It is a last thing that the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif needed: a media spotlight on its credibility as a mediator in the ongoing talks between Iran and …
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At least nine people were killed and more than 30 injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan’s Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said, with authorities confirming that …
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Bengal’s BJP Surge Reshapes India-Bangladesh Equation
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readThe Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) breakthrough in West Bengal has altered more than India’s domestic political map. It has also changed the strategic calculus along India’s eastern frontier, particularly in …
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The Indus Waters Treaty Part II: Obstruction, Exploitation and the Long-Overdue Reckoning
by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Saxena 5 minutes read1. Pakistan’s Weaponization of the Treaty 1.1 Systematic Obstruction of Indian Development Since the Treaty’s signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay …
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The Indus Waters Treaty Part I: The Architecture of Inequity — How India’s Goodwill Was Codified into Concession
by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Saxena 5 minutes readBackground: The Partition of a River System The Indus River System comprises six major rivers—the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej—flowing through the territories of both India and Pakistan. …
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Pakistan Foreign Office Hopeful Over Iran-US Reaching a Peace Agreement ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’
by UNIby UNI 3 minutes readExpressing optimism over the prospects of the US and Iran reaching a peace agreement, Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on May 7 that Islamabad was hopeful on …
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US to Close Consulate General in Peshawar, Transfers Responsibilities to Islamabad
by UNIby UNI 1 minutes readThe US Department of State announced on May 6 the phased closure of its Consulate General in Peshawar. Diplomatic responsibilities for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will now be handled by the U.S. …
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Nothing about the bride or groom matters, goes an Indian saying, if the priest performing the marriage is fed well. War in the drawing room via TV and social media …
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Pakistan Says It’s Still Working on Mediating Peace Talks Between US and Iran
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readPakistan says it is still working to narrow the gap between Washington and Tehran, even as plans for face-to-face talks in Islamabad between the two nations collapsed over the weekend. …
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US Cancels Visit of Its Representatives to Pakistan for Talks With Iran
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readThe United States has canceled the visit of its representatives to Pakistan for talks with Iranian representatives at the last moment. “I just canceled the trip of my representatives going …