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Purpose: This article aims at analyzing China’s development of Gwadar as a maritime hub in the region. Gwadar, after Karachi and Bin Qasim Port is the third seaport of Pakistan, which has a greater impact not only on Pakistan but also on regions, especially China. Moreover, the paper through light on the features of CPEC which connects Gwadar with China. Challenges which Gwadar has to face in the near future are also analyzed. Methodology: Qualitative and analytical method is used to conduct this research. Findings: The paper concludes that Gwadar is a potential maritime economic hub in the region. Implications: Hence, the joint venture will not only bring multiple benefits to China-Pakistan but also bring opportunities to the adjacent regions: Central Asia, Middle East and Persian Gulf.

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The objective of this study is to examine militancy and its implications in erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which was annexed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018. The people of erstwhile FATA become victims of militancy and armed conflict for a number of reasons. However, the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 led to the rising of militancy in the tribal belt of Pakistan, which adversely affected the region, its people and their way of living economically, socially, culturally and psychologically. The paper concludes that the in-time action of the government put this region on the path of peace and stability. The merger of FATA to KP was a significant act the government did in 2018 that has a far-reaching impact on peace in the area. The article suggests the best possible and viable options to reduce the suffering of tribal people in all domains.

This article aims at examining China's contemporary interests in post-9/11 Afghanistan. China's diplomatic engagement started in post-Taliban Afghanistan, yet it did not take any part in the US military campaign. Sine the US-Taliban engagement for peace talks, Beijing has been playing an active role and hosted a number of Taliban delegations for the peace process. The article argues the security threat from Afghanistan, vast natural resources in Afghanistan; concern of narcotic flow from Afghanistan; the market for Chinese goods, and most importantly, Chin's Belt and Road initiative needs a stable and peaceful Afghanistan are the main factors Beijing is active vis-�-vis contemporary Afghanistan. China's active socio-economic, political, and diplomatic rendezvous in Afghanistan will not only bring peace and stability to Afghanistan but will also augment China's political thump at the global level and provide it with a peaceful neighbourhood, the market for its goods and a corridor for its Belt and Road Initiative.