Shabbar Zaidi’s China Argument Does Not Survive the Data
Shabbar Zaidi’s recent claim that Pakistan should effectively step away from trade with China if it wants to repair its…
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SMALLER ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
Pakistan’s governance challenges are often discussed in terms of resources, institutional capacity and political stability, but one structural problem receives…
UNAMA HR Update Exposes Deepening Repression in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Under the Boot: The UN’s Damning Verdict on Taliban Terror Five years into Taliban rule, the international community…
Exposing Anarchists’ Anti-State Exploitation of the Ziarat Terror Attacks
The terrorist violence in Ziarat was not merely an attack on a police checkpoint; it was an assault on public…
Mangi Dam Attack Exposes the Khawarij’s War on Peace
The attack on the Mangi Dam police post in Ziarat was not merely an assault on uniformed personnel; it was…
Adab al-Ikhtilaf and the Sunnah of Restraining Anger
Takfiri ideology does not spread through sound Islamic scholarship, patient reasoning or disciplined engagement with the Qur’an and Sunnah. It…
Reality of the Afghan Regime’s Drone Claims
The latest drone episode along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border shows that modern conflict is fought with weapons and narratives. On 30…
Pakistan’s State of Freedom
Mishal Pakistan’s first-of-its-kind State of Freedom Report 2026 offers an important opportunity to rethink how freedom is understood in Pakistan….
THE MINERAL GAMBIT: US STRATEGIC AMBITIONS, REGIONAL INSTABILITY & BALOCHISTAN DYNAMICS
A historic shipment quietly departed Pakistani shores in October 2025. Copper concentrate, antimony, and rare earth elements including neodymium and…
Governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and political immaturity
Governance Crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Political Immaturity or Institutional Clash Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has always been a sensitive and important province….