The author is a retired Group Captain and author of the book Defence & Diplomacy. Currently he is a columnist, analyst and TV talk show host.
ColumnsAnd Indian paranoia As Indian general elections 2019 draw closer, New Delhi has gone into top gear to denigrate Pakistan and its army. Why the feverish attempt to castigate Pakistan rather than<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/18/pakistan-armys-grand-national-narrative/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsUphill tasks The newly appointed American special representative for Afghan peace and reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, visited Pakistan for the second time after assuming his current assignment of special envoy of the US<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/11/new-us-special-envoys-pak-afghan-peace-overtures/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsFor UNGA hate-speech Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, who delivered her hate-filled speech targeting Pakistan at the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) 73rd Summit on behalf of India, is facing<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/05/sushma-swaraj-chastised-at-home/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsDetractors have led the faithful astray long enoughAt the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang's regular press conference on September 25, 2018, a question was raised that reporte
ColumnsChinese government has effectively resisted the penetration of extremism and terrorism Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, commonly known as Xinjiang, is China’s largest province and is located in the Northwest. With an area<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/19/xinjiang-tackling-extremism-effectively/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsQuite to the contrary, actually! Chinese Foreign Minister Wáng Yi was in Pakistan for a three-day visit in the first high-level meeting between the iron brothers since Imran Khan took oath of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/13/beijing-not-saddling-pakistan-with-debt/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsMajor landmarkMarking the fifth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a conference was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 27 August 2018. President Xi Jinping also
ColumnsPakistan has been in the forefront of peace overturesAfghanistan has been in the grip of violence for nearly four decades. The past few weeks have been more bloody and gory. Ghazni was recentl
ColumnsRAW should stop creating bad blood Whenever a new government is elected in Pakistan, it makes peace overtures towards India. Prima facie New Delhi welcomes the move but some Indian vested interests,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/18/india-puts-spanner-in-imran-khans-peace-proposal/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsA boon for Pakistan? Apparently, as a demonstration of antipathy towards the incoming government of Pakistan, President Donald Trump initiated a tirade of rhetoric against it. First economic constraints like restrictions on<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/11/us-slashing-security-related-aid/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsTime for Delhi to look inwards Indian army operation to neutralise G Bidai, vice-president of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) and his group consisting of about 20 cadres, is still<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/04/failure-of-indian-security-forces-in-apprehending-ndfb/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Accountability must be across the board Pakistan has numerous detractors, who have been burning the midnight oil to destabilise the country. They have been casting aspersions on Pakistan, sometimes dragging its good<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/26/pakistan-bashing-blitz/" title="Read more" >...</a>
