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How long will the US-Iran war last?

American war strategy is hostage to the American electoral calendar. President Trump will be asking: what does this war do to my numbers in the...

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Farrukh Saleem

Israel-Iran ties: A historic perspective

Iran today is facing the onslaught of the Israeli forces backed by the American military power. The Iranian Supreme leader along with many top tier...

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Pakistan Observer

Tariq Aqil

Enforced disappearances in IIOJK

The issue of enforced disappearances in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) has remained a persistent and deeply troubling human...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

War with Iran: A dangerous misreading

The present confrontation between Iranian, Israeli, and American forces can transform into an international war engulfing many countries. The war has...

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Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R

A war Middle East cannot afford

The Middle East teeters once again on the edge of chaos, a reminder that history in this region rarely moves in straight lines. The latest conflict...

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Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

Kashmir’s Silent Crisis and India’s Failing Space Ambitions

In the shadows of the Himalayas, Indian-administered Kashmir tells a story of enduring trauma, where decades of conflict and political instability...

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Tania Wafa

Uzbekistan’s anti-corruption transformation

OVER the past several years, the fight against corruption has become a central pillar of Uzbekistan’s state policy and reform agenda. What began as...

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Zubair Qureshi

US-Iran conflict reshapes markets

ECONOMIC shockwaves and supply chain strain: The US-Iran conflict has sent tremors through the world’s most critical economic arteries — energy,...

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News Desk

Open letter to President Trump

THE claim made a few days ago by Mujahid Jawad of Ashburn, Virginia, in a Facebook post addressed to you —that Pakistan is descending into...

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M Fazal Elahi

Who calls the shots?

GROWING tension between US/Israel and Iran has raised a fundamental question in global politics: Is US fighting Iran to protect its own national...

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Naveed Aman Khan

Iran War: The Energy Trap for China and Russia

This war may be presented as a fight over nuclear fear, missiles, or regime behavior, but beneath the headlines lies a far larger strategic contest:...

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Qamar Bashir

Preventing a regional conflict from becoming a global war

THE world stands at a precarious moment. What appears to be a contained regional confrontation carries the potential for far-reaching escalation....

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Pakistan Observer

Ghulam Murtaza

Global maritime challenges and Pakistan

THE war in the Gulf rages on since the US-Israeli strike on Iran, creating chaos and mayhem. Beyond the destruction of Iranian cities, the threatened...

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Sultan M Hali

The hidden fronts targeting Pakistan’s security

IN relation to 9/11, the former head of the ISI, General Hamid Gul (may he rest in peace), used to say, “The 9/11 drama, Afghanistan as the base and...

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M Abdullah Hamid Gul

China’s govt work report 2026: An expert opinion

AMAZINGLY, despite numerous regional irritants and global power obsessions the macro-economy of China remained stable, sustainable and diversified...

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Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Beyond Hormuz: Pakistan’s maritime opportunity

EVERY crisis has an opportunity, with Hormuz blocked by Iran, Pakistani ports, especially Gwadar, provide an alternate as transshipment ports for...

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Kamran Hashmi 

Urbanization of terror

ACCORDING to analysts and experts on urban insurgency, what was once predominantly rural militancy in KP and Balochistan has increasingly encroached...

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Akbar Jan Marwat

Pakistan’s necessary response

THE war has already begun; there is no way back. It is essential to take it to its logical conclusion. It is now necessary to teach them a lesson and...

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Rana Zahid Iqbal

From strategic restraint to strategic message

TRADITIONALLY, Pakistan has always supported Afghanistan through thick and thin, but unfortunately Afghanistan has never reciprocated with the same...

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News Desk

Public sector education in Pakistan – a comparative analysis

Public sector education in Pakistan – a comparative analysis

Public sector education serves as a foundation for national development by ensuring access to the majority of the population. Article 25-A of the...

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News Desk

Strategic escalation in the Middle East

ON 28 February 2026, sections of the US media outlined four principal objectives behind Washington’s and Tel Aviv’s military strikes against Iran:...

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Dr Muhammad Khan

Banana fibre: (fruit to fabrics)

PAKISTAN’S agricultural economy produces vast quantities of biomass every year, much of which goes to waste. One such overlooked resource is banana...

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News Desk

Stable yet stalled

FOREIGN investors are cashing out big time in Pakistan – pulling away profits while fresh capital hesitates. Beneath the glow of celebrated macro...

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Riaz Missen

Why Pakistan still can’t contain polio

ACCORDING to Daily Dawn, nearly one million children were missed and about 53,000 families refused vaccination during Pakistan’s latest nationwide...

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Assadullah Channa

Afghanistan’s strategic miscalculations

THE recent escalated military tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan is not a positive development in the current global and regional strategic...

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Dr Amir Ullah Khan

The Iran War That Turned Against Trump

The decision to plunge the United States into a direct confrontation with Iran—taken at the urging and strategic direction of Israel—has triggered...

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Qamar Bashir

Regional crisis and Pakistan’s strategic response

THE US-Iran war has started and much is being said written about it here in Pakistan. There are two critical dimensions to the current geopolitical...

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Imran Shauket

Ramadan: The capitalist edition

LET’S imagine a situation. The call to Maghrib prayer has just faded. In the soft glow of an aesthetically pleasing coffee shop in the capital of...

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Marriam Kaiwan

Escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan

THE relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has long been fraught with territorial disputes and ideological divides. However, recent events have...

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Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

The results of the war so far

AFTER the martyrdom of Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, what direction is the war taking? Today, tomorrow and the day after — indeed for many days...

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Dr Farooq Adil

Operation Ghazab Lil Haq — ‘Fury for the Sake of Justice’: Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in Afghanistan

Pakistan and Afghanistan are in the midst of their most significant conflict since 2021, when the Taliban formally took over Kabul, marked by the...

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Huma Baqai

Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq: Strategic implications

CURRENTLY, Pakistan military launched a mega strategic offensive operation—Ghazab-lil-Haq, ‘Righteous Fury’ – which targets the...

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Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

AI revolution: Pakistan’s youth dilemma

PAKISTAN today stands at a critical demographic crossroads, with nearly 60 percent of the population under 30. This youth bulge has long been...

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News Desk

Balochistan: CPEC at the Heart of Regional Strategy

Since Pakistan’s independence, Balochistan has often been viewed through the prism of its vast natural resources and geo-economic potential. Rich in...

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M S Swati

CPEC and Neom: A Vision for Tomorrow

CPEC and Neom: A Vision for Tomorrow

Humanity has always been captivated by grand visions and ambitious goals. From the ancient pyramids of Egypt to the towering skyscrapers of New York...

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Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Hindutva threatens Kashmiri students’ education

FOR decades, the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have lived under occupation, checkpoints, shutdowns and constant fear....

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News Desk

When Ramadan turns into prime-time noise

IT is that time of the year when many of us genuinely want to do better. Ramadan arrives and with it comes the intention to grow spiritually, to...

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Pakistan Observer

Mehr Jan

Ghareeb tabah de

I would like to begin with a disclaimer: I am not an expert, only a student of medicine and public health and for nearly two decades, I have observed...

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Dr Ahmed Abdullah

Cross-border militancy: Pakistan’s security dilemma

PAKISTAN’S recent precision military response against targets inside Afghanistan marks a significant turning point in an already fragile...

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Abdul Basit Khan

Operation Ghazab lil-Haq

THE relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan rests on centuries-old bonds of shared history, religion, culture and geography. From the creation...

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Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Greater Israel: Warning bells for region & beyond

The war on Iran has already been launched. The Grand Plan is initiated. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s outburst should be taken seriously. In this...

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Brig Tariq Khalil

Balochistan: CPEC at the Heart of Regional Strategy

Balochistan: CPEC at the Heart of Regional Strategy

Since Pakistan’s independence, Balochistan has often been viewed through the prism of its vast natural resources and geo-economic potential. Rich in...

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Pakistan Observer

M S Swati

CPEC and Neom: A Vision for Tomorrow

CPEC and Neom: A Vision for Tomorrow

Humanity has always been captivated by grand visions and ambitious goals. From the ancient pyramids of Egypt to the towering skyscrapers of New York...

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Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Blasphemy, prosecution & reality

IN recent years, a troubling narrative has steadily taken root in public discourse: the claim that an organized “blasphemy business group”...

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News Desk

Middle east: Renewed military confrontation

President Donald Trump’s policies and their geopolitical fallout have sent shockwaves throughout the world, shaking up the international order,...

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Double jeopardy

The twin crises of the US–Israel war on Iran and the Pakistan–Afghanistan conflict have converged into a single destabilizing arc of insecurity...

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Naghmana A Hashmi

Modi in Israel: From balance to bias

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Israel on February 25–26, 2026, underscored the deepening strategic partnership between the two...

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M Abdullah Hamid Gul

Pak-US workforce synergy

IMPORTANCE of Pak-US bilateral ties cannot be undermined amid recent positive reset between both countries revolving around significant geo-political...

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Hassan Ahmad

Blatant Lies and Indo-Israel Nexus

Ripples created with US-Israel strikes on Iran are felt all across the Middle East. Anguish of Iranian masses is evident from the huge protests which...

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News Desk

Setting the Record Straight

A recent report by The Washington Post claimed that the United States consulted with Israel and Saudi Arabia before launching strikes against Iran,...

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News Desk