Around much of the world many with a close understanding of the situation in Pakistan remain highly skeptical of the official claims that something significant is underway in the country.
The killing of 14 people in a remote corner of Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan Province shows that the decades-long separatist insurgency in the region is losing steam.
An expert on Pakistan and India from the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs says the crisis between India and Pakistan has reached its peak and that both sides want to deescalate the situation.
Retaliatory strikes could eventually escalate into a full-fledged war between India and Pakistan. The two nuclear-armed countries have already fought three wars and spend a large part of their national resources on maintaining two of the world’s largest militaries.
The relations between Pakistan and Iran have taken a nosedive following one of the worst attacks on Iranian forces in a restive southeastern region connecting the neighboring Muslim countries.
It is still not clear exactly what kind of nation is likely to emerge after the process moves toward a peace deal that Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. peace envoy to Afghanistan, says he is hopeful will be concluded before the presidential election in July.
The recent arrest of a senior Taliban figure in Pakistan could be a sign that Islamabad is changing its stance on its erstwhile Afghan allies.
Tehran’s diplomatic offensive has perhaps inadvertently showcased its strong ties with the Taliban.
As Pakistani officials prefer to remain vague at most over the killing of Tahir Dawar, questions, anger, and speculations surround the murder, which followed his kidnapping from the capital, Islamabad, on October 26.
The November 9 event, dubbed the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, met with strong skepticism from former officials and politicians in Afghanistan.
The enthusiastic turnout in the parliamentary election suggests Afghans are largely refraining from backing the Taliban’s narrative, which portrays Afghanistan as an occupied country with a government lacking popular legitimacy.
As major political factions and strongmen unite in a broad coalition to challenge Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the elections, the resignation of key confidante Hanif Atmar adds to Kabul’s challenges as it reels from bold Taliban attacks and threats from the Islamic State (IS) militants.
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