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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 Communication

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...

January 14, 2026
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Brig Asif Haroon, Current Affairs, Int'l Relations

American Adventure in Venezuela

By Brigadier (R) Asif Haroon RajaThe world was taken by surprise by the swift and decisive U.S. military operation against Venezuela in the early hours of 3 January, commencing...

January 12, 2026
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Aamir Zulfiqar IG Police, Current Affairs, Int'l Relations

“From Rules to Raw Power: The End of the Post War Global Order”

By Amir Zulfiqar Khan (PSP) World War II had resulted in an estimated 70 to 85 million deaths, making it history’s deadliest conflict. Of the casualties, roughly two-thirds were civilians, with...

December 30, 2025
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Brig Asif Haroon, Current Affairs, Int'l Relations

Libya: From Welfare State to Warlordism

By Brigadier (R) Asif Haroon Raja Libya was once among the most prosperous and socially secure states in Africa and the Arab world under the rule of Muammar Qaddafi....

November 13, 2025
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Brig Asif Haroon, Current Affairs

War Seems Imminent

War Seems Imminent By Brigadier (R) Asif Haroon Raja India is breathing fire and is planning to attack Pakistan in Nov using ground forces, Navy and IAF. India is...

October 16, 2025
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Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, Current Affairs, PAF

The Game Changer: Vigorous Dragon Joins the PAF Fleet

Vigorous Dragon Joins the PAF Fleet by Air Commodore (R) Muhammad Ali Four decades after PAF acquired the first delivery of F-16 Fighting Falcons, a momentous ceremony in March...

October 16, 2025
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Brig Asif Haroon, Current Affairs, Politics

Appraisal of Pakistan – Afghanistan Relations

Appraisal of Pakistan – Afghanistan RelationsBy Brigadier (R) Asif HaroonUnfortunately, Afghanistan has never been friendly to Pakistan from day one. It was the only country in the world which...

October 16, 2025
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Brig Asif Haroon, Current Affairs

Undiminished Scars of 1971 Tragedy

Undiminished Scars of 1971 Tragedy Asif Haroon Raja “I have learnt from history that people do not learn from history”. Napoleon Bonaparte Post-1971 Challenges After the emergence of Bangladesh...