How Beijing and Moscow Can Blunt Trump’s Pressure on Iran?
Donald Trump’s declaration of an economic offensive against Iran reflects a familiar belief in Washington that control over finance, trade,…
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Taliban Regime’s Five-Year War on Journalism
Despite the Taliban’ return to power, Afghanistan’s media space is not the multifaceted public sphere it had become in the…
When Diplomacy Meets Sovereignty: The Goldsmith Letter and Pakistan’s Right to Due Process
The letter published on August 21, 2026 by Lord Zac Goldsmith Imran Khan’s former brother-in-law and a member of…
Adrift and Forgotten: The Crisis of Stranded Pakistani Seafarers
In an era when the world claims to champion workers’ rights and humanitarian principles, eight Pakistani seafarers have spent nearly…
PTM, NDM and the Challenge of Trans-Border Nationalism
The public messaging of Pashtun nationalist figures has again raised an important question in Pakistan. Where does legitimate ethnic solidarity…
Pakistan Stands With Syria Against Israeli Aggression
Pakistan’s condemnation of the Israeli attack on Abu al-Duhur Airbase in Idlib is more than a routine diplomatic statement. It…
SMALLER ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
Pakistan’s governance challenges are often discussed in terms of resources, institutional capacity and political stability, but one structural problem receives…
When the Uniform Turns White: FC Hospital Nokkundi and the Human Face of Security
There is a story from Nokkundi that deserves to be told not because it is dramatic or unusual but precisely…
BLA’s Propaganda Machinery: When Numbers Lie and Civilians Pay
On August 16, 2026, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) issued a press release claiming it had conducted 22…
Answering Separatism and Political Subversion
Pakistan’s Independence Day is more than a ceremonial anniversary. It is a reminder that a diverse population, divided by language,…