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Anti-Muslim violence in India

Anti-Muslim violence in India
By Sardar Khan NiaziBy the time, the smoke clears and the television panels move on, the pattern has already repeated itself. A rumor spreads. A religious procession passes through a Muslim neighborhood under heavy political symbolism. Provocative slogans…
Hormuz: Alternatives and the imperative of peace
By Sardar Khan Niazi The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the world’s most sensitive geopolitical chokepoints--a narrow passage through which a significant share of global energy flows. Periodically, tensions flare, rhetoric escalates, and the spe…
Pakistan’s Diplomatic Coup
By Sardar khan Niazi The Wall Street Journal described Pakistan’s recent diplomatic performance as a “diplomatic coup,” openly  acknowledging and appreciating the scale of its success. For a country that was, until recently, portrayed as isolated …
Fazila Abbasi Case: A Test of PTI’s Accountability Narrative
Asif Mahmood Fazila Abbasi’s case has drawn attention for the allegations involved as well as the muted response surrounding it. Hamza Ali Abbasi has remained quiet, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has shown little visible reaction. This raises a broader …
Ending the Iran war: beyond illusions of victory
By Sardar Khan Niazi The ongoing Iran conflict has already demonstrated a brutal truth: there is no clean military victory available to any side. What began as a campaign to degrade Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities has spiraled into a wider regi…
Indo Afghan Information War Against Pakistan
Asif Mahmood Pakistan is facing a sustained and organised information offensive that goes far beyond routine criticism or political debate. What is unfolding in the digital space carries the hallmarks of a deliberate campaign designed to weaken the cou…
Conflicting reports on talks keep the world guessing
By Sardar Khan Niazi In an increasingly interconnected yet deeply fractured world, diplomacy often unfolds not in grand declarations but in whispers, leaks, and carefully worded denials. Recent conflicting reports surrounding high-stakes talks have onc…
Americans awakening to the costs of war
By Sardar Khan Niazi A quiet but unmistakable shift is underway in the United States. For decades, support for Israel--especially during times of war--was treated as a near-consensus position in American politics. Today, that consensus is fracturing. A…
PTI at the Crossroads
Asif Mahmood  Is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf now prepared to align its politics with someone like Arif Ajakia? Have such figures become its crutch? Is there no one left within the party with the sense and sobriety to offer sound, responsible counsel?…
PTI: Political party or a faultline? 
Asif Mahmood Is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf still merely a political party, or has it begun to resemble a fault line within the state itself? This is a question the party must confront, perhaps for the last time, because no nation state can indefinitely t…
Global Terrorism Index 2026: A Wake up Call
By Asif Mahmood Pakistan is fighting a war against terrorism, yet its true gravity is still not understood by our own society. A reading of the Global Terrorism Index 2026 makes it clear just how serious the situation has become. At the social level, a…
Petrol: It’s the War, Stupid 
 Asif Mahmood  The moment the news of yet another petrol price hike broke, the first instinct was not outrage but inquiry. Was there really no room for relief? Could the government have done more? In a deeply polarized environment, opinions a…
Hormuz: Alternatives and the imperative of peace
By Sardar Khan Niazi The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the world’s most sensitive geopolitical chokepoints--a narrow passage through which a significant share of global energy flows. Periodically, tensions flare, rhetoric escalates, and the spe…
Pakistan’s Diplomatic Coup
By Sardar khan Niazi The Wall Street Journal described Pakistan’s recent diplomatic performance as a “diplomatic coup,” openly  acknowledging and appreciating the scale of its success. For a country that was, until recently, portrayed as isolated …
Fazila Abbasi Case: A Test of PTI’s Accountability Narrative
Asif Mahmood Fazila Abbasi’s case has drawn attention for the allegations involved as well as the muted response surrounding it. Hamza Ali Abbasi has remained quiet, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has shown little visible reaction. This raises a broader …
Ending the Iran war: beyond illusions of victory
By Sardar Khan Niazi The ongoing Iran conflict has already demonstrated a brutal truth: there is no clean military victory available to any side. What began as a campaign to degrade Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities has spiraled into a wider regi…
Indo Afghan Information War Against Pakistan
Asif Mahmood Pakistan is facing a sustained and organised information offensive that goes far beyond routine criticism or political debate. What is unfolding in the digital space carries the hallmarks of a deliberate campaign designed to weaken the cou…
Conflicting reports on talks keep the world guessing
By Sardar Khan Niazi In an increasingly interconnected yet deeply fractured world, diplomacy often unfolds not in grand declarations but in whispers, leaks, and carefully worded denials. Recent conflicting reports surrounding high-stakes talks have onc…
Americans awakening to the costs of war
By Sardar Khan Niazi A quiet but unmistakable shift is underway in the United States. For decades, support for Israel--especially during times of war--was treated as a near-consensus position in American politics. Today, that consensus is fracturing. A…
PTI at the Crossroads
Asif Mahmood  Is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf now prepared to align its politics with someone like Arif Ajakia? Have such figures become its crutch? Is there no one left within the party with the sense and sobriety to offer sound, responsible counsel?…
PTI: Political party or a faultline? 
Asif Mahmood Is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf still merely a political party, or has it begun to resemble a fault line within the state itself? This is a question the party must confront, perhaps for the last time, because no nation state can indefinitely t…

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