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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Pakistan Observer

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Trump 2.0: Domestic revival & foreign ambitions

yesterday 90

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Syrian complexity

22.01.2025 40

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Promising vision 2030

15.01.2025 60

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Rapport with the Trump Administration

  THE rapid transformations in international geopolitics negatively influence Pakistan and the United States’ multidimensional decades-old...

08.01.2025 30

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Terrorism in 2024

THE unending terrorism in the country, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, has serious repercussions for internal security, economic...

31.12.2024 5

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Pakistan’s missiles: Fictitious US concern

  SINCE the beginning, the United States has opposed and adopted coercive measures against Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programs. Therefore,...

25.12.2024 8

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Alarming power struggle in Syria

THE unceremonious ouster of President Bashar al-Assad entirely transformed the domestic political landscape in Syria and deepened the complexity of...

18.12.2024 5

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

One water summit & SDG-6

THE escalating disruption in the water’s natural cycle is not just a future concern, but a pressing issue that threatens clean water...

11.12.2024 3

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Puzzling spiraling in the Ukrainian War

  The Russia-Ukraine war is dangerously spiraling since Donald Trump’s victory in the recent presidential election in the United States. The...

04.12.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Ukraine war: Alarming escalation

THE firing of the high-tech missiles by the Ukrainian armed forces against the Russian critical sites, the deployment of North Korean 11,000 troops...

27.11.2024 4

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

India’s ICBM: Surya or Agni

  INDIA has been developing a diverse range of missile systems, including Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched...

20.11.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Trump’s triumph & geopolitics

  DONALD Trump’s triumph in the 47th presidential election held on November 5, 2024, has kicked off an intensive debate among commentators about...

13.11.2024 10

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Ban nuclear weapons in outer-space

THE leading nuclear-armed states are contemplating nuclearizing outer space. These states’ nuclear weapons deployment in outer space would be...

06.11.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

BRICS: Prominent global player

  THE recent BRICS summit unveils the organization’s strategic expansion to solidify its position as a prominent global player. President Putin and...

30.10.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

CHG-SCO Summit: Bolstering Pakistan’s image

  PAKISTAN hosted the 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) of the SCO Member States last week. The summit proceedings...

23.10.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Middle East moving closer to overt nuclearisation

The rapid transformation in global geopolitics, the vertical proliferation of nuclear weapons, nuclear-armed states signaling to use nuclear...

16.10.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Iran-Israel: Spiralling skirmishing

IRAN launched a barrage of 180-200 missile strikes to attack Nevatim airbase, Tel Nof airbase, the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv and other areas...

08.10.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Unfolding dreadful war in Lebanon

THE international community has failed to end the nearly year-long Israel and Palestinian-Hamas war in Gaza, which left almost 42,000 dead, injured...

01.10.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Politically motivated sanctions

  BALLISTIC and cruise missiles are important delivery vehicles for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons. Therefore, Islamabad has diligently invested in...

28.09.2024 3

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Two-state solution

  THE Middle Eastern increasing volatility necessitates a just solution to the Palestinian crisis. Indeed, without the implementation of the...

17.09.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Iran’s nuclear posture post-JCPOA

  IRAN’S nuclear posture has steadily transformed since the United States’ exit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018....

10.09.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Hysterical Netanyahu brutality

THE protracted asymmetrical warfare between Israeli defence forces and Palestinian Hamas has been causing immense insecurity in the entire region...

03.09.2024 5

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Who is Farhan Asif: Pakistani Man facing cyber terrorism charges for misleading article about UK Riots

Farhan Asif, a less-known Pakistani face behind the clickbait UK website, has been arrested on suspicion of cyber terrorism as he invited trouble...

22.08.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Saudi Riyal to PKR rate today – 22 August 2024

KARACHI – The buying rate for Saudi Arabia Riyal in Pakistan stands at Rs73.72 while the selling rate stands at Rs74.42 on Thursday in open...

22.08.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Rizwan Saeed Sheikh formally assumes charge as Pakistan’s new ambassador to US

22.08.2024 3

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

PTI postpones Islamabad rally after NOC cancellation, roads closure

22.08.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

The looming threat of 5th generation war

TECHNOLOGY brings advancement, but with this tech boom come challenges and threats also. Pakistan is facing real risk of an inevitable holistic war...

20.08.2024 3

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Internet disruptions threaten digital economy

20.08.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Central Asia’s changing trajectory

20.08.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

India: Repetitive defiance of UNSC resolution 1540

20.08.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Yes, I am real! Arshad Nadeem delivers a clear message

LIFE’S reality is unveiled to those who can decipher its messages. Arshad Nadeem’s story emphasizes how Pakistan’s heroes struggle due to...

13.08.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

The Quaid’s counsel for posterity

OVER a decade before Partition, the Quaid shared his views with the people at Lahore, in March 1936, about the conditions of forming a...

13.08.2024 3

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Drive for digitalisation and reform

  THE digitalization of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is a key priority for the Pakistani government, essential for achieving economic...

13.08.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Reimagining Pak-India ties this I Day

AS Pakistan and India prepare to celebrate their respective Independence Days on August 14th and 15th, the world watches two nations, intricately...

13.08.2024 8

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Rebuffing restraint regime

THE transformation in international geopolitics and increasing tension among the great powers have systematically increased investment in weaponry...

13.08.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Europe: Ringing war bells

FORMER President Trump escaped murderous attempt. It has serious global and US domestic implications. US administration down graded it an...

30.07.2024 3

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

International establishment vs Pak establishment

OUR motherland has endured terrorism, inflation, uncertainty and political turmoil for the past 76 years. After Quaid-i-Azam, the country fell into...

30.07.2024 1

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Why no action on the IPP crisis?

THE recent disclosure by former Federal Minister Gohar Ejaz has brought to light the staggering financial burden Pakistani consumers face due to...

30.07.2024 3

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

From unity to division

PTI, the political party that rose to power with promises of reform, transparency and justice, now finds itself embroiled in internal conflicts and...

30.07.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

ACT 2024 encourages Modi’s Xenophobia

THE United States’ increasing strategic competition with China in the Asia-Pacific region and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to...

30.07.2024 2

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal