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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…
Misinformation, disinformation, and fake news spread by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) controlled social media networks inside and…
Pakistan’s journey towards economic stability and development has often seen the active involvement of its military, not…
By: Nuzhat Nazar For decades, India has presented itself as a country capable of maintaining relations with…
The recent collapse of talks between Pakistan and the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan marks a troubling development…
After 10 April 2022, the leaders, activists, workers and supporters of PTI egged on by Imran Khan…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has paused new funding for programs in Pakistan following…
Respected organizers of the CIPCC Programme, media colleagues from different…
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized a one-day…
National Assembly SecretariatDirectorate General of Media Omani Parliamentary delegation…
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Organized a Seminar…
India’s military defeat in May 2025 has transformed South Asia’s strategic landscape. Pakistan has emerged diplomatically and militarily strengthened, while…
Pakistan strikes Taliban Targets in Response to Afghan Aggression 27 February 2026 Pakistan’s armed forces have carried out effective airstrikes…
By Asif Haroon Raja The ongoing war has entered an extremely dangerous phase. A review of the events of the…
The eyes of the world are on China. As the Shanghai Cooperation organization (SCO) Summit in China was viewed as…
After months of economic uncertainty and cautious optimism, Pakistan has received a much-needed boost on the global financial stage. International…
By Nuzhat Nazar In Islamabad, this is not just a negotiation. It…
Watching this video, one can ascertain the fixated mindset of the extremist…
Asif Haroon Raja In the wake of the steadily intensifying cross-border terrorism orchestrated by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan…
Asif Haroon Raja Iran: Most Sanctioned Country Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has lived under the shadow of…
Given the back-to-back wars in June 2025 and February 2026, and the unresolved core disputes, it is highly doubtful that…
West Asia's Fragile Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread Asif Haroon Raja Trump had imposed a war on Iran on February…
When Time Becomes Iran’s Advantage and America’s Constraint (By: Nuzhat Nazar) The approaching end of the 60-day window under the…
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) With Abbas Araghchi now in Islamabad, and American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arriving in parallel,…
Ceasefire Extension, Hormuz Tensions, and the Emerging Strategic Deadlock Asif Haroon Raja Background Full-scale war broke out on February 28,…
By: Nuzhat Nazar The question is not whether the United States can fight a war with Iran. It clearly can.…
Asif Haroon Raja Current Strategic Landscape Tensions between the United States and Iran have once again approached a critical inflection…
By: Nuzhat Nazar For much of the post Cold War era, the United States did not have to choose between…
Pakistan has, once again, stepped into the global spotlight—this time not as a peripheral actor, but as a pivotal intermediary…
The current mission of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Asim Munir, to Tehran is a move born out…
With a naval blockade tightening in the Gulf and missile batteries shifting across Iran, the US–Iran standoff is no longer…
This "active neutrality" requires Islamabad to serve as a high-stakes courier, translating the rigid security requirements of Washington into a…
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) What we are witnessing around Pakistan’s role in the Iran–US talks is no longer just occasional mediation.…
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