Fiscal Transparency or Political Targeting?
The release of the US State Department’s 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report on August 11 has once again placed Pakistan’s public…
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UNSC Reform Without New Permanent Privileges
Reforming the United Nations Security Council is no longer a matter of institutional preference. It has become a question of…
BLF’s Manufactured Victory Cannot Conceal Its Losses
The Balochistan Liberation Front’s claim that it captured the Thalkhavi Camp in Mastung is presented as a major battlefield achievement….
New Administrative Units: A Necessary Step Toward a Better Pakistan
Pakistan has existed for over seven decades, yet one fundamental question remains unanswered is our administrative structure fit…
Zabihullah Mujahid’s BBC Interview: The Taliban’s Own Indictment
The Stability Illusion: What Mujahid’s BBC Interview Reveals About Taliban Rule Five years into Taliban rule, Zabihullah Mujahid appeared…
India’s Independence Day is Black Day
August 15: When One Nation’s Celebration Is Another’s Day of Mourning As India hoists its tricolor and Prime Minister…
PTM and the Politics of Selective Human Rights
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement emerged from a political environment shaped by terrorism, displacement, military operations and longstanding grievances in Pakistan’s…
UNSC Reform Through the IGN
The United Nations Security Council was designed for a world that no longer exists. When the UN was established in…
Deconstructing the “Colonized Pashtuns” Claim
The claim that Pashtuns constitute a “colonized people under Punjabi occupation” has increasingly appeared in sections of political discourse surrounding…
The BLF’s Aspar Strategy
The August 2026 edition of Aspar, published by the Balochistan Liberation Front, should not be mistaken for an ordinary political…