Why India’s Chabahar Port Funding Pause Sparks Strategic Debate and How Iran Has Responded
India excluded the Chabahar port from its latest budget, sending shockwaves to Tehran. The disappointment was expressed by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian over New Delhi’s decision to halt funding…
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Iran’s National Security Shake-Up Signals a Tougher Line on Hormuz Diplomacy
The sudden change atop Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) — coming amid heightened Gulf tensions and unresolved Oman-Iran talks over the Strait of Hormuz — points to a tougher…
President Zardari confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz on National Strategic Command Commander Gen Aamer Raza
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on General Aamer Raza, Commander of the National Strategic Command (CNSC), at an investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. Prime…
India probes Air India flight plunge as pilot faces drug test scrutiny
Indian authorities are investigating an Air India flight that plunged sharply shortly after take-off from Thailand’s Phuket last week, while reports that the aircraft’s chief pilot tested positive for marijuana…
A Year of Strategic Reach: How Pakistan Repositioned Itself Between August 2025 and August 2026
Between August 2025 and August 2026, Pakistan’s foreign and strategic posture underwent a notable transformation. What stands out is not one isolated diplomatic or economic achievement, but the widening of…
Pakistan’s Rising Tide: A Nation Building Its Own Comeback
Ask most people about Pakistan's outlook and you'll hear a familiar list: inflation, load-shedding, political noise, brain drain. All of it is real. None of it should be dismissed. But…
Pakistan’s Textile Industry: From Global Supplier to Global Standard-Setter
Pakistan’s textile and garment industry sits at the heart of the country’s economic identity. It contributes around 8.5 per cent of GDP, supports millions of livelihoods and accounts for more…
Afghanistan’s Terrorism Challenge and the Regional Stakes
Despite years of diplomatic pressure, sanctions and counterterrorism efforts, the Afghan Taliban have failed to sever their ties with militant groups operating from Afghanistan. For Pakistan, this remains a particularly…
Sovereign Soil: Unlocking Pakistan’s Mineral Wealth
Pakistan’s soil holds extraordinary promise, blessed with vast reserves of critical minerals and precious metals that place our nation at the center of a shifting global economy. Recent international engagement,…
Pak-Saudi-Türkiye Defence Pact Entirely Defensive, Says PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed that the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye is aimed entirely at defence, deterrence and regional peace, stressing…
What the Mecca Agreement Tells Us About Pakistan’s Growing Strategic Power
For years, discussions about Pakistan’s place in the global order have largely revolved around its economic vulnerabilities, political instability and dependence on external financing. But the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement…
Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed: The Soldier Who Fought Beyond His Wounds
Sixty-eight years after his martyrdom, the name of Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed continues to embody the courage, duty and sacrifice associated with Pakistan's armed forces. Among the earliest recipients of…
Operation Safed Sagar: India’s Latest Blockbuster Is Yet Again About Pakistan
Netflix's biggest Indian production to date Operation Safed Sagar, arrives as a six-part war drama built around fighter pilots, political manoeuvring and the Indian Air Force’s role in the 1999…
Security Is Not Censorship: Pakistan’s Right to Regulate Foreign Media Access
The debate surrounding Pakistan’s latest guidelines for foreign media appears to confuse two different concepts: regulating access and restricting journalism. Requiring journalists working for international media organisations to obtain prior clearance…
A New Axis of Security: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye Seal Mecca Defence Agreement
In a historic gathering at the Al-Safa Palace in Islam's holiest city, the leaders of three premier Muslim-majority nations convened to fundamentally alter the geopolitical landscape of West Asia and…
“Venomous Vitriol”: Bangladesh Rages Over Sheikh Hasina’s Delhi Address
Bangladesh has delivered one of its strongest diplomatic protests against India after ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was allowed to address journalists in New Delhi, pushing already strained bilateral relations…
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