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Operation Hard Ball 

Operation Hard Ball 
Asif Mahmood  India fooled the world for years, but his true face has finally been revealed. The world has begun to realize that Hindutva poses a growing threat to human civilization India has long projected itself as a frontline victim of terr…
Born on the Wrong Side of the Map
One Flag, Different Fates Authors : Esha Shahzad . Haneen Tariq . Hamna Ahsan Khan On winter mornings in Sheshi Koh, the road disappears first. Ice loosens the mountain soil above the valley. Meltwater carries rocks and debris into the narrow pat…
Youm-e-Takbeer: Power, Pride and Responsibility
By Sardar Khan Niazi Every year on May 28, Pakistan commemorates Youm-e-Takbeer — the day in 1998 when the country conducted nuclear tests in the Chagai hills of Baluchistan in response to India’s nuclear detonations earlier that month. For many Pakist…
Understanding the BLA Question
Asif Mahmood On 11 August 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the following statement:  “ Today, the Department of State is designating The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias, The Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist O…
Putin’s Afghan Gamble 
Asif Mahmood Russia is drawing closer to the Taliban at a rather strange moment. Its own security officials are warning that Afghanistan remains full of militant groups, yet Moscow is busy expanding security and military cooperation with the same regim…
Pakistan’s Strategic Diplomacy
By Asif Mahmood Field Marshal Asim Munir’s visit to Iran marks an important and positive moment in Pakistan’s diplomacy. It reflects the growing role Pakistan is playing in regional affairs at a time when the wider Middle East, including parts of the G…
Kashmir knows well
Asif Mahmood In recent weeks, there has been a renewed attempt to promote a politics of agitation and identity based grievance in Kashmir, but it is increasingly clear that such narratives are not aligning with the awareness of the people. The public u…
Pakistan’s moment as a peacemaker in the Middle East
By Sardar Khan Niazi For decades, Pakistan has been viewed through the narrow prism of security crises, economic instability and geopolitical dependency. Yet today, amid one of the most dangerous Middle Eastern confrontations in recent memory, Islamaba…
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…
The politics of hatred and agitation
Asif MahmoodThe same drama is repeated every few months. A mob marches towards Islamabad. The life in twin city stands paralyzed. The question is: why? How long? Are the citizens of capital city and Rawalpindi destined to witness this nonsense?As a citize…

Beyond the Ormara crash 

A new economic narrative for Pakistan

The guns roar again–but Pakistan must not fall silent

Born on the Wrong Side of the Map
One Flag, Different Fates Authors : Esha Shahzad . Haneen Tariq . Hamna Ahsan Khan On winter mornings in Sheshi Koh, the road disappears first. Ice loosens the mountain soil above the valley. Meltwater carries rocks and debris into the narrow pat…
Youm-e-Takbeer: Power, Pride and Responsibility
By Sardar Khan Niazi Every year on May 28, Pakistan commemorates Youm-e-Takbeer — the day in 1998 when the country conducted nuclear tests in the Chagai hills of Baluchistan in response to India’s nuclear detonations earlier that month. For many Pakist…
Understanding the BLA Question
Asif Mahmood On 11 August 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the following statement:  “ Today, the Department of State is designating The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias, The Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist O…
Putin’s Afghan Gamble 
Asif Mahmood Russia is drawing closer to the Taliban at a rather strange moment. Its own security officials are warning that Afghanistan remains full of militant groups, yet Moscow is busy expanding security and military cooperation with the same regim…
Pakistan’s Strategic Diplomacy
By Asif Mahmood Field Marshal Asim Munir’s visit to Iran marks an important and positive moment in Pakistan’s diplomacy. It reflects the growing role Pakistan is playing in regional affairs at a time when the wider Middle East, including parts of the G…
Kashmir knows well
Asif Mahmood In recent weeks, there has been a renewed attempt to promote a politics of agitation and identity based grievance in Kashmir, but it is increasingly clear that such narratives are not aligning with the awareness of the people. The public u…
Pakistan’s moment as a peacemaker in the Middle East
By Sardar Khan Niazi For decades, Pakistan has been viewed through the narrow prism of security crises, economic instability and geopolitical dependency. Yet today, amid one of the most dangerous Middle Eastern confrontations in recent memory, Islamaba…
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…

Beyond the Ormara crash 

A new economic narrative for Pakistan

The guns roar again–but Pakistan must not fall silent

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