Adnan Aamir

2 days ago | asia.nikkei.com | Adnan Aamir

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has unveiled a plan to establish a national crypto reserve, making the country an early adopter of digital currencies as a national asset. However, the move faces a mounting backlash, with critics expressing concerns about a possible erosion of national wealth. The quickly taken decision is also seen as way to garner the favor of U.S. President Donald Trump.

3 days ago | asia.nikkei.com | Adnan Aamir

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has decided to upgrade its diplomatic relationship with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and to send an ambassador to Kabul, highlighting Islamabad's drastic change in its neighborhood policy in the aftermath of its recent warlike conflict with India. "I am pleased to announce the decision of the Government of Pakistan to upgrade the level of its Charge d'Affaires in Kabul to the level of Ambassador," Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's foreign minister, posted on X on Friday.

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Adnan Aamir

ISLAMABAD -- After military clashes between India and Pakistan broke out earlier this month -- at more than three days' duration, making them the most inflamed between the two countries in decades -- a ceasefire was agreed on May 10. But the bilateral water-sharing Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance, as India unilaterally suspended it on April 23, a day after a deadly attack killed 26 civilians in the India-administered part of Kashmir.

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Adnan Aamir

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2 weeks ago | thefridaytimes.com | Adnan Aamir

On the morning of May 7, a major development took place in South Asia. India had reportedly launched airstrikes on targets inside Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. That same day, I published a news report for Nikkei Asia, which stated that Pakistan claimed to have shot down five Indian fighter jets, including three Rafale aircraft. This was a serious escalation in one of the world’s most dangerous nuclear flashpoints. Two days later, on May 9, I filed another story for Nikkei Asia.