Qamar Bashir

Innovative solutions to terrorism and extremism
- By Qamar Bashir
- September 1, 2024
IF I were to ask you to name the country that hosts one of the largest Islamic research institutes in the world, an Islamic institute…

The success of the Army Chief’s Afghan policy
- By Qamar Bashir
- August 20, 2024
THE tone and tenor of the recent interview conducted by the BBC with Zabihullah Mujahid was markedly different from previous engagements. Unlike a few months…

Army Chief public relation offensive and…
- By Qamar Bashir
- August 17, 2024
THE Army Chief, Gen Asim Munir, has identified three major issues—terrorism, digital terrorism and slow pace of accountability for the perpetrators of May 9 riots—as…

Arrest of Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (R): What’s next?
- By Qamar Bashir
- August 16, 2024
NEWS of Faiz Hameed’s arrest and the court martial proceedings against the former DG of ISI and Corps Commander Peshawar, on allegations of corruption, financial…

Lesson learned from Bangladesh…
- By Qamar Bashir
- August 7, 2024
THE student protests in Bangladesh which began in June 2024, in Dhaka, quickly spreading to other cities such as Chattogram, Comilla, Rajshahi and Sylhet have…

Israel and allies are after bigger trophies…
- By Qamar Bashir
- August 6, 2024
SOON after the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, Israel has become increasingly bold, daring Iran to retaliate despite the risk of response from Iranian proxies or…

Fatwa and Gwadar incident
- By Qamar Bashir
- August 4, 2024
THE situation in Pakistan is deeply troubling as the incompetence of politicians and civil administration has forced the army into handling sensitive ethnic, religious, cultural,…

Haniyeh killed in Iran: What next?
- By Qamar Bashir
- August 2, 2024
THE martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, alongside the earlier loss of his sons, nephews and niece, is profoundly tragic, eliciting condemnation and mourning from the entire…

A bridge that endangered South Asia
- By Qamar Bashir
- July 28, 2024
WHILE we in Pakistan are hurling blames and threats at each other, India has quietly tightened its grip on Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir…

Harris vs Trump: What’s next for Pakistan?
- By Qamar Bashir
- July 26, 2024
THE divine approval seemed to suddenly turn away from Joe Biden after he fumbled, lost his words, and struggled to maintain the sequence while making…