Beyond the headlines: Questioning the Saudi-Pakistan SMDA

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Amid the ongoing rising tensions in the Gulf, including recent missile and drone attacks originating from Iran that have struck…

Power, Presidency, and the Perils of Global Intervention

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by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal Power has always tested the character of those who possess it. When authority falls into the…

Echoes of Deception: From USS Liberty to the Gulf Crisis

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There is a well-known proverb in Urdu which says that a thief may abandon the act of theft, but he…

The Erosion of Pakistan’s Strategic Patience in its Relations with Afghanistan

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Pakistan and Afghanistan – two countries with shared economic and security interests - have experienced a low trajectory in their…

Strategic Designs and the Uncertain Future of the Gulf

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The Middle East today stands engulfed in a climate of extraordinary tension, where political calculation and military preparedness coexist uneasily…

When Words Prevented War

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by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal There are moments in the life of nations which, though brief in duration, cast shadows long…

Islamabad declared “Open War” against Kabul

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On Thursday evening, after the unprovoked attack by the Afghan Taliban, Pakistan retaliated, and the Ministry of Defence declared it…

Civil Nuclear Energy and the Architecture of Sustainable Growth in Pakistan

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The economic trajectory of Pakistan is long calculated with erratic growth patterns such as periodic balance of payment crises, dependence…

Kashmir’s Truth vs. Bollywood Lies

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The Bollywood movies have been used as one of the most potent tools of defamation against Pakistan in a world…

The World as a Wrestling Ring

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by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal In the chronicles of antiquity, wrestling was not merely a contest of strength but a disciplined…