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Political Polarisation and the Crisis of Governance

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Sajid Salamat

Balochistan Is Not Burning. It’s Progressing

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Sajid Salamat

Naval Power and Pakistan’s Future Defence Policy

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Sajid Salamat

The Betrayal Next Door

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Sajid Salamat

Pakistan’s Information Dominance

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Sajid Salamat

Taliban’s Double Game

Tension that had been building between Islamabad and Kabul for some time erupted into open battle when the Afghan Taliban clergy administration...

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Sajid Salamat

Escalation on the Durand Line

The tension that was brewing between Islamabad and Kabul over the cross border terrorist attacks on Pakistan by TTP from its sanctuaries located...

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Sajid Salamat

Enough is Enough

In the Press conference addressed by DG ISPR on Friday in the backdrop of exponential increase in terrorist attacks in KPK, more so those carried...

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Sajid Salamat

Strategic Landscape of South Asia (Part II)

Strategic Landscape of South Asia (Part II)

These global developments have had a profound impact on South Asia’s security paradigm, influencing Indian leadership’s strategic behaviour and...

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Sajid Salamat

Force to Reckon With

Force to Reckon With

Last weekend the western frontier was once again the place where policy meets peril. What began as local clashes escalated into a night of heavy...

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Sajid Salamat

October 11: The Day Pakistan Drew the Line

October 11, 2025 marked a decisive moment in Pakistan’s long struggle to secure its borders and protect its citizens. On that day, Pakistan’s...

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Sajid Salamat

Strategic Landscape of South Asia (Part 1)

Strategic Landscape of South Asia (Part 1)

The strategic landscape of South Asia is mainly defined by the balance of power equation between two nuclear states, India and Pakistan. The...

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Sajid Salamat

France: A Reliable Friend

A friend in need is a friend indeed. This proverb perfectly fits France’s friendship with Pakistan. In all circumstances – whether it is the...

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Sajid Salamat

Pakistani Universities and World Rankings

Pakistani Universities and World Rankings

The recently released Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026 have reminded us of both progress and paralysis within our higher...

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Sajid Salamat

Multinationals on the Exit

Over the past several months, an alarming refrain has begun echoing across Pakistan’s economic and policy circles: “Multinationals on the Exit.”...

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Sajid Salamat

Problems Within and Problems Without

The beauty of the Holy Book, Al Quran, lies in the clarity of Allah’s Messages. One such message from Allah says that “Allah does not change the...

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Sajid Salamat

Indo-Afghan Nexus

Indo-Afghan Nexus

We’ve heard the term “cross-border terrorism” for so long that it sometimes loses its meaning, becoming a sterile phrase in diplomatic...

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Sajid Salamat

Kabul Echoes Delhi

Is it mere coincidence that Afghanistan has launched attacks on Pakistan at the very moment its foreign minister visits India, issuing openly anti-...

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Sajid Salamat

From Cold War Pawns to Domestic Fire

History has a way of circling back to those who refuse to learn from it. In the late 1970s, Pakistan stood at the crossroads of global power...

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Sajid Salamat

India Aggression and Pak Army

In world politics, power, defense, and sovereignty have always held primary importance. South Asia is particularly sensitive in this regard because...

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Sajid Salamat

Indo-Afghan Terror Designs

The recent visit of Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to New Delhi has brought the simmering tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan to...

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Sajid Salamat

India’s Military Rhetoric

India’s Military Rhetoric

A fresh wave of hostility surfaced this week when India’s Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, issued an inflammatory statement suggesting that any...

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Sajid Salamat

Maryam Nawaz’s Relentless Drive for Flood Relief and Rehabilitation

The devastating floods that recently swept across Pakistan presented an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, testing the resolve and capacity of the...

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Sajid Salamat

Lahore’s Hidden Rulers: The Mythology of Power

In Lahore’s tangled alleys, where the scent of diesel mingles with gunpowder and gossip, power has never worn a uniform — it has worn a name. Among...

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Attia Naveed