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 lies at the heart of South Asia’s economy and security. The Indus Basin supports approximately 300 million people and irrigates nearly 26 million hectares of agricultural land, making it one of
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Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, on June 4, 2026, at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), declared an emerging geopolitical reality, stating that Pakistan would be a natural connector between Belt and Road
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At the time of writing, Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is on boil. Once again, serious unrest has had with authorities launching a widespread crackdown on protesters and opposition leaders, with sharp
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The recent incident in Rawalakot can be seen as one of the most disturbing incidents for the political landscape of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in recent times. Starting off as a political
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A nation’s decision to change itself within is an act of a certain determination. In the last few decades, Pakistan has gone through an unnoticeable but not unimpressible evolution in its approach
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There is a version of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) story that goes untold amid the noise of strikes, long marches and shutdown calls. It is the story of a federal government
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Guns have fallen silent along the Af-Pak border after deadly clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan, with only limited skirmishes continuing. The ceasefire maintaining this fragile calm along the border remains precarious,
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When India placed the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance last year, attention naturally focused on the diplomatic and legal consequences of the decision. Yet the more consequential question may lie elsewhere:
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Pakistan has sought to project calm after Afghanistan’s Taliban government signed a new military technical cooperation agreement with Russia, arguing that the deal is limited in scope and will not fundamentally change
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As tensions between Washington and Tehran threatened to escalate into a wider regional confrontation, the United States once again found itself relying on a familiar intermediary: Pakistan. The episode exposed a contradiction
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Water, in contemporary international relations, is far more than a natural resource; it is a strategic asset that shapes national power, environmental security, and state resilience. For Pakistan, a state of over
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After months of mediation drama and so-called shuttle diplomacy by Field Marshal Asim Munir, there was a desperate attempt to secure strategic depth in the Middle East and rebuild ties with the
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The joint statement issued after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s May 23-26 visit to China was not merely another ceremonial reaffirmation of friendship between Islamabad and Beijing. It reflected something deeper: the steady evolution of
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On May 24, 2026, at least 30 people were killed and 50 were injured after a blast caused by a vehicle-borne suicide bombing tore through a shuttle train near Chaman Phatak in
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Punjab’s deteriorating security landscape entered a more dangerous phase in 2026 with the targeted killing of three Punjab Police personnel in two separate incidents – a pattern that security agencies increasingly view
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