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March 14, 2026
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Current Affairs, Economics, Falak Sher, Int'l Relations, Strategic Perspectives

The High Cost of War: Why the U.S. Iran Conflict Matters for Pakistan

By Falak Sher Khan War in the twenty-first century is fought not only with missiles, aircraft, and soldiers, but also with vast financial resources. The ongoing confrontation between the...

February 27, 2026
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Current Affairs, Mian Majid Ali Afzal, Middel East

Pakistan’s Sovereignty: Firm, Final, and Uncompromising

By Mian Majid Ali Afzal We Did Not Expect This We did not expect an act like India’s from Afghanistan. The time has gone astray its chance to vanquish...

February 24, 2026
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Brig Asif Haroon, Int'l Relations, Strategic Perspectives

Strategic Realignments in West and South Asia, & Current US-Iran Standoff

By Brigadier (R) Asif Haroon Raja The June Israel–Iran war marked a critical inflection point in regional geopolitics. What began as a swift and decisive Israeli offensive appeared, in...

February 12, 2026
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Brig Asif Haroon, Current Affairs

Why has Pakistan struggled to achieve sustainable progress

By Brigadier (R) Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan’s repeated cycles of political instability, economic crisis, and institutional fragility have long raised an important question: why has the country struggled to...

February 4, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Falak Sher, Strategic Perspectives

The Hidden Commodity Powering AI: Why Pakistan Must Reclaim Its Data Wealth

By Falak Sher Khan Pakistan’s Digital Pakistan vision and emerging AI ambitions rest on an invisible foundation: data. Yet data, the fuel of artificial intelligence, remains unpriced, unmeasured, and...

February 2, 2026
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Aamir Zulfiqar IG Police, Current Affairs, Int'l Relations, Middel East

Blood and water: The perils of turning Indus into a weapon

By Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, IGP Police On 20th December, 2025, the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister of Pakistan briefed the Diplomatic Corps in Islamabad on India’s persistent material breaches of...

January 31, 2026
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Economics, Int'l Relations, Mian Majid Ali Afzal

Strategic Options After the India–EU FTA

Comparative Economic Trajectories of India and Pakistan: Strategic Options After the India–EU FTABy Mian Majid Ali Afzal The signing of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in the...

January 22, 2026
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Current Affairs, Economics, Falak Sher, Int'l Relations

UAE’s South Asia Engagement: Understanding Divergent Outcomes

By Falak Sher Khan The UAE President’s visits to Pakistan in December 2025 and India in January 2026 occurred within weeks of each other, yet the outcomes differed in...

January 20, 2026
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Aamir Zulfiqar IG Police, Current Affairs, Middel East

Afghanistan: From Strategic Depth to Strategic Dilemma

By Aamir Zulfiqar, IGP Police It was 30th August, 2021. American forces withdrew from Afghanistan after invading it in 2001. Over 50 countries had participated in the U.S.-led War in Afghanistan, as part of the initial NATO-led...

January 16, 2026
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Aamir Zulfiqar IG Police, Current Affairs, Strategic Perspectives

Weaponizing women: The dangerous evolution of Baloch militancy.

By Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, IGP Police It was 2.45 pm on 26th April, 2022. Breaking News started flashing on TV screens. And then it was there. The first woman...