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Balochistan Under Siege: Insurgency, Indian Proxy Warfare, and the Illusion of State Control

Balochistan today is not witnessing random law-and-order disturbances; it is enduring a sustained, low-intensity insurgency designed to bleed the Pakistani...

Why President Trump Pressures Allies Over China: Power, Control, and Fear of Strategic Drift

Since returning to office, Donald Trump, now the sitting President of the United States, has revived a familiar but controversial...

China’s PL-17 Ultra-Long-Range Missile: A New Threat to Air Superiority and High-Value Airborne Assets

The appearance of the first clear image of China’s PL-17 ultra-long-range air-to-air missile has sent a strong signal through global...

China’s Expanding Role in a Changing Global Geopolitical Order

As the international system undergoes rapid transformation, China’s role in global geopolitics has become increasingly central. From economic diplomacy to...

Lahore May Be Divided into North and South Districts: What It Means for Governance, Population Pressure, and Daily Life

Lahore, Pakistan’s cultural capital and second-largest city, may soon undergo a major administrative transformation. According to senior officials within the...

Why Nations Change Currency — And What Pakistan’s New Banknote Decision Really Signals

Currency is not merely paper money. It is a symbol of trust, a tool of economic regulation, and a quiet...

Karachi’s Burning Markets: How Negligence Turned Workplaces into Death Traps

For residents of Karachi, fires in markets are no longer shocking news alerts. They are familiar heartbreaks — scenes of...

The Greenland Crisis: Climate Change, Resources, and the New Arctic Power Struggle

Greenland did not change overnight—the world’s priorities did. What was once dismissed as a frozen periphery has now become a...

JF-17 Thunder Exports: Dissecting the Propaganda, Not the Aircraft

In recent months, a familiar narrative has resurfaced across sections of international media and rival defence commentary: that Pakistan has...

Pakistan’s JF-17: The War-Tested Fighter That Is Reshaping the 4.5-Generation Air Combat Market

For years, Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder was discussed mainly in the context of affordability and necessity. It was seen as a...

India Records Two Failures in Its Space Program, Raising Questions of Reliability

India’s space program has long projected confidence built on consistency, particularly through the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), regarded as...

Pakistan and China’s Airpower Bond: Strategy, Signals, and the Quiet Art of Psychological Warfare

Power in modern warfare is no longer measured only by how many aircraft a country flies. It is measured by...

Who Is Next After Venezuela?

America’s Strategic Radar and the Return of the Jungle Rule For decades, the world was told that power politics had...

India’s Drone Turn: Bhairav Force, Mass Drone Warfare — and What It Really Means for Pakistan

War today looks very different from even a decade ago. Drones hover where soldiers once crawled. Screens show targets long...

India Politicising Cricket: BCCI, IPL Controversies, and Asia’s Growing Resistance

Cricket is not just a game in South Asia. It is memory. Emotion. Identity. For decades, it connected people across...

600 km Reach: How Pakistan’s Taimoor Air-Launched Missile Reshapes Deterrence

When Pakistan tested the Taimoor air-launched cruise missile, it was not just another routine announcement by the military. Confirmed by...

Elite Capture in Pakistan and South Asia: How the Powerful Quietly Take Over the State

In Pakistan and across South Asia, the state has not collapsed. Flags still fly, institutions still function, elections are held,...

Economic Fallout Grows as Pak–Afghan Border Trade Remains Closed

A Crisis Measured in Days, Not Just Dollars Along the Pak–Afghan border, long lines of cargo trucks sit motionless under...

China’s Sanctions on U.S. Defence Firms: Retaliation, Signaling, or a New Sanctions Doctrine?

Introduction: More Than a Taiwan Reaction China’s decision to sanction 30 U.S. defence firms and senior executives over weapons sales...

What Does Success Really Mean for a Muslim? | Islamic Perspective

What Does Success Really Mean for a Muslim? In today’s fast-paced world, success is often measured by wealth, career growth,...

PASSCO Collapse & Wheat Crisis: How Poor Governance Failed Pakistan

Pakistan is not facing a food crisis because wheat is unavailable. Pakistan is facing a food crisis because governance failed...

Silence Is Half of Wisdom: Islamic Perspective on Silence, Dignity, and Avoiding Insult

Introduction: Why Silence Is Considered Half of Wisdom In a world dominated by noise, instant reactions, and emotional expression, silence...

Washington’s F-16 Upgrade Decision: A Quiet but Critical Reset for Pakistan Air Force

At first glance, Washington’s approval of a $686 million upgrade and sustainment package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet looks unremarkable. No...

PNS Khaibar Commissioned: Pakistan Navy’s Babur-Class Corvette and the Transformation of Maritime Power

When a warship is commissioned, the ceremony is often symbolic. But in the case of PNS Khaibar, symbolism is only...

Asset Declaration Alone Will Not End Corruption in Pakistan

Every few years, Pakistan announces the same reform: government officers will now declare their assets publicly. This time, the move...

When Peace Fails, Trade Suffers: The Shared Cost of Instability in Afghanistan

Peace in Afghanistan is not a distant political idea. It is a daily economic requirement for millions of ordinary people...

Sarmat and the Psychology of Deterrence: When Strategic Signaling Breaks Down

The RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was never intended to be judged solely by its technical specifications. From the...

China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber: Strategic Ambition, Regional Impact, and the Challenge to U.S. Airpower

Introduction: Why the H-20 Matters—Even Before It Appears Much has been written about China’s missiles, its navy, and its rapidly...

China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus and the End of US Economic Dominance

I. Introduction — A Quiet Economic Earthquake China crossing a $1 trillion trade surplus mark is more than a headline-grabbing...

China Expands Strategic Space Power with High-Impact 9-Satellite Lijian-1 Launch

China strengthened its position in the global space race with the 10 December 2025 launch of the Lijian-1 rocket, which...

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