For 17-year-old Zara Shah, an encounter that began while playing a computer game developed into a frightening experience of online sexual exploitation. A stranger initially approached her as a friend before asking
Certain elements of the social contract define the effectiveness of a particular government or regime. However, when the government fails to fulfill the essentials of the contract, the government and regime are
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On March 24, 2026, two members of a so-called “death squad” (state-backed armed militia) were killed when unidentified gunmen – suspected Baloch insurgents – attacked them in the Paroom area of Panjgur
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Islamabad is shining as a beacon of hope this weekend. On 29 and 30 March 2026, the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Egypt are arriving in Pakistan for high-level talks.
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Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, the claim of having restored “security” has remained central to their narrative and its external amplification. This framing often contrasts with earlier periods
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Pakistan once again engages in a pointless spectacle that emphasises nuisance over substance. The propaganda-driven diplomacy aimed at preserving its declining strategic importance and handling backlash is nothing new. The current instance
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For 48 hours, the global economy teetered on the edge of a “quagmire.” With Brent crude hitting $119 and a U.S. ultimatum for the “obliteration” of Iranian energy infrastructure ticking toward zero,
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The latest escalation in the Middle East has brought global energy markets back to a familiar point of strain: the vulnerability of supply routes concentrated in a handful of geopolitical chokepoints. At
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In a time when oil prices are soaring to frightening levels all over the world and supply chains are stretched to the breaking point, the ongoing conflict with Iran has played out
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Pakistan as a possible mediator in America’s war against Iran is not a surprise. Pakistan and its powerful military leader, Gen. Asim Munir, has held meetings with both Iran and Saudi Arabia,
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Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister, Taraque Ramana, has issued a statement on Genocide Day, directly addressing the events of March 25, 1971, and openly criticizing the role of Pakistan in what he
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As tensions intensify between the United States, Israel, and Iran, a new diplomatic centre is quietly taking shape in Islamabad. Recent reports suggesting that Pakistan may host a high-level summit, potentially involving
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Energy expert Vaqar Zakaria is living proof that solar power can change the economics of everyday life. For over five years, his rooftop panels in Islamabad have slashed his electricity bills, sometimes
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For more than six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) stood as a rare constant in an otherwise volatile relationship between India and Pakistan. Signed in 1960, it survived wars, military crises,
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For decades, Pakistan has been described as “strategically located.” The phrase is convenient, but it understates the reality. Pakistan does not simply occupy space between regions-it sits within the fault lines that
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At approximately 9 p.m. on 16 March 2026, an airstrike hit the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul, a 2,000-bed drug rehabilitation facility near the city’s international airport, destroying large sections of
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