Regional Geopolitics

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...

By Zia Ur Rehman August 23, 2021 https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/how-taliban-s-sweep-in-afghanistan-changed-pakistan-s-security-priorities-49409 Islamabad’s recent outreach to Baloch separatist groups is part of its policy...

Pakistan’s military intelligence stayed allied to both the Americans and Taliban through the war. But now Pakistan may face intensified...

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 25, 2020 https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/pakistan-s-gilgit-baltistan-between-the-kashmir-conflict-and-china-40053 ISLAMABAD — As legislative elections in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) are likely to be...

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...

By Zia Ur Rehman August 18, 2014 http://www.peacebuilding.no/Regions/Asia/Pakistan/Publications/ETIM-s-presence-in-Pakistan-and-China-s-growing-pressure or Please find the full report in PDF format. ETIM_s_presence_in_Pakistan_and_China_s Pakistan and...

By Zia Ur Rehman August 8, 2014 http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/behind-the-scenes-in-kurram/ Since July 29, the first day of Eid, Turi and Bangash tribesmen...