Author name: Ozer Khalid

Abstract (This is the second part of a two-part paper which highlights some recommendations to stabilize and bring Pakistan’s economy back on track, creating an essential base for a more sustainable future, especially for Pakistan`s teeming millions who are currently on a knife’s edge due to an eye-watering cost of living crisis. Ideas formulated in

Abstract (Development economists and socialists argue that the only morally appropriate response to the climate catastrophe in Pakistan and the devastating floods would be to unconditionally cancel the country’s external debts.  These resources should be used to support Pakistan’s most vulnerable rather than to service foreign capital. It is a minimal first step toward reparations.

by Ozer Khalid* *The author is a Senior Consultant, geo-strategist, a regular CQ contributor and a counter terrorism expert and can be reached at [email protected] and tweets @OzerKhalid Abstract This CQ study examines how the Taliban illicitly profit from narcotics, despite their declaratory rhetoric and researches how traffickers influence the strategic goals of the Taliban. 

by Özer Khalid† *The views expressed here are empirically validated researched facts from a broad array of fully referenced sources. The comments made neither necessarily reflect those of the author nor those of Criterion Quarterly. Those seeking to academically reference this article for their research may do so as follows: Khalid, Ozer (2022) How South Asia

by Ozer Khalid* *The author is a Senior Consultant, a Foreign Policy  &  Counter-Terrorism Expert, a regular Criterion Quarterly contributor and a global columnist. Email [email protected] Twitter verified @OzerKhalid The most effective way for India to curb regional militancy is by granting the deserving Kashmiri people a referendum on self-determination, in keeping with international law and UN

by Ozer Khalid* *The author is a Senior Consultant, a Foreign Policy  &  Counter-Terrorism Expert, a regular Criterion Quarterly contributor and a global columnist. Email [email protected] Twitter verified @OzerKhalid The Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan ideologically awakens the outlawed anti Pakistan Taliban known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Daesh or Islamic State Khorasan