Baloch & Balochistan

The Golden Opportunity of Resolving Afghan  Crisis and the Crucial Test for American Wisdom By Hafeez Hassanabadi The issue of Afghanistan was already complicated because even after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, Pakistan’s policy of backing Kabul’s enemy forces did not change, as it was the centre of Mujahedeen against the (Khalq) People’s Party. Similarly, it is also the centre of the Taliban fighting against and a safe haven for bin Laden, the founder of Al Qaeda who have been fighting against American ally Afghan government. The United States, which was well aware of Pakistan’s destructive “capabilities” beforehand, should have differentiated between pro-Taliban Pakistan and the American ally Pakistan instead of simultaneously accepting both so that it would not be easily played by either side. But the USA could not do so, that’s why a problem that could have been solved in six months, remain in its worst form after 20 years. Governments and leader have changed...

The Cat and Mouse game between Pakistan and FATF    By Hafeez Hassanabadi ( Translated by Archen Baloch ) Pakistan is on the grey list of the International Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for supporting terrorists and being involved in serious crimes of money laundering since 2018, and so far it has dodged the blacklist by tricking the United States with false promises of help to exit Afghanistan, these procrastinating tactics have become a cat and mouse game between FATF and Pakistan. It is noteworthy to remind that Pakistan was blacklisted for two years in 2008 but somehow it made to grey list in 2010, but again it slid into blacklist for its shenanigans in 2012. Again it made to grey list in 2014. Later, it extracted itself from the grey to white list, however, in 2018 it was again put on the grey list. It shows that Pakistan has been playing cat and mouse games with the FATF, having been blacklisted twice and grey-listed three times since ...