Pakistan’s interim government gave the go-ahead last month for the building of the first 80 kilometers of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project within Pakistani borders. Pakistani officials expect the work to commence in the coming weeks. This has come after Iran threatened to bring charges against Pakistan in international court over Islamabad’s failure to finish … Read more
Last week, Pakistan and Iran fired missiles on militant camps in each other’s territories. Both nations justified their actions, stating that the other country had failed to act against these rebel groups despite attacks on each other’s security forces. While Islamabad has conducted retaliatory attacks in India and Afghanistan in the past, it had never … Read more
Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. The tit-for-tat attacks on Tuesday and Thursday appeared to target two Baloch militant groups with similar separatist goals on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border. … Read more
Advertisement The realm of geopolitics, where states define their fates in the light of their national interests, the intersection of these interests provide incentives for collaboration and cooperation. A pivotal event of this sort unfolded with the first meeting of the China-Iran-Pakistan trilateral consultation on counterterrorism and security. Held on June 7 in Beijing, the … Read more