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Stability in Supply, Vigilance in Policy

Recent geopolitical developments in the region have triggered significant fluctuations in international oil prices. For an energy-import dependent country like Pakistan, such volatility carries immediate economic implications. Rising oil prices…

Afghanistan’s Militants and Baseless Accusations on Pakistan

Afghanistan’s Militants and Baseless Accusations on Pakistan

Mar 11, 2026
Asif Mahmood Pakistan on the one hand is itself a victim of terrorism emanating from Afghanistan, and the safe havens available to militant groups inside Afghanistan have become a serious threat to Pakistan’s security. Yet at the same time an absurd na…
A shift in geopolitical dynamics

A shift in geopolitical dynamics

Nov 03, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi The United States’ renewed focus on Asia is one of the most consequential geopolitical shifts of the 21st century. After decades of military engagements in the Middle East and Europe, America’s pivot to Asia is reshaping internatio…
CM KPK and the Challenge of Counterterrorism

CM KPK and the Challenge of Counterterrorism

Nov 03, 2025
Asif Mahmood The election of Suhail Afridi as the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has drawn quiet concern in Islamabad. The reason lies not in personalities but in timing. The province is once again facing a wave of militant violence, and the …
Rising food costs and extreme weather events

Rising food costs and extreme weather events

Nov 02, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi In the last few years, food prices in Pakistan have surged to unprecedented levels, and while inflation is often blamed on the usual culprits--global economic slowdowns, policy missteps, or currency devaluation--there is a far more…
Ceasefire or cover-up, the credibility gap in Gaza

Ceasefire or cover-up, the credibility gap in Gaza

Oct 31, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi The recent wave of violence in the Gaza Strip underscores one grim truth: a ceasefire without credible monitoring is no more than a pause before the next bloodletting. The truce between Israel and Hamas, brokered in early October w…
Title: Pakistan’s Patience and the Price of Afghan Evasions

Title: Pakistan’s Patience and the Price of Afghan Evasions

Oct 31, 2025
Asif Mahmood The recent Istanbul talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held from October 25 to 29, ended without a breakthrough, not because of Pakistan’s inflexibility but because of Kabul’s persistent denial of hard realities. While Pakistan came t…
The Illusion of Afghan Friendship

The Illusion of Afghan Friendship

Oct 30, 2025
Asif Mahmood Is Afghanistan Truly a Friend of Pakistan? When I ask my heart, it says yes, Afghanistan is a brotherly and friendly country. But when I ask my mind, it replies with questions that demand honest answers before any conclusion can be drawn. …
NO to the Privatization of Foreign Policy

NO to the Privatization of Foreign Policy

Oct 29, 2025
Asif Mahmood Can any  state afford to outsource its foreign policy? Can a sovereign nation allow “private franchises” of diplomacy to flourish, where religious figures and political leaders step forward to offer their “services” in improving relat…
India’s Strategic Depth in Afghanistan

India’s Strategic Depth in Afghanistan

Oct 27, 2025
Asif Mahmood Those who once criticized Pakistan’s concept of strategic depth should now turn their gaze toward Afghanistan, where India has been cultivating its own version of strategic depth for decades. Do they not see the danger it poses? What is…
Afghanistan’s Militants and Baseless Accusations on Pakistan
March 11, 2026 Opinion

Afghanistan’s Militants and Baseless Accusations on Pakistan

Asif Mahmood Pakistan on the one…

The situation is not good all over the world: SK Niazi
March 11, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

The situation is not good all over the world: SK Niazi

India and Israel have the same…

If decisions had been made in accordance with justice, Imran Khan would have been released by now, says PTI Chairman
March 10, 2026 Pakistan

If decisions had been made in accordance with justice, Imran Khan would have been released by now, says PTI Chairman

Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan…

Husband brought jinn into the house, Sana Askari’s interesting revelation
March 10, 2026 Entertainment

Husband brought jinn into the house, Sana Askari’s interesting revelation

Pakistani actress Sana Askari, while talking…

Sardar Khan Niazi

(Tamgh-i-Imtaiz) Journalist, Business Leader, Entrepreneur

Ethiopia Re-Emergent: A New Era of Reform and OpportunityEthiopia

Ethiopia Re-Emergent: A New Era of Reform and OpportunityEthiopia

Nov 03, 2025
By Ethiopian Embassy, Islamabad. The cradle of human being, civilization and a nation of ancient history, is undertaking one of the most ambitious economic and political transformations in its modern history. With a strategic pivot from a state-led dev…
A shift in geopolitical dynamics

A shift in geopolitical dynamics

Nov 03, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi The United States’ renewed focus on Asia is one of the most consequential geopolitical shifts of the 21st century. After decades of military engagements in the Middle East and Europe, America’s pivot to Asia is reshaping internatio…
CM KPK and the Challenge of Counterterrorism

CM KPK and the Challenge of Counterterrorism

Nov 03, 2025
Asif Mahmood The election of Suhail Afridi as the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has drawn quiet concern in Islamabad. The reason lies not in personalities but in timing. The province is once again facing a wave of militant violence, and the …
Rising food costs and extreme weather events

Rising food costs and extreme weather events

Nov 02, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi In the last few years, food prices in Pakistan have surged to unprecedented levels, and while inflation is often blamed on the usual culprits--global economic slowdowns, policy missteps, or currency devaluation--there is a far more…
Ceasefire or cover-up, the credibility gap in Gaza

Ceasefire or cover-up, the credibility gap in Gaza

Oct 31, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi The recent wave of violence in the Gaza Strip underscores one grim truth: a ceasefire without credible monitoring is no more than a pause before the next bloodletting. The truce between Israel and Hamas, brokered in early October w…
Title: Pakistan’s Patience and the Price of Afghan Evasions

Title: Pakistan’s Patience and the Price of Afghan Evasions

Oct 31, 2025
Asif Mahmood The recent Istanbul talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held from October 25 to 29, ended without a breakthrough, not because of Pakistan’s inflexibility but because of Kabul’s persistent denial of hard realities. While Pakistan came t…
The Illusion of Afghan Friendship

The Illusion of Afghan Friendship

Oct 30, 2025
Asif Mahmood Is Afghanistan Truly a Friend of Pakistan? When I ask my heart, it says yes, Afghanistan is a brotherly and friendly country. But when I ask my mind, it replies with questions that demand honest answers before any conclusion can be drawn. …
NO to the Privatization of Foreign Policy

NO to the Privatization of Foreign Policy

Oct 29, 2025
Asif Mahmood Can any  state afford to outsource its foreign policy? Can a sovereign nation allow “private franchises” of diplomacy to flourish, where religious figures and political leaders step forward to offer their “services” in improving relat…
Afghanistan’s Militants and Baseless Accusations on Pakistan
March 11, 2026 Opinion

Afghanistan’s Militants and Baseless Accusations on Pakistan

Asif Mahmood Pakistan on the one…

The situation is not good all over the world: SK Niazi
March 11, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

The situation is not good all over the world: SK Niazi

India and Israel have the same…

If decisions had been made in accordance with justice, Imran Khan would have been released by now, says PTI Chairman
March 10, 2026 Pakistan

If decisions had been made in accordance with justice, Imran Khan would have been released by now, says PTI Chairman

Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan…

Husband brought jinn into the house, Sana Askari’s interesting revelation
March 10, 2026 Entertainment

Husband brought jinn into the house, Sana Askari’s interesting revelation

Pakistani actress Sana Askari, while talking…

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