Akbar Jan Marwat

The Iran-Israel balance sheet
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- July 6, 2025
ON 13 June 2025, Israel attacked Iran, with its brutal and indiscriminate bombing of military and civilian facilities alike. Israel made these attacks, with the…

The price India paid for its hubris
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- May 24, 2025
EVER since the BJP under Prime Minister Modi assumed power, India’s arrogance towards Pakistan has soared. Every goodwill gesture or peace initiative from Pakistan…

Uniting against terrorism: Pakistan’s path forward
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- April 18, 2025
THE astronomical increase in terrorism in both KP and Balochistan following the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is extremely alarming. Our political and military leaders…

Is Maryam PML-N’s best bet?
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- March 18, 2025
AFTER the results of the February 8, 2024 election, PML-N realized that forming a strong central government would require a coalition with the establishment and…

Trump’s return: A new American era
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- January 29, 2025
ON 20 November 2024, President Donald Trump made history by becoming the first convicted individual to take the oath of office as President of the…

Shifting sands of Middle East
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- December 23, 2024
THE recent developments in Syria have been cataclysmic to say the least. Little known Hayat Tahir Al – Sham, a militant organization and a…

Calling a spade, a spade
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- November 27, 2024
IT has been generally observed that the response of Muslim countries in general and that of the Arab countries in particular has been rather lacklustre…

26th Constitution Amendment
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- November 6, 2024
THE 26th Constitution Amendment was finally passed by the parliament after quite a few hiccups. The amendment was severely criticized by the PTI and…

2024 US election campaign
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- October 3, 2024
THE substitution of the elderly, frail and not mentally very alert President Biden with the much younger and more dynamic Kamala Harris has provided…

The popular uprising in Bangladesh
- By Akbar Jan Marwat
- August 22, 2024
IN an age dominated by social media and the internet, millions of Bangladeshi youth took to the streets to protest against the authoritarian rule of…