Nikkei Asian Review

By Zia Ur Rehman, Contributing writer October 15, 2021  https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/Taliban-crack-down-on-Pakistani-militants-targeting-Belt-and-Road ISLAMABAD — As part of their efforts to protect China’s...

ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer September 28, 2021  https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Afghanistan-turmoil/Islamabad-deeply-alarmed-by-rise-in-Pakistan-Taliban-terrorism ISLAMABAD — The Afghan Taliban’s recapture of Kabul has emboldened jihadi...

ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer September 15, 2021  https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Afghanistan-turmoil/Afghan-chaos-mounts-as-ISIS-K-tries-to-tarnish-Taliban-triumph TORKHAM, Pakistan — As it tries to consolidate its interim government...

ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer October 1, 2020 https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Pakistan-considers-TikTok-ban-over-vulgar-content ISLAMABAD — While the U.S. has been threatening to ban the...

By Zia Ur Rehman September 9, 2020 https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/Reunified-Pakistani-Taliban-threatens-China-s-Belt-and-Road PESHAWAR, Pakistan — As peace negotiations between the Afghan Taliban and the...

By Zia Ur Rehman May 21, 2020 https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/Pakistan-bans-political-party-critical-of-China-s-Belt-and-Road Pakistan has banned a political party well known for criticizing China’s Belt...