From Bhutto to Imran Khan: When political rivalry becomes revenge and persecution in Pakistan
What happens to a political leader in democracies after losing power? The answer is simple. He or she goes into…
The Broken Promise of Pakistan to Balochistan’s Flood Victims
On August 11, 2026, the World Bank expressed serious dissatisfaction with the way Pakistani authorities were handling funds linked to…
Two provinces, one grievance: Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa turning against Islamabad
The ongoing public mobilisation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat Valley Swat valley is rooted in security concerns, while the protests in…
Risk of Dual-Use Still Persists with Pakistan’s Nuclear Capabilities
Pakistan’s nuclear programme has evolved with a pronounced and persistent military orientation that shapes every major decision related to fissile…
August 11 and the Minority March: Confronting Pakistan’s Broken Promise of Equal Citizenship
On August 11, Pakistan observes National Minorities Day, a date chosen to commemorate Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s historic address to the…
Pakistan at Eighty
The State That Became Its Own Security Dilemma Praetorianism, Strategic Dependency, and the Unfinished Promise of 1947 On the occasion…
Pakistan’s Multi-Alignment, Domestic Fragility, and the Multipolar Trap
On 8 April 2026, Pakistan brokered a two-week ceasefire in the war between the United States and Iran. In the…
Why the Makkah Pact Will Collapse Under Its Own Weight
An Indian strategic reading of the Saudi Arabia–Pakistan–Türkiye Joint Defence Agreement On 7 August 2026, in the sacred precinct of…
The PoJK Question: Elections, Legitimacy and the Crisis of Representation
In August 2026 an election in Muzaffarabad measured not the will of a people but the distance between a state…
PoJK Faces Pakistani Bullets as J&K Records Broad-Based Development
The comparison between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is no longer a contest of narratives….
