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Attacks and Counter-Strikes
Asif Haroon Raja Following the deadly vehicle-borne suicide attack on a mosque in the Old Police Lines area of Kohat during Friday prayers, which reportedly martyred a number of police…
India’s Warmongering
Peace in South Asia has been repeatedly undermined by India’s belligerence and expansionist mindset. The core 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…
Alarm Bells Rung by Dual-Faced Pseudo-Intellectuals and Defence Analysts
Asif Haroon Raja Was there ever a period in Pakistan's history when the country was not the…
The Strategic Significance for Securing U.S. Access to Bagram Air Base
Bagram Airfield (BAF), also known as Bagram Air Base, is situated approximately 11 kilometers southeast of Charikar…
Kashmir: A Test of State Authority and National Cohesion -Implications for Pakistan, Azad Kashmir, and the Kashmir Cause
Asif Haroon Raja The Tactics of the Banned JAAC The banned JAAC kills innocent people and then…
Pakistan’s IMF Review: A Window to Move from Crisis Management to Economic Statecraft
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) Pakistan’s latest IMF review should be read less as a routine financing update and…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized a one-day…
Press Release
Centre for Development and Stability Held Seminar on Kashmir's History…
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…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Assessing the Transformation of Vision into Reality with a Focus on Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
The seminar was held at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University…
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Daku Raj in Kacha
The biggest achievement of the Crime Control Department (CCD) so far is under the leadership of District Police Officer Rahim…
America Declining Empire, China Rising Power, Pakistan Influential Middle Power
Asif Haroon Raja I am quoting an apparently small incident which took place during the two-day summit between the…
Foreign Profit Repatriation Signals Renewed Investor Confidence in Pakistan
Foreign profit repatriation should be viewed as a positive indicator of Pakistan’s improving investment climate rather than a sign of…
Is China Reevaluating Its Relationship with Pakistan? The Path Forward After PM’s Visit
In recent years, the partnership between China and Pakistan has come under increasing scrutiny amidst shifting global dynamics and internal…
US-Iran Conflict 2026: Rising Tensions, Global Risks, and the Muslim World’s Response
In early 2026, tensions between the United States and Iran escalated sharply, alarming global capitals and regional powers alike. What…
Los Angeles Wildfires: A Tragic Reminder of Climate Vulnerabilities and Urgent Action
The city of Los Angeles is reeling under one of the most…
Sudden De-escalation in Iran
Iran has historically proven resistant to external conquest. Its vast geography, inhospitable…
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Attacks and Counter-Strikes
Asif Haroon Raja Following the deadly vehicle-borne suicide attack on a mosque in the Old Police Lines area of Kohat…
CSCEC- 2026
In the global landscape of construction and investment, one name stands out—China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the world's largest construction…
The World Seems to Have Become a Complicated Game
Something seems to have become seriously entangled in the prevailing geopolitical order. The United States (US) is Israel’s principal patron…
The World Seems to Have Become a Complicated Game
Asif Haroon Raja Something seems to have become seriously entangled in the prevailing geopolitical order. The United States is Israel’s…
Iran’s Possible Nuclearisation: Is Military Pressure Producing the Opposite Result?
Premise For years, Iranian leaders have maintained that Iran does not intend to manufacture nuclear weapons and that its nuclear…
Pakistan at a Strategic Crossroads: Security, Regional Alliances and Political Polarisation
Pakistan faces terrorism, regional instability and deep political polarisation. New regional alliances are reshaping its security environment. Tensions in Balochistan…
The Iran war is reshaping Gulf security and energy politicsfor meta des: After Hormuz: Is the Gulf Entering a New Security Order?
The Strait of Hormuz has long functioned as the narrow, beating artery of global commerce. Handling nearly a fifth of…
The Politics of Propaganda, Wishful Thinking and Confrontation
Asif Haroon Raja PTI’s social-media machinery continues to churn out a steady stream of exaggerated, unverified and, in some cases,…
Postmortem of Four-Day India – Pakistan War: Lessons for India
Asif Haroon Raja India's Miscalculations and Weakly Planned Pahalgam False Flag Operation India’s strategic miscalculation stemmed from a flawed assessment…
Imran Khan: From Cricketing Hero to Political Confrontation
Asif Haroon Raja Political History of Imran Khan The cricketer Imran Khan earned worldwide fame after leading Pakistan to victory…
The Shanghai Spirit at 25: A New Model for Multilateral Cooperation
Zhao Yunfei Andijan’s train station sits on the eastern edge of Uzbekistan’s rail network and is gearing up for a…
A Day of Suspense, Speculation, Political Manoeuvring and Uncertainties
Asif Haroon Raja Circulating Rumours and Suspense Yesterday was a day full of suspense, speculation and political intrigue. All kinds…
The Makkah Pact and the Erosion of America’s Gulf Hegemony
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement is a potentially historic shift in Gulf security: from an order dominated by American…
India–Pakistan Antagonism in Historical Perspective
Part Three Asif Haroon Raja Emerging Fault Lines in India–US Relations Pakistan's nuclear programme, its growing strategic relationship with China…
India–Pakistan Antagonism in Historical Perspective
Part Two Asif Haroon Raja Following Partition in 1947, India and Pakistan emerged as the two principal successor states to…