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The Afghan Taliban and Pakistan: From Strategic Allies to Strategic Rivals
Pakistan's Role During the Afghan Jihad in the 1980s During the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989, an estimated 1.8 million Afghans, including nearly…
Cult Followers Singing Negative Tunes
The PTI and the cult followers are in a state of depression after the failure of their…
India’s Proclivity for False Flag Operations and War Mongering
India’s notorious intelligence agency RAW has mastered the art of spy warfare and has earned an ill-repute…
Pakistan Outperformed India
India remains the only country in South Asia that persistently interferes in the internal affairs of its…
The Delhi Blast: Fact, Blame, and the Truth
On November 10, 2025, a large explosion rocked the Red Fort area in Delhi, India's capital. Sadly,…
Deleterious Role of Detractors in Pakistan
The critics in Pakistan are selling a narrative, that the largest and most popular party of the…
Departure of Sardar Akhtar Mengal
Sardar Akhtar Mengal hailing from Wadh, district Khuzdar, Balochistan, is one of the Baloch nationalist leaders and…
Press Release | Center for Development and Stability Conducted Press Conference on Exposing Deception: Critical Analysis of India’s False Flag Operations
Emphasizing the critical importance of understanding India’s false flag operation…
CDS Hosts Welcome Dinner for COMEX CEO Amr Abdullah Baabood to Strengthen Pakistan-Oman Economic and Technological Ties
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized and hosted…
Omani Parliamentary delegation calls on NA Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah
 National Assembly SecretariatDirectorate General of Media Omani Parliamentary delegation…
Seminar on “Kashmir Accession Day” held in Rawalakot by Centre for Development and Stability
Under the auspices of the Centre for Development and Stability,…
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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 hope to solve many of these problems. AI…
War, Diplomacy, and Uncertainty: Can Ukraine Survive Without U.S. Support?
The Ukraine- Russia war, which erupted in 2022 following Russia's full-scale invasion, has been one of the most defining geopolitical…
Collective Punishment or Legitimate Security Measures
What Israel is doing is a shut-up call to all peace promoters and diplomacy  This has absolutely become the…
Short History of Sultan Said bin Taimur of Muscat & Oman
Memories of my Father - Col Muhammad Sakhi Raja, S Bt
Pakistan’s Historic Victory & India’s Concocted Narratives
Within minutes of the RAW-staged terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April,…
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Cross-Border Terrorism and Pakistan’s Changing Response
Pakistan has shifted from strategic restraint to proactive deterrence against cross-border terrorism. This reflects growing frustration over militant sanctuaries in…
The Afghan Taliban and Pakistan: From Strategic Allies to Strategic Rivals
Pakistan's Role During the Afghan Jihad in the 1980s During the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan from December 1979…
The Islamabad Accord: A Turning Point in West Asia’s Geopolitical Order
Following the Switzerland Agreement on 22 June, an extremely interesting atmosphere emerged across international social media. The discussions initially centered…
China, Global South & International Order
China, the Global South, and the Battle for the Future of World Order  A profound structural transformation is reshaping…
Pakistan’s Diplomatic Triumph: From the Swiss Negotiations to the Iranian President’s Visit
Part One Optimistic Atmosphere in Switzerland Following the arrival of the American, Iranian, Pakistani, and Qatari delegations in Switzerland, expectations…
The Conviction of BYC Leaders: A Step Toward Long-Term Stability in Balochistan
The Quetta Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) found the chief organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) guilty in a case involving…
U.S. – Iran Agreement & Middle East Geopolitics
U.S.-Iran Agreement & Middle East Geopolitics The formal signing of a landmark framework agreement between the United States and the…
The Islamabad Memorandum: Pakistan’s Biggest Diplomatic Breakthrough Since the War on Terror
 For nearly two decades after 9/11, Pakistan's engagement with the world was defined largely by one phrase: the War…
High-Level Talks on Islamabad MoU Implementation: Pakistan’s Commendable Role in Advancing Peace Efforts
Islamabad/Bürgenstock— June 21, 2026 Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif departed for  Switzerland on Sunday to take part in high-level talks…
Pakistan’s Diplomatic Resurgence in a Multipolar World and Motivated Negative Trends
Asif Haroon Raja History shows that both civilian and military leaders across the world have resorted to war under varying…
The US-Iran MoU: Can Diplomacy Defeat the Spoilers?
Nuzhat Nazar History rarely gives diplomacy a quiet moment. Just when negotiators believe they have opened the door to peace,…
The US-Israel War Against Iran: Its Consequences
Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan's Triumph on the Global Stage The world was astonished during the G7 summit when US President…
The Iran-US Agreement: A Transitional Carrot-and-Stick Diplomacy, not a Trust Based Settlement
The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ending the US-Iran war seems a structural bet, not a treaty. According to the…
The US-Israel War Against Iran: Its Consequences
Asif Haroon Raja Many a Slip between the Cup and the Lip President Donald Trump attended the G7 Summit of…
The US-Israel War Against Iran: Its Consequences
Asif Haroon Raja US and Iran Reach Agreement On roughly 40 occasions since March, President Donald Trump claimed to be…