Pakistan
We brought them up but today Taliban is 'closer' to India, says Pakistan's former security Czar
The security advisory was released by the Indian mission in Kabul because of the fluid situation in Afghanistan amid the drawdown of US forces that has already commenced since May 1. Besides, the Taliban has stepped up its military offensive, including targeted assassinations to change facts on the ground before taking negotiations seriously.
Chinese trawlers usurp Pakistani fishermen's livelihood
A large number of fishermen in Pakistan's Gwadar demonstrated recently against the federal government for granting Chinese trawlers fishing rights in the region by issuing them licenses. Apart from fishermen, political workers and members of civil society also participated in the protest. Thereafter, the National Party and Baloch Student Organisation had called for the protest rally and sit-in before the Gwadar Press Club against the government's move.
Why Pakistan resents FATF Grey List
The "wrong" timing for Islamabad is because it seriously hampers its role, by now well-known, in supporting the Afghan Taliban's campaign to fight the government in Kabul before the United States withdraws. These two provinces are also homes to the Taliban's Quetta Shoora and Peshawar Shoora that Pakistan has nurtured on its soil for the last two decades.
Pak Interior Minister admits country hosting Taliban families
Ahmed, well known for his outspoken attitude, has admitted that families of Taliban fighters reside in the country and many of the group's members receive medical treatment in local hospitals. In an interview to a local television network, the Minister said many of those familiesreside in the surrounding areas Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
Edgy Pakistan relies on Taliban as anti-India element in Afghanistan
The document on US policy in Afghanistan says Pakistan's security services maintain ties to Afghan insurgent groups, most notably the Haqqani Network. Afghan leaders, along with US military commanders, have attributed much of the insurgency's power and longevity either directly or indirectly to Pakistani support. Afghanistan-Pakistan relations are further complicated by the presence of over one million Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
Pakistan PM under fire for 'Women wearing very few clothes' remark
In an interview with Axios earlier this week, Imran Khan was asked about whether there was a "rape epidemic" in Pakistan, where advocates believe that a large number of assaults go unreported. "If a woman is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on the man unless they are robots. I mean, it's a common sense," he said.
Pakistan terror network abroad overlooked by FATF
One aspect that comes to mind that might thus far has been ignored by the FATF team is perhaps Pakistan terror financing operations involving their foreign missions. It would be interesting to note that recent news articles published in international print media manifest Pakistani Diplomats not only of indulging in antisocial and but even criminal behaviour and acts that are of terrorist nature.
'Wise', 'witty' Imran Khan - self-inflicted troubles
He is no ordinary Pakistani. He belongs to a relatively affluent, upper middle-class family. He did his higher studies from Oxford. One of his ancestors, Haibat Khan Niazi, "was a leading general" of the 16th century warrior king, Sher Shah Suri, who gave nightmares to the Great Moghuls. Maternally, Khan is a descendant of the Sufi warrior-poet, Pir Roshan, whose lasting contribution is the Pashto alphabet. Pashto is the language spoken by Pashtuns, who live in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
'If a man is wearing very few clothes...': Taslima Nasreen takes a jibe at Pak PM Imran Khan's remark on rape cases
Imran Khan, in an interview, had said that if a woman is wearing ‘very few clothes, it will have an impact on men’. Reacting to this, Nasreen tweeted a shirtless picture of Imran Khan and captioned: "If a man is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on women, unless they are robots.”
'Pakistan encouraged Kashmir-centric terrorists to join Islamic State-Khorasan
"The Islamic State in Khorasan" written by Antonio Giustozzi and published in 2018, has revealed that in Pakistan literally hundreds of jihadist groups big and small operated in 2011-17, among which the largest were the LeT, Sepah-e Sahaba (SS), Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with its various splinter groups, primarily Jamaat ul Ahrar), Jaish-e Mohammad (JeM), Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LeJ), Harakat-e Mujahidin and Jundullah.
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