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Global Competition over Military AI: Who Is the True Leader?
Global Competition over Military AI: Who Is the True Leader? Â Talha Arif Artificial Intelligence (AI) is actively changing the nature of war. Despite the fact that nuclear weapons, combat…
Climate Crisis 2025: How Climate Change is Reshaping Pakistan
Climate change is no longer a distant worry for Pakistan. It’s a harsh, everyday reality affecting millions.…
Proxy War and Regional Instability: Pakistan’s Security Challenges
Pakistan’s current security challenges are the result of long-term proxy warfare, regional power rivalry, and geopolitical competition.…
Wickedness of India Backfires
Asif Haroon Raja Indian policymakers today find themselves in a deep strategic quandary. The political, military, and…
How Islamabad Is Weighing the Israel–Iran Crisis and the Afghan Escalation
By Nuzhat Nazar Pakistan is once again navigating a complex strategic moment. On one side, tensions between…
Pakistan–EU Strategic Dialogue 2026 Reaffirmed Commitment to Strengthened Partnership
On June 1, 2026, Pakistan and the European Union reaffirmed their commitment to deepen and diversify their…
DG ISPR Warns Kabul: Pakistan Will Defend Its People Against Cross-Border Terrorism
According to early reports, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) targeted multiple hideouts belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan…
Omani Majlis-e-Shura Delegation Paid a Visit to Pakistan Monument and Heritage Museum
Press Release- Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Islamabad, Pakistan…
Let’s Explore Kashmir Campaign
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized 3 days…
Omani Parliamentary delegation calls on NA Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah
 National Assembly SecretariatDirectorate General of Media Omani Parliamentary delegation…
Khuzdar’s Strategic Location: A Catalyst for Regional Trade and Development
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS), organized a seminar…
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Escalating War in the Middle East
As anticipated, Israel has commenced the air war against Iran. Iran's official media has confirmed the blasts in Tehran, and…
DG CDS Dr. Irfan Ashraf’s Address at Renmin University of China Closing Ceremony
Respected organizers of the CIPCC Programme, media colleagues from different countries around the world, and esteemed faculty members of Renmin…
Reforming the Education System of Pakistan: Challenges, Solutions, and the Road to Vision 2026
Education is the foundation of any nation’s progress. It builds minds, shapes societies, and determines the future of generations. Unfortunately,…
Strategic Patience: Pakistan’s Afghan Policy
For decades, Afghanistan has remained a theatre of competing ambitions, interventions, and tragedies. Yet, amid the churn of global powers,…
Pakistan-India Tensions 2025: When Pakistan Stood Tall Against Aggression
Pakistan-India Tensions 2025: When Pakistan Stood Tall Against Aggression
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized a seminar titled “China-Pakistan…
The Role of AI in Modern Education in Pakistan: Benefits and Challenges
In today’s fast-changing world, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a new…
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Global Competition over Military AI: Who Is the True Leader?
Global Competition over Military AI: Who Is the True Leader? Â Talha Arif Artificial Intelligence (AI) is actively changing the…
Silent War Beneath the Seas: Why the Race to Build Submarines Is Heating Up
underwater warfare and the global race to develop advanced submarine capabilities are becoming central to modern military competition. It emphasizes…
Proxy War and Regional Instability: Pakistan’s Security Challenges
Pakistan faces an increasingly complex security environment shaped by proxy warfare, regional instability, and great-power competition. It emphasizes that Pakistan’s…
The New Face of Terrorism Is Not an Accident
 The growing visibility of women in terrorist organisations is not evidence of empowerment or social change, but a deliberate…
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Centre for Development and Stability Held Seminar on Kashmir's History and Accession with Pakistan Kashmir House — The Centre for…
Proxy War and Regional Instability: Pakistan’s Security Challenges
Pakistan’s perspective on regional security, arguing that the country faces a sustained campaign of proxy and hybrid warfare driven primarily…
Proxy War and Regional Instability: Pakistan’s Security Challenges
Pakistan’s current security challenges are the result of long-term proxy warfare, regional power rivalry, and geopolitical competition. It claims that…
Why Pakistan Must Prioritise Security Over Afghanistan’s Internal Politics
 Why Pakistan Must Prioritise Security Over Afghanistan's Internal Politics  By Maimona Saleem  Pakistan today faces a difficult…
Building Inferno in the Middle East: The Escalating Persian Gulf Crisis and Its Global Implications
The Gulf crisis has evolved beyond a dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme into a broader geopolitical struggle for regional and…
Inside Balochistan’s Long War
Balochistan’s unrest is no longer just a local grievance or separatist issue; it has evolved into a wider security and…
China-Russia Cooperation as a vital constant amid
century-defining changes sweeping across the world July 16 marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness…
Balochistan’s Security Paradox
 CDS Web Desk  Pakistan’s government and military continue to reiterate their commitment to eradicating terrorism in Balochistan. However,…
Islamabad and the OIC’s New Conversation on Women’s Development
 The 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women marks an important shift in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's agenda, highlighting…
CPEC: The Strategic Escape Route Great Powers Cannot Ignore
Why is Pakistan suddenly facing coordinated pressure from Japan, Singapore, and India? The answer lies in CPEC, the Strait of…
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: From Shared Brotherhood to Conflict and Betrayal
Part Six The article argues that Pakistan–Afghanistan relations have worsened because of cross-border terrorism, propaganda, and growing mistrust. It states…