Suicide Bombings / AttacksTwo suicide bombers exploded themselves in a failed attempt to enter the Bannu cantonment in Bannu District on the morning of July 15, reports Business Recorder. “Initial assessment shows that there were two suicide bombings” an unnamed senior security official said adding that “the attackers could not pass through the security cordon…
Few figures stand out as dynamically and enthusiastically as Gulmina Bilal Ahmed, the Chairperson of the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) in technical and vocational education in Pakistan. With a robust background as a psychologist and extensive experience in governance and civic education, Gulmina has seamlessly integrated her diverse expertise to spearhead initiatives…
The tragic incident of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death, a prominent Indian leader and renowned Sikh activist marked a new chapter in the history of the Sikh community living in India while intensifying their societal insecurities. Its undeniable impacts on the complex ideological sentiments of Indian Sikhs and their socio-political indigenous characteristics augmented the ongoing tensions…
Context After a long and arduous negotiations, the US reached an agreement with the Afghan Taliban in 2020, which came to be known as Doha Accords. While the treaty was agreed on during the Trump administration, it was the Biden administration that abruptly decided to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan in 2021. In the aftermath…
Relations between Russia and North Korea have a long history. Both countries are neighbours; they share a border along the lower Tumen River, which is 17 kilometres long. When World War II ended, Korea, which had been a Japanese colony for 35 years, was liberated and then divided by the Soviet Union and US at…
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a twoday visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) on July 19, 2024, for the first time since the 2000s, because Russia had earlier agreed to the UN Security Council’s sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program; these sanctions prevented Putin from visiting North Korea for…
Throughout the recorded human history war has been a constant feature of our lives while there is also ample evidence to show that war existed even before humans could record and communicate their experience in language. As historian Michael Howard notes, the documented evidence indicates that war has been the universal norm in human history….
Recent developments in Pakistan are worrisome for fellow citizens due to a multi-dimensional nexus that points towards Indian financial support to the Afghan Taliban regime in Afghanistan and the violent attitude of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) that is also backed by the Afghan Taliban regime. It is now absolutely clear that the Afghan Taliban…
Iran and Israel are engaged in an undeclared war in the last two decades. It is mainly a proxy war revolving around Iran’s attempts to acquire nuclear capability and Israel’s attempts to thwart these efforts. Since Iran is unable to match the military, diplomatic and economic strength of Israel it has used the strategy of…
The concept of “security” is deeply rooted in history, deriving from the Latin word “securus,” meaning freedom from worry. It evolved in the 16th century as states became the primary actors in the international system post-Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, making security a top priority in a self-help world. This basic understanding of security has…
