Pakistan: Prime Minister I. Khan Visits the US
There was an atmosphere of euphoria in Pakistan, and flattering epithets met Prime Minister Imran Khan during his official visit to Washington in July 2019. At the height of the trade war with China, tough economic sanctions and military threats in Iran, tense relations with Russia, the prevailing uncertainty in the negotiations...
On the Run-up to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's Visit to Iran
Many firsts, much tradition and a great deal left out on the official agenda for the Iran-Pakistan talks. Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, who took office in August 2018, paid his first visit to Tehran on April 21-22, 2019 after receiving an invitation from Iranian President...
The Afghan Conflict and Afghanistan's Relations with Pakistan
In the last year Islamabad has entered into dialogue with Kabul as part of its talks with the USA. This area of Pakistan's foreign policy is dominated by the country's military. The involvement of the armed forces in foreign policy is a characteristic feature of the country's...
Results of the First Round of Talks Between the USA and the Taliban
January 2019 saw the conclusion of the first round of talks between the USA and the Taliban, which took place in Qatar. The Afghan Taliban and the official representatives of the USA reached preliminary agreement on three key issues: the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan...
Pakistan: the First Foreign Visit of the Prime Minister Imran Khan or Who Is the Boss Here?
The Prime Minister Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI, Pakistan Movement for Justice that came to power after the parliamentary elections on July 25 2018, made his first foreign visit, namely to the countries of the Persian Gulf: the Kingdom...
Pakistan and Iran are Strengthening the Centre-oriented Trends in the Region
The Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif’s visit to Islamabad in late August 2018 was the first meeting conducted by the new Pakistani leadership headed by the Prime Minister Imran Khan...
Pakistan and the 2017 US Strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia
The differences in the approaches of the US towards Afghanistan, India and Pakistan as part of the new strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia for 2017 have respectively led to three...
Pakistan - United Arab Emirates through the Lense of N.Modi’s Policy in the Middle East
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Commander-in-Chi
Pakistan, the United States and the Islamic Military Alliance: to Be or Not to Be?
In January 2017, Pakistan again turned out to be in the center of Middle East politics, when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA made a hasty statement on its joining the Islamic Military Alliance (IMA; Riyadh also...
Pakistan: General Qamar Bajwa - the new Army Chief
On November 29, 2016 by Decree of the President of Pakistan, Mamnun Hussein, General Qamar Javed Bajwa was appointed to the post of the Army Chief, and succeeded General Rahil Sharif. For the majority of the world, a routine change...
Pakistan - Turkey: Lessons of the Failed Military Coup
The attempted coup on July 15, 2016 in Turkey was met with a lively response in the Pakistani society. The debate about the balance of power between the military establishment and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N...
Pakistan-USA: "Brothers-in-Arms" or Once Again Irreconcilable Opponents?
Washington and Brussels pronounced Islamabad the guilty party for the failed Resolute Support Mission and the strengthening of terrorist groups in Afghanistan. The Pakistani-Americ