China Was the Target, Afghanistan Was the Stage
The suicide explosion at a Chinese-operated noodle restaurant in Kabul’s Shahr e Naw area on 19 January 2026 not only…
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Why Terrorists Target Elders and Peace Committees
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, the contest with militant violence is not only a contest of weapons. It is a…
Pakistan’s Duty to Protect All Citizens
Pakistan’s discussion on religious unity often alternates between rhetoric and distrust. That is a mistake, and it also creates a…
Maulana Fazlur Rehman and the Politics of Property
Maulana Fazlur Rehman has always understood one basic truth about Pakistan’s politics: survival is not about winning every fight, it’s…
Pakistan’s accountability theatre and the Fazlur Rehman case
Maulana Fazlur Rehman has spent so long in the center of Pakistan’s power games that many people no longer see…
Fighting Terror in 2026
The suicide explosion at the Khadija al Kubra imambargah in Islamabad on February 6, 2026, was not merely another tragic…
Balochistan and the Afterlife of 2021 Weapons
The statement from the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that the US “stands steadfast with Pakistan” in the…
The Indus Basin Waits
Silence can be a tactic, but in international law it is never a substitute for an answer. When United Nations…
The Truth About the Memorial’s Move
When a memorial becomes the subject of a shouting match, the first casualty is usually the truth. That is exactly…
Terror, Propaganda, and the Battle for Balochistan’s Future
Balochistan is living through a hard truth: terrorism does not just kill people, it tries to break the idea of…