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
Water, the lifeblood of civilizations, is growing rapidly as the new instrument of power in South Asia. Afghanistan’s recent pronouncements about building dams on the Kunar and Kabul rivers are more than
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The Pakistan Navy is set to bring its first Chinese-designed submarine into active service next year, Admiral Naveed Ashraf told Chinese state media, marking a significant boost to Islamabad’s naval capabilities and
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On October 29, 2025, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, expressed concern over the inclusion of several Baloch activists on Pakistan’s terrorist Watchlist under Section 11-EE
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In diplomacy, most declarations fade with the ink that seals them. Yet the Joint Declaration in Türkiye stands apart—a moment when Pakistan transitioned from quiet endurance to principled assertion. Under the mediation
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India says Indus water will be held back, stored, redirected, weaponized. They says “blood and water cannot flow together” a slogan first sharpened in 2016 and repeated again in 2025 by Prime
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Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul (October 25-28), mediated by Qatar and Turkey, collapsed amidst strident rhetoric. Pakistan issued a 72-hour ultimatum “for Taliban to summon TTP Shura or we act unilaterally.” Taliban
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Pakistan’s decision to grant Bangladesh access to the Karachi Port marks a significant recalibration in South Asia’s geopolitical and economic landscape. Finalized on October 27, 2025, during the ninth session of the
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Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s powerful army chief, has emerged as a charismatic figure on the global stage, meeting twice with Donald Trump—whom he calls his “favourite field marshal”—and courting other major
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On October 27, 1947, Kashmiris worldwide observe Black Day as the beginning of India’s unlawful occupation of the region. The occupation, which included human rights violations, was imposed under oppressive laws. On
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Pakistan has approached China to secure its membership in the BRICS-backed New Development Bank (NDB), aiming to diversify its credit sources amid ongoing economic challenges, Nikkei Asia reports. However, India, one of
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On October 18, 2025, successive air strikes by Pakistan in Paktika Province killed eight people, including three club cricketers attending a post-match gathering. The incident sparked particular outrage and inflamed public sentiment
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Pak Army Chief Munir’s misreading of the contemporary nuclear theory and praxis in the Subcontinent is disastrous for his country. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir completely misconstrues
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Zalmay Khalilzad’s name has long been associated with Afghanistan, but not in a manner that reflects an affinity for the country or its people. His career, marked by a series of controversial
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by Our Correspondent in Doha In a scene that will likely be remembered as one of the defining moments in modern diplomacy, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made his mark at an
More Editorial The latest salvo of violence along the Afghanistan–Pakistan frontier, in which the Taliban announced the annihilation of scores of Pakistani soldiers in a retaliatory operation, is far more than a mere
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