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How Netanyahu lost America

How Netanyahu lost America
By Sardar Khan Niazi For decades, Benjamin Netanyahu cultivated an image unlike any other Israeli leader. Fluent in American political language, equally comfortable in Washington think tanks and television studios, he understood that Israel's greatest …
Pakistan: A Consistent Voice for Palestine
By Asif Mahmood Pakistan’s position on Palestine has survived changing governments, shifting alliances and enormous geopolitical pressure. Unlike many states that adjust their language according to strategic convenience, Islamabad has largely maintaine…
CBS, Sensationalism and Fake News
Asif Mahmood CBS report is childish and absurd. It claims that while Pakistan positioned itself as a diplomatic conduit between Tehran and Washington, it quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields, “potentially shielding them fr…
Khair un Nisa and the Shadow War in Balochistan
Asif Mahmood In Balochistan, security forces conducted a successful intelligence based operation and rescued a young girl, Khair un Nisa, from the custody of a terrorist group. Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfaraz Bugti said in a press conference tha…
Christians under fire in the holy land
By Sardar Khan Niazi For decades, Israel has projected itself to the West as a guardian of democracy and religious freedom in the Middle East. Yet the lived reality of many Palestinian and Lebanese Christians tells a different story -- one marked by in…
Some words for the Senator
By Asif Mahmood The news of the release of former Senator Mushahid Ahmed Khan brought a sense of relief and satisfaction. However, after reading his Facebook post, the reaction was not entirely pleasing.  He expressed gratitude towards Turkey, …
Normal life is exactly the problem
By Sardar Khan Niazi The lights are back on. Fans are spinning again. Markets have reopened, traffic signals are working, and the immediate panic has faded. Officials are calling it a “successful restoration effort,” while citizens are being urged to m…
Rising medicine prices are becoming a public health crisis
By Sardar Khan Niazi To be fair, the issue is not entirely the result of state negligence. Pharmaceutical manufacturers have faced genuine cost pressures for years. Pakistan relies heavily on imported active pharmaceutical ingredients and raw materials…
Weaponization of Vulnerability in Balochistan
Asif Mahmood The situation in Balochistan is no longer a simple security challenge. It involves violence on the ground, influence online, and a range of hidden networks working in different ways at the same time. In this environment, groups like the Ba…
Grand Hayat : Facts Are Facts
Asif Mahmood What is the reason that when the law knocked at the doorstep of the elite at the Grand Hyatt Tower Islamabad in Islamabad, sections of the media reacted with visible anger? Why have some journalists taken such a strong position on this iss…
Understanding the decline in terrorist incidents
By Sardar Khan Niazi In the months following the launch of Operation Ghazab-ul-Haq, Pakistan has witnessed a noticeable decline in terrorist incidents across several previously volatile regions. While security operations in the country are not new, the…

Closing the gap, expanding opportunities

Pakistan’s export strategy faces its moment of truth

Child marriage is not tradition — it is surrender
By Sardar Khan Niazi In Pakistan, child marriage is often defended with familiar words: tradition, culture, protection, honor. But behind these justifications lies a harsher reality -- the quiet surrender of a girl’s childhood, education, health, and f…
Pakistan: A Consistent Voice for Palestine
By Asif Mahmood Pakistan’s position on Palestine has survived changing governments, shifting alliances and enormous geopolitical pressure. Unlike many states that adjust their language according to strategic convenience, Islamabad has largely maintaine…
CBS, Sensationalism and Fake News
Asif Mahmood CBS report is childish and absurd. It claims that while Pakistan positioned itself as a diplomatic conduit between Tehran and Washington, it quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields, “potentially shielding them fr…
Khair un Nisa and the Shadow War in Balochistan
Asif Mahmood In Balochistan, security forces conducted a successful intelligence based operation and rescued a young girl, Khair un Nisa, from the custody of a terrorist group. Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfaraz Bugti said in a press conference tha…
Christians under fire in the holy land
By Sardar Khan Niazi For decades, Israel has projected itself to the West as a guardian of democracy and religious freedom in the Middle East. Yet the lived reality of many Palestinian and Lebanese Christians tells a different story -- one marked by in…
Some words for the Senator
By Asif Mahmood The news of the release of former Senator Mushahid Ahmed Khan brought a sense of relief and satisfaction. However, after reading his Facebook post, the reaction was not entirely pleasing.  He expressed gratitude towards Turkey, …
Normal life is exactly the problem
By Sardar Khan Niazi The lights are back on. Fans are spinning again. Markets have reopened, traffic signals are working, and the immediate panic has faded. Officials are calling it a “successful restoration effort,” while citizens are being urged to m…
Rising medicine prices are becoming a public health crisis
By Sardar Khan Niazi To be fair, the issue is not entirely the result of state negligence. Pharmaceutical manufacturers have faced genuine cost pressures for years. Pakistan relies heavily on imported active pharmaceutical ingredients and raw materials…
Weaponization of Vulnerability in Balochistan
Asif Mahmood The situation in Balochistan is no longer a simple security challenge. It involves violence on the ground, influence online, and a range of hidden networks working in different ways at the same time. In this environment, groups like the Ba…
Grand Hayat : Facts Are Facts
Asif Mahmood What is the reason that when the law knocked at the doorstep of the elite at the Grand Hyatt Tower Islamabad in Islamabad, sections of the media reacted with visible anger? Why have some journalists taken such a strong position on this iss…

Closing the gap, expanding opportunities

Pakistan’s export strategy faces its moment of truth

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