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Pakistan’s Greatest Security Threat May Not Be Outside Its Borders

Pakistan’s Greatest Security Threat May Not Be Outside Its Borders

Fact 1: Pakistan continues to invest heavily in conventional and strategic defense (The 2026-27 defense allocation is Rs. 3 trillion, up by 17.65%)...

yesterday 50

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Homo Sapiens: Boon or Bane?

Homo Sapiens: Boon or Bane?
02.09.2026 50

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Four Provinces, 250 million People

“Whether you agree or not, the system we have been living under has collapsed.” These were the extraordinary words of the Interior Minister of...

20.08.2026 70

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The Mecca Pact: Strategic Power And Ground Realities

It was 5th June, 1967. Isreal launched a surprise preemptive air strike on Egyptian airfields. In the ensuing six days war, the Arab world suffered a...

15.08.2026 70

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Bleeding Wounds, Broken Promises

December 1992. We were on a tour of Baluchistan as part of our training at the National Police Academy. We had met the Chief Minister, the Governor...

06.08.2026 60

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Six PMs and Democracy

“I have heard the doubts of my party and I accept their judgement with humility.” “Serving as Prime Minister has been the greatest honour of my...

24.06.2026 70

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The Chenab Diversion

It is 22nd April, 2025. 26 tourists are gunned down in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir. India, as usual, blames...

10.06.2026 90

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Three Presidents And The Emerging World Order

The USA and Chinese relationships are a classic illustration of the metaphor, “Bad marriage”. Analysts, commentators and historians have used this...

28.05.2026 60

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Forgotten Graves

ALÉXANDROS HO MAKEDÓN. History remembers him as Alexander the Great. Standing at the edge of the known world, he believed that destiny bowed to him....

25.05.2026 50

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Why China’s Rise Cannot Be Ignored

For thousands of years, China had stood among the world’s oldest civilisations. It had been the seat of learning, contributing very significantly in...

18.05.2026 60

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The Thucydides Trap

It is the 8th century BCE. Sparta is an ordinary Greek city-state. According to ancient tradition, Lycurgus became the King of Sparta. However, he...

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Marka-e-Haq and the new regional equation

Tuesday, 22nd April 2025. It is late afternoon when suddenly “breaking news” flashes across TV screens. In the meadow area in Baisaran Valley,...

08.05.2026 80

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Roots of Resilience

While sitting in my study, smoking a cigar and listening to the humming of the raindrops, thoughts meander through the deepest recesses of my soul...

07.05.2026 70

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Islamabad Talks: Why Pakistan Succeeded?

For a moment, let your imagination fly. It is October 27, 1962. U.S. destroyers are harassing Soviet submarine B-59 with practice depth charges to...

26.04.2026 550

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Pakistan’s Quiet Diplomacy, India’s Noisy Headlines

24th September, 2016. Speaking in Kerala, as reported by Dawn newspaper, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared, “We will isolate you. I will work...

13.04.2026 80

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Greater Israel: Myth or reality?

It was the summer of 1990. The First Iraq War, widely known as the Gulf War, began on August 2, 1990, with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. I was...

13.04.2026 150

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Political Overconfidence And Its Deadly Consequences

Hans Joachim Morgenthau (1904–1980) was a German-American political scientist. He is regarded as the father of twentieth-century international...

08.04.2026 80

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When Memes Become Weapons Of War

It was 7th May, 2025. I remember we were glued to the television, trying to understand why India had attacked us across the international borders for...

04.04.2026 70

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Language Wounds

There are wounds that bleed and then there are wounds that linger silently, beneath the surface, deep in the soul. For Pakistanis, such wounds are a...

30.03.2026 100

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Pakistan’s Security Landscape In 2025

In the fog of the ongoing USA–Israel–Iran war, an important report highlighting the scale and ramifications of terrorism in Pakistan has largely...

27.03.2026 90

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How Decades of Hostility Led to War - Part 1

16.03.2026 100

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Age of Raw Power

It was Tuesday, October 31, 1517. On this date, Martin Luther, a German monk and theologian, nailed his Ninety-five Theses (Disputation on the Power...

15.03.2026 80

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Hacking of Channels

It was late evening on 1 March 2026. While surfing through TV channels, it came as a shock to see that GEO TV was displaying a highly inappropriate...

03.03.2026 90

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Layers Of Protection: How Power Shaped The Epstein Scandal

“The Hunt” was released in March 2020. While watching it, one felt nauseous at the wealthy people, who hunted a group of strangers, killing them...

24.02.2026 70

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Wealth’s Poverty

The perennial question: “If everything that we own today is to be left behind, what truly belongs to us?” There is a Shakespearean tragedy...

23.02.2026 90

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The Power Of Trust: How Integrity Determines State Stability And Governance Today

It was the caliphate of the great Umar ibn al-Khattab. Under him, the largest territorial expansion took place, with the conquests of Syria,...

15.02.2026 100

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The Shadow of Power

13.02.2026 70

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Beyond Kinetics: Pakistan’s Imperative Shift To Counterterrorism 2.0

30.01.2026 80

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Afghanistan: A Gathering Global Storm

27.01.2026 100

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Afghanistan, TTP Resurgence, And Pakistan: Deadly Threats And Strategic Choices

19.01.2026 80

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Crises Fatigue in Police

15.01.2026 80

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The Unravelling World Order And The Return Of Power Politics

11.01.2026 70

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Condition of Muslims in India

09.01.2026 100

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BLA’s Strategic Shift: Weaponising Women Through Online Radicalisation

04.01.2026 100

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Autism and Us

27.12.2025 70

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Pakistan Warns Of Severe Risks From India’s Indus Waters Treaty Violations

22.12.2025 80

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A Civilizational Crisis

08.12.2025 70

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A Civilizational Crisis

29.11.2025 70

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A Tribute to my Esteemed Father

08.11.2025 60

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Another Life Wasted

27.10.2025 80

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Recipe for Happiness

15.10.2025 80

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What If: A Fable

08.10.2025 60

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The Hidden Predator: How Online Gaming Endangers Our Children

06.10.2025 60

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From a Name to a Dead Body

03.10.2025 60

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Anti-Clockwise: From Cosmos To Rituals, The Motion That Defines Our Existence

26.09.2025 60

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The Death Of Integrity And The Crisis Of Our Times

21.09.2025 60

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Our Martyrs, Our Heroes

16.09.2025 70

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12th Rabi ul Awal

06.09.2025 80

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Rabi-Ul-Awwal: Reviving The Love And Example Of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

06.09.2025 100

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Honour: The Timeless Measure Of Courage And Integrity

31.08.2025 80

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