2 common misconceptions regarding "Terrorism":
1. It is a standalone charge:-
When issuing an accusation, it is vital to specify - with adequate logical & legal evidence - the accused's motive (without which, it would appear that the accused was just interested in the accuser's feelings).
2. It is actuated by "Extremism":-
This fallacy is rooted in the habit of some world clergy members to flaunt "moral superiority"...while actual extremists go unnoticed, e.g. Ndrangheta (i.e. "Honorable Men").

Reasons for the ongoing global stock crash, inter alia (?):
1. The irrelevance of formal education, e.g. LinkedIn mostly sends me offers for Masters & Ph.Ds?
2. The difference between formal & freelance, e.g. the one US government shutdown victim who shifted from formal to freelance, was the lawyer who launched a hot dog business?
3. The confusion in diplomatic circles, e.g. may an alleged link between Afghanistan & TTP activities, spell trouble for Italy & the 'Ndrangheta or Japan & the Yakuza?

While the imbecilic reference to the brutal murder of Mr. Khashoggi by Messrs Trump & MBS may be a diplomatic gaffe, may it also cast a disastrous shadow on the prospects of:-
-Any current or future US role in the Middle East, e.g. the UN-sponsored Gaza Board Of Peace?
-US insistence on continuing hostilities with current or potential competitors, e.g. Russia, Afghanistan, etc.?
-US fervor to be the weapons dealer to purported rivals, e.g. Pakistan & India, & its impact on NATO allies in the EU?

Kambalu (The Spanish Jew's Tale), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
"These grains of gold are not grains of wheat,
These bars of silver thou canst not eat."
The grave & burgeoning financial challenges plaguing some of the most economically-significant nations of the world, with the resultant serious domino effect on their "right-hand nations", pose a question:
When may the monied-but-uncompetitive accept that the wealth is already disappearing, because the solution lies with partners, not flunkeys?

Might an irrational denial policy & a moratorium on questions regarding credibility issues jeopardize global commerce, e.g.:
-The WHO refused to recognize the "non-lethal" cause of the "Post-Antibiotic Age"...& ran 5 Big Pharma companies out of Pakistan?
-The UN considered the NBP-Bahrain scam, a "poor country issue"...which triggered the ongoing world stock crash?
In view of this:
What is the motive behind King Abdullah II's Islamabad visit...given that India is Jordan's top export destination?

It was once a crime to say the Earth is round & revolves around the Sun. This enforced fallacy didn't harm linked sectors, e.g. shipping, because sailors consulted "unconventional" astrologers, & ignored "authorized" astronomers (a fact obscured by the renaming of "astrologers" as "astronomers" in modern history):
-May the WHO's denial of any "Non-lethal weapon", save blunt objects, nullify a doctor's diagnostic skill?
-May the ongoing global stock crash be beyond the skills of official experts?

"Leadership" is often misrepresented as establishing & maintaining ascendancy over another, through threats or theatrics.
However, the real test is not "the willingness to talk", but the ability to negotiate, i.e. the credibility of whoever demands a meeting depends on a successful outcome.
For example, how may the failure of the US President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to lead peace negotiations in the Middle East, impact the Kushner &/or Trump Families' American business/commercial interests?

Perhaps due to the chaotic US Government shutdown, outside observers note growing confusion in international relations, e.g:
Take Islamabad's suspicions of Kabul colluding with New Delhi against Pakistan:
-What can New Delhi offer Kabul as remuneration...or is Islamabad's image so odious, that Kabul agreed to do it for free?
-How may Doha help, given challenges from Manama's unpredictable international banking policies?
-How may Istanbul help, given it already hosts an influx of Syrian refugees?

"Legal immunity" is often misunderstood worldwide, as a Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card; whereas in reality, it is a double-edged sword, as evidenced by the following 2 questions (inter alia):
1. It could constitute an admission of guilt, e.g. "What is the need for (a priori) legal immunity beyond presumption of innocence, sans criminal intent?"
2. It is utterly voidable if secured through bad faith, e.g. "Did the recipient secure the powers that necessitated blanket immunity, through a criminal act?"

Trust (or the lack thereof) appears to be the determinant in most of the main global issues today. Contrary to popular opinion, trust is best protected by a transactional strategy, e.g.:
During the last ~3 years, National Bank Of Pakistan sold its UK assets (at firesale prices) to Bestway Group & Bahrain secretly kept the proceeds.
Questions:
-Did this deal undermine faith in UK AML/CFT protocols?
-Did the NBP management change compromise the security of the contents of NBP safety deposit boxes?

While acknowledging the exception to every rule, there are 3 primary human relationships:
1. Allies, i.e. fixed-duration partners, not friends.
2. Friends, i.e. neutral parties, not allies.
3. Opponents, i.e. neither allies nor friends.
May this classification system replace "Confidence-Building Measures" with "Buyer-Seller Goodwill", as a solution for ongoing international problems:
-Washington - Moscow energy competition, e.g. oil?
-New Delhi - Kabul consumer goods competition, e.g. dry fruit?

The foundation of every civilization is "markets before governments", because while salarymen can delay, businesspeople know time is cash. Thus, statesmen & soldiers are judged by their power to poach on foreign "territories", while traders & transporters are assessed on business with foreign "markets".
What are the odds of a normalization of Islamabad-Kabul trade ties, given New Delhi's closure of Kartarpur & semi-closure of Wagah-Attari, hinting at objections to Afghan goods in Indian markets?

Doha exports natural gas, & Istanbul exports electronics to Pakistan; the IMF repeatedly orders Islamabad to discourage domestic electricity & natural gas usage, resulting in a crash in the local consumer electronics market, & a "critical pressure alert" at Pakistan's main gas pipeline.
Possibly due to the absence of formal relations, neither Turkish nor Qatari goods matter much in Afghanistan.
To what degree may these facts (negatively or positively) impact ongoing Islamabad-Kabul negotiations?

Words engender ideas just as ideas engender words, e.g. what issues might arise from a taunt regarding the Japanese PM's thanks to American servicemen aboard the USS George Washington in 2025, given the formal Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945?
Similarly, could the realtor rule of "location location location" advance Islamabad-Kabul talks, e.g. by holding the next meeting in a more relevant venue, than some Middle Eastern country with M.I.C.E tourism ambitions...such as Torkham?

Assuming the following 2 pieces of information are accurate:
1. Islamabad & Kabul have 8 official trading points along the Durand Line, most important being Torkham.
2. Islamabad is officially willing to sacrifice related tax revenues for its terrorism goals.
According to the rules of market competition, could any alleged terrorist abuse any unofficial Durand Line routes, if legitimate traders "saturated" said routes to ferry essential items, until the conclusion of Islamabad-Kabul negotiations?

If viewed in the cold light of day, the one financial product that is truly exclusive to banks - from investment "giants" to retail "pygmies" - is bonds...which poses the question:
Considering the gathering storm clouds over the global bond market, what may a "tiny" breach-of-trust from a "minor" player, e.g. a fund disappearance in Pakistani T-bills (aka "Saving Certificates"), prompt bond advisors to suggest as a countermeasure, besides the puerile remark, "It's so bad, it couldn't get worse"?

Considering the age-old fact that no agreement between any 2 or more parties is possible, unless grounded in a set of logically-selected, mutually-acceptable financial objectives:
Might the United Nations disclose:-
1. What financial joint ventures between Israel & Palestine guarantee a lasting alliance between the people who call that region their home?
2. What Torkham-related measures have Kabul & Islamabad agreed upon to facilitate trade & peace for the people who call this region their home?

"Pig butchering: A scam that deceives victims into investing..."
Amid optimism from power sector stakeholders worldwide, over the introduction of decentralized electricity distribution services in Pakistan...the IMF seems to favor maintaining the status quo, as evidenced by its recent demand to hike already-bloated power charges in the country.
Could this brewing investor crisis be the actual cause behind the crash in top power company share prices in the 24 hours following the IMF announcement?

"No defender of property right is so vociferous as the financier who, having appropriated his neighbor's goods, argues that possession constitutes legal ownership." - Thomas W. Lawson
Given Washington's historical commitment to an objective (no matter how unproductive) once it has thought of it; should concerned parties, e.g. Israel, view US targets for Gaza through the lens of US plans to "watch" China from Afghanistan (implying the failure of US bases in Japan & South Korea to do the needful)?

Headline:
"EVERY PAKISTANI CITIZEN OWES ~US$1,100!!!"
Contextualization:
Every British citizen owes ~US$130,000. Every American citizen owes ~US$105,000.
Analysis:
If calculated as annual food inflation (~50%) minus interest (~20%), every Pakistani saving account &/or certificate owner pays the bank "rent" to keep his/her money. What may government-contractor retail banks be doing with the cash, given that Islamabad & the IMF can think of no solution except tax hikes...practically every quarter?