Baqir Sajjad Syed is the Foreign Affairs and National Security Correspondent for Dawn. His career of over 25 years spans print and broadcast journalism. He is a former UN Reham al-Farah Fellow and held a Pakistan Fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington, DC.
Kabul needs to address the question of armed groups operating from its soil; Islamabad must convert its battlefield advantage into diplomatic leverage.
Published27 Feb, 202603:07pm
Several social media users claimed that the UAE had suspended the issuance of 96- and 48-hour transit visas for Pakistanis.
Published13 Feb, 202607:21pm
Report says outfit enjoys preferential treatment among terror groups, thrives on "tolerance or active support" from Afghan Taliban.
Published11 Feb, 202607:35am
UN Security Council monitoring report says outfit enjoys preferential treatment among terror groups, thrives on ‘tolerance or active support’ from Afghan Taliban
Published11 Feb, 202607:29am
Privately, Iranian officials insist that the difficulty in talks does not lie in the choice of venue, but in what they describe as a “pattern of shifting US positions”.
Updated06 Feb, 202606:44am
Regional leaders urge United States to proceed with dialogue; uncertainty triggered after Rubio said talks should include missile programme.
Updated05 Feb, 202607:49am
• Deep-sea ports can change fate of entire region, PM Shehbaz stresses • Kazakh president terms Pakistan ‘a reliable partner in
Published05 Feb, 202606:46am
