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Rahul Kumar

Rahul Kumar

Rahul Kumar writes on international issues and is a keen watcher of South Asia, environment, urban development and NGOs.

  • World

    Taliban confronts Islamabad, says Pakistani generals looted American weapons for business

    by Rahul Kumar July 21, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 21, 2023

    The Taliban government in Kabul has advised neighbour Pakistan to give priority to the peace process instead of taking to war for its security problems. Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Maulvi …

  • World

    Does shutdown of key Chinese power plants in Myanmar mirror Beijing-Naypyitaw rift?

    by Rahul Kumar July 21, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 21, 2023

    Chinese power companies are shutting down operations in Myanmar due to financial problems faced by the ostracised Myanmar military junta which is unable to pay dues to the power companies. …

  • World

    Is China having a problem with its elite rocket forces?

    by Rahul Kumar July 20, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 20, 2023

    In tune with the Wagner Group’s failed mutiny against Russia, which captured global attention, Chinese President Xi Jinping too seems to be battling internal tensions though their intensity is still …

  • World

    Pakistan rushes official to Kabul again as TTP attacks on soldiers’ mount

    by Rahul Kumar July 19, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 19, 2023

    Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, will be travelling to Afghanistan today to urge the Taliban to reduce cross-border terrorism and restrain the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from attacking Pakistani …

  • World

    Did Pakistan’s arch-foe Noor Wali Mehsud survive an attack in Afghanistan?

    by Rahul Kumar July 18, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 18, 2023

    The social media is rife with information of a daring attack on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Noor Wali Mehsud in his playground – Afghanistan. Social media says that the top …

  • World

    Afghanistan, Pakistan relations slide downhill as war of words erupts over TTP terror

    by Rahul Kumar July 18, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 18, 2023

    The verbal war between Pakistan and Afghanistan over terrorism and the implementation of the Doha Agreement intensified over the weekend. In a tweet on Sunday, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif …

  • World

    Will Asim Munir’s Tehran visit help in bridging rift between Iran and Pakistan?

    by Rahul Kumar July 17, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 17, 2023

    Pakistani Chief of the Army Staff General Asim Munir met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to diffuse rising tensions along their …

  • Opinion

    Seema Haider: Love in times of hate and intolerance

    by Rahul Kumar July 16, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 16, 2023

    It is only three weeks, and in those few days, Islamists in Pakistan have threatened to bomb Christians, damaged Ahmadiyya mosques, attacked Sikhs, killed Shia Muslims and, in the latest, …

  • Economy

    PIA assets in focus as cash strapped Pakistan adopts drastic measures to raise funds 

    by Rahul Kumar July 14, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 14, 2023

    Pakistan is working double fast to raise funds to keep its sputtering economy on track. In the latest development, it has kick-started the process to outsource operations of its Karachi, …

  • World

    Pakistani Army faces a storm as multiple attacks claim lives of 12 soldiers in Balochistan

    by Rahul Kumar July 13, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 13, 2023

    At least 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Balochistan and three armed personnel were injured in another attack in Sindh on Wednesday. This was one of …

  • World

    Pakistan mulls sending army to Parachinar to stop deadly Shia Sunni clashes

    by Rahul Kumar July 12, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 12, 2023

    After six days of clashes with heavy weapons resulting in 11 deaths, Pakistan is thinking of sending in the army and paramilitary forces to the Parachinar area in the tense …

  • World

    Afghanistan bans Swedish NGOs from charitable work over Quran burning incident

    by Rahul Kumar July 12, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 12, 2023

    Annoyed by the burning of the Quran in front of a mosque in Sweden on the Muslim festival of Eid, the Taliban government suspended all Swedish activities on Tuesday in …

  • World

    Parachinar becomes Pakistan’s new conflict hotspot amid Shia-Sunni clashes

    by Rahul Kumar July 12, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 12, 2023

    The death toll in deadly clashes between Sunni and Shia tribes in Parachinar area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has risen to 11 with the injured at 67. Clashes erupted five days …

  • World

    Iran-Pakistan rift widens, Tehran threatens hot pursuit to eradicate cross-border terror 

    by Rahul Kumar July 11, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 11, 2023

    Border tensions have flared up again between Pakistan and Iran, prompting Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi to indirectly warn Pakistan about cross-border terrorism. Vahidi said that Iran expects Islamabad to …

  • World

    Shia leaders vent fury on Pakistan as Sunni attacks leave 7 dead, dozens injured

    by Rahul Kumar July 11, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 11, 2023

    At least seven people have died and 38 injured in armed clashes between Sunnis and Shia in the Parachinar area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan over the weekend. The …

  • World

    Have Taliban and Pakistan struck a deal to end their feud over the Durand Line? 

    by Rahul Kumar July 10, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 10, 2023

    For the first time, Pakistan has publicly acknowledged that the Taliban government is shifting Pakistani Taliban (TTP) militants from the Pakistan border to northern Afghanistan in a bid to address …

  • World

    Does Pakistan’s fury in Balochistan show insurgents have started winning their guerilla war?

    by Rahul Kumar July 8, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 8, 2023

    Pakistani army officer, Major Abdullah Shah was killed in a military operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this week. Pakistani military public relations agency, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said he died …

  • World

    Pakistan’s protests on Quran burning ignites fear among Christians, Ahmadiyyas, and Hindus

    by Rahul Kumar July 7, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 7, 2023

    Even as an angry Pakistan and a furious Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hold a day of protests today against the burning of the Quran in Sweden last week by an …

  • World

    Pakistan becomes self-appointed leader of Quran burning protests, asks Sweden for formal apology

    by Rahul Kumar July 7, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 7, 2023

    Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hit out at Sweden on Thursday, saying that Muslims across the world are angry over the incident, adding that Pakistan would not tolerate any “propaganda …

  • World

    Facing threats over Quran burning, Pakistani Christians on edge as PM Sharif chooses appeasement over principles 

    by Rahul Kumar July 5, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 5, 2023

    Fearful Christians have asked the Pakistan government for protection after Sunni terror group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) threatened to unleash suicide bombers on the community and its churches in the country. The …

  • World

    Next chapter of the Great Game unfolds as terror outfits find new home in northern Afghanistan

    by Rahul Kumar July 5, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar July 5, 2023

    The shifting of the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) fighters to the northern areas of Afghanistan from the Af-Pak border districts by the Taliban administration has caused both confusion and fear. The decision …

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