Nuzhat Nazar
From Unipolar Power to Fragmented Control
By Nuzhat Nazar While Washington was escalating rhetoric and Tehran was calibrating responses, Pakistan’s military leadership was quietly on the…
Crisis, conflict, and the rising cost of fuel
By Nuzhat Nazar Energy prices do not rise in isolation. Wars, geopolitical tensions, and supply disruptions push global oil markets…
Between Mediation and Reality: Pakistan’s Emerging Role in the Iran-US-Israel Crisis
Between Mediation and Reality: Pakistan’s Emerging Role in the Iran-US-Israel Crisis
Opinion: Power Transitions and Strategic Overreach (Reading the Current Moment)
By: Nuzhat Nazar History rarely repeats itself in exact form, but it often follows recognizable patterns. The evolution of great…
India’s Strategic Shift and the Limits of “Strategic Autonomy”
By: Nuzhat Nazar For decades, India has presented itself as a country capable of maintaining relations with competing global actors…
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 Israel and Iran…
Pakistan’s Internal Response to the US–Israel Strikes on Iran
By: Nuzhat Nazar The US and Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered a sharp and emotionally charged reaction across Pakistan,…
Israel-Iran Conflict & Iranian Martial Law
Updated Situation Report and Regional Implications(By: Nuzhat Nazar) What Has Happened So Far On 28 February 2026, Israel Katz announced…
Israel-Iran Conflict & Iranian Martial Law
Israel-Iran Conflict & Iranian Martial Law Updated Situation Report and Regional Implications(By: Nuzhat Nazar) What Has Happened So Far On…
Two Fronts, One Strategy? Pakistan’s Growing Encirclement Concern
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) The recent escalation along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border is being described in routine terms such as infiltration, retaliation…
Opinion: When India and Israel Redefine “Region,” Pakistan Must Pay Attention
(By Nuzhat Nazar) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel on 25 February, including an address to the Israeli…
Balochistan as a Strategic Stress Test: Terrorism, Connectivity and State Response
By: Nuzhat Nazar The coordinated terrorist attacks that swept across Balochistan in late January 2026 mark a clear shift in…
Maximum pressure, managed Restraint: Decoding Trump’s Iran Strategy and the Meaning of Renewed Talks
Maximum Pressure, Managed Restraint: Decoding Trump’s Iran Strategy and the Meaning of Renewed Talks By: Nuzhat NazarThe renewed engagement between…
Pakistan–Bangladesh Relations in Strategic Transition
With upcoming elections and shifting political cycles, Pakistan–Bangladesh relations are entering a delicate phase where timing, messaging, and optics matter…
What Changed in Beijing: Pakistan, China, and a New Phase of Trust
When Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Beijing on January 4 to co-chair the seventh…