One Attack, Two Claims, One Terror Network
A squad of the Assistant Commissioner Harnai, accompanied by Frontier Corps personnel on routine duty, walked into a meticulously planned ambush. When
Minerals Cannot Buy Legitimacy for Khawarij Rulers
There is something almost theatrical about the Taliban’s latest diplomatic gambit. Five years after seizing Kabul and dismantling every institution
Redrawing Pakistan Provinces for Governance Reform
Pakistan is debating its own reflection again. The conversation about creating new provinces or autonomous administrative units has gained fresh momentum, with
Water Is Not a Weapon: Why the Indus Waters Treaty Must Stand
On the morning of August 31, 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague delivered a verdict that carries
Five Years of Failure: Why the World Cannot Normalize the Taliban Regime
Five years have passed since Kabul fell. The images are still vivid crowds storming the airport tarmac, desperate hands gripping the
When the World Needed a Bridge, Pakistan Built One
There is a quiet kind of power that never makes the front page. It does not come from the barrel of a
Cricket Is Not a Backdoor for Political Campaigning
There is a reason cricket grounds have always been considered sacred spaces a place where rivalries dissolve into sporting contest, where
When the Shield Becomes the Threat: Reclaiming Southern KP from Shadow Authorities
There is a particular kind of institutional failure that doesn’t announce itself loudly. It creeps in through cracks left by urgent
When the Press Release Outlives the Fighter: BLF’s Propaganda War vs. Balochistan’s Ground Reality
There is a pattern that has become almost predictable. A terrorist group issues a press release. Numbers are attached personnel
China’s Afghan-Pakistan Balancing Act
South Asia’s smaller states have grown used to watching the region’s larger dramas from the wings, India and China across the Himalayas,
