti-Iranian Rhetoric

Whoever advised Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to endorse the US’ latest Hybrid War of Terror on Iran under the false pretext of virtue signaling support for its superficially feminist-driven unrest, since this professionally inexperienced person obviously didn’t do so on his own prerogative, made a major mistake. Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari (BBZ) kissed…