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Expanding Terrorism: Pakistan’s Counter-Terror Response and the Afghan Conundrum
Asif Haroon Raja In the wake of the steadily intensifying cross-border terrorism orchestrated by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) from Afghan soil into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and…
Pakistan-India Tensions 2025: When Pakistan Stood Tall Against Aggression
Pakistan-India Tensions 2025: When Pakistan Stood Tall Against Aggression
Life: A Divine Jigsaw Puzzle
Muslims and Christians both believe in the oneness of Almighty Allah and in the Day of Judgment.…
Analysis of the Need for New Provinces in Pakistan
The idea of creating new provinces in Pakistan is not new and has been debated many times.…
A New Chapter in Regional Diplomacy: China Welcomes Pakistan-Afghanistan Ambassadorial Relations
China’s welcoming of Pakistan and the Afghan interim government's recent decision to elevate their diplomatic relations to…
India Hiding Its Defeat Under False Narratives
India’s long-cherished dream of Akhand Bharat has driven its quest for regional hegemony and global power status.…
The Re-Alignment of the Middle East After the Iran War
The architects of the war operated on flawed assumptions. It was believed that a politically, economically, and…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Assessing the Transformation of Vision into Reality with a Focus on Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project under…
Governor Sindh and CDS Welcomes COMEX and CDS to Karachi
Governor of Sindh, Kamran Tesori, extended a warm welcome to…
Seminar on “Kashmir Accession Day” held in Rawalakot by Centre for Development and Stability
Under the auspices of the Centre for Development and Stability,…
Omani Parliamentary delegation calls on NA Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah
 National Assembly SecretariatDirectorate General of Media Omani Parliamentary delegation…
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Who Will Blink First:Trump in QuandaryPart II
Asif Haroon Raja As the war drags on, President Donald Trump faces an increasingly difficult strategic dilemma. Despite overwhelming military…
A Calculated Retaliation: Operation Bunyan Un Marsoos And the Strategic Message to India
The geopolitical context surrounding the escalation quickly drew international attention, with key global powers stepping in to manage the fallout.…
Bangladesh An Autocratic State
In July 2024, student protests in Dhaka over government job quotas sparked nationwide unrest, with violence, prison breakouts, and vandalism,…
Iran’s Unyielding Resistance, Expanding War Dynamics and Pakistan’s Diplomatic Masterstroke
By Asif Haroon Raja The ongoing war has entered an extremely dangerous phase. A review of the events of the…
Celebrating 77 Years of Independence: Pakistan’s Unyielding Journey to Greatness
Every 14 August, Pakistanis celebrate Independence Day, honoring 1947's sovereignty, reflecting on…
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Expanding Terrorism: Pakistan’s Counter-Terror Response and the Afghan Conundrum
Asif Haroon Raja In the wake of the steadily intensifying cross-border terrorism orchestrated by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan…
Hanging Between Peace and War
Asif Haroon Raja Iran: Most Sanctioned Country Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has lived under the shadow of…
Deep Mistrust and a Cycle of Hostility: Why the US–Iran Conflict Cannot End
Given the back-to-back wars in June 2025 and February 2026, and the unresolved core disputes, it is highly doubtful that…
April 26, 2026
West Asia's Fragile Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread Asif Haroon Raja Trump had imposed a war on Iran on February…
April 26, 2026
When Time Becomes Iran’s Advantage and America’s Constraint (By: Nuzhat Nazar) The approaching end of the 60-day window under the…
When Strategy Replaces Diplomacy in Islamabad
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) With Abbas Araghchi now in Islamabad, and American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arriving in parallel,…
April 25, 2026
Ceasefire Extension, Hormuz Tensions, and the Emerging Strategic Deadlock Asif Haroon Raja Background Full-scale war broke out on February 28,…
America Can Fight This War. Can It Sustain It?
By: Nuzhat Nazar The question is not whether the United States can fight a war with Iran. It clearly can.…
West Asia’s Fragile Diplomacy, Controlled Escalation to Peace
Asif Haroon Raja Current Strategic Landscape Tensions between the United States and Iran have once again approached a critical inflection…
Rebalancing Power: Why America Must Align Strategy with Economic Reality
By: Nuzhat Nazar For much of the post Cold War era, the United States did not have to choose between…
Pakistan in the Global Spotlight: From Strategic Constraint to Diplomatic Centrality
Pakistan has, once again, stepped into the global spotlight—this time not as a peripheral actor, but as a pivotal intermediary…
COAS is in Tehran
The current mission of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Asim Munir, to Tehran is a move born out…
Escalation Without Resolution
With a naval blockade tightening in the Gulf and missile batteries shifting across Iran, the US–Iran standoff is no longer…
Can Pakistan Afford Neutrality in the US–Iran Conflict?
This "active neutrality" requires Islamabad to serve as a high-stakes courier, translating the rigid security requirements of Washington into a…
How Pakistan is Becoming the Operating Channel in Iran–US Talks
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) What we are witnessing around Pakistan’s role in the Iran–US talks is no longer just occasional mediation.…