Posts Tagged: Pakistan Israel
Trump Links Abraham Accords to Any Iran Deal
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalize relations with Israel...
Pakistan’s ‘Neutral’ Role — and What the Media Isn’t Reporting
If an Israeli minister took to their X account to refer to any country as “cancerous” and “a curse for humanity,” while wishing its population...
The Pakistan Gambit: Why Islamabad’s Mediation Should Worry Israel
The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been widely celebrated as a triumph of Pakistani diplomacy. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received...
The Pakistan-Turkey Axis: A New and Dangerous Threat to Israel
While the world’s cameras were fixed on the smoldering borders of the Levant and the political maneuverings in Tehran, a geopolitical earthquake occurred in Islamabad....
Recognizing Israel: Any Asian Volunteers?
The question for Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not whether either country will recognize Israel, but when and who will go first. For the past two...
Ultraconservative Triumph Puts Pakistan at Risk of Islamic Violence and Terror
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan may have temporarily averted further violence by caving in to the demands of a militant, supremacist religious group. But in...
Pakistan Struggles to Regain Its Footing in a Changing Muslim World
Increasing strains between Pakistan and its traditional Arab allies, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are about more than the Gulf States’ opportunistic targeting of India’s...
Pakistani Officials Deny Rumors of Secret Normalization Talks With Israel
Pakistani officials on Wednesday vehemently denied rumors that their country was making preliminary moves toward normalizing relations with Israel. The Pakistani edition of the Saudi-based publication...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Says He’ll Never Establish Ties With ‘Zionists,’ After Facing Pressure to Recognize Israel
Pakistan’s Islamist prime minister said late last week that despite facing pressure to recognize Israel, he refuses to establish relations with the "Zionists." In a television...
Why Prospects for Israeli-Pakistani Relations Remain Dim
On October 25, an Israeli journalist tweeted that an Israeli jet had flown from Tel Aviv to Islamabad, where it spent 10 hours before flying...
Common Words Between Hebrew and Urdu
Shalom chaverim sheli ("Hello my friends"): I was so happy with the overwhelmingly positive response that my previous article, “A Pakistani Lover of Hebrew,” garnered. I want to express my...
A Pakistani Lover of Hebrew
Despite the fact that my country -- Pakistan -- doesn’t have any diplomatic relations with Israel, and despite the ubiquitous antisemitism in Pakistan, I have...
Report: Pakistan’s ISI Targeted U.S. and Israeli Consulates in India
Pakistan's intelligence agency (ISI) has a controversial history of assisting terrorists, including the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Now, the Times of India is reporting that Pakistan's ISI has...
Malala, Pakistan, and Israel
A few days ago, I was sitting at home undergoing a multicultural musical experience. I was, in fact, listening to a number of Qawwali songs...
