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Trump, Iran, and Stoessinger’s Warning on the Dangers of Misperception

Trump, Iran, and Stoessinger’s Warning on the Dangers of Misperception

In his book Why Nations Go to War, John G. Stoessinger has contested the traditional explanation of war. Many factors, such as ideology, military...

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Rehman Yar

The Complete Guide to Cricket’s Greatest Competition: The 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup

The Complete Guide to Cricket’s Greatest Competition: The 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup

The most important competition in One Day International cricket is the ICC Cricket World Cup. The top cricketing nations in the world vie for the top...

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Beyond CPEC: How Critical Minerals Are Reshaping US-Pakistan Relations

Beyond CPEC: How Critical Minerals Are Reshaping US-Pakistan Relations

Pakistan-USA relations have been fluctuating significantly since the War on Terror era, indicated by fiery embraces or icy drifts during various time...

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Javeria Abbas

The Cost of An Unwarranted War

The Cost of An Unwarranted War

Donald Trump’s back and forth between assertions of victory and desperation to strike a deal about Iran is telling of a highly confused President...

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Hamza Mustafa Soomro

The Race for Critical Minerals And The Future of Global Power

The Race for Critical Minerals And The Future of Global Power

Power dynamics during the greater part of the previous century were rather predictable; whoever owned oil ruled the planet. Countries were fighting...

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Kainat Farooq

How Does the Ukrainian Drone Strategy Challenge Mainstream Military Doctrines?

How Does the Ukrainian Drone Strategy Challenge Mainstream Military Doctrines?

End of the Traditional Kill Chain Concept When Abraham Karem pioneered modern drone technology in the 1970s, neither he nor the Israeli Air Force,...

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Dr. Punsara Amarasinghe

The Future of Multilateralism in a Fragmenting World Order

The Future of Multilateralism in a Fragmenting World Order

A principles-based international system set up at the end of World War II seems to have disappeared in 2026. Fragmentation is contributing to a great...

25.06.2026 40

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Nisar Kakar

The Elements of Hedging: Great Power Competition and Pakistan’s Resource Diplomacy

The Elements of Hedging: Great Power Competition and Pakistan’s Resource Diplomacy

On October 2, 2025, Pakistan entered the global critical minerals trade by dispatching its first consignment of enriched rare earth elements and...

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Muhammad Adeel Qureshi

Multan Electric Power Company Bill: A Complete Guide for Consumers in Pakistan

Multan Electric Power Company Bill: A Complete Guide for Consumers in Pakistan

Daily living involves electricity. Most people rely on power daily, from operating fans on sweltering summer evenings to charging phones in the...

25.06.2026 20

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The Architects of Animosity: Britain’s Deliberate Manufacture of Hindu-Muslim Enmity

The Architects of Animosity: Britain’s Deliberate Manufacture of Hindu-Muslim Enmity

“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” – Steve Biko “The most potent weapon in the hands of the...

24.06.2026 20

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Mohamin Zeeshan

Tradition to Rejuvenation: The Geostrategic Identity of Xi Jinping’s China

Tradition to Rejuvenation: The Geostrategic Identity of Xi Jinping’s China

China’s rise over the past forty years has indeed altered the world’s power dynamics and challenged preconceptions about the international order....

24.06.2026 20

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Tehreem Ahmed

Pakistan vs India in Cricket: A Complete Guide to Sports’ Greatest Rivalry

Pakistan vs India in Cricket: A Complete Guide to Sports’ Greatest Rivalry

Pakistan vs. India is a cricket match unlike any other. Not the Ashes. Not the West Indies at their peak versus anyone. There was no World Cup final...

23.06.2026 20

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Conflict Without War: The Architecture of Grey Zone Warfare

Conflict Without War: The Architecture of Grey Zone Warfare

The concept of grey zone warfare emerged in the 21st century after the development of nuclear weapons. Due to nuclear weapons, countries started to...

23.06.2026 30

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Syeda Farani Fatima

The ISPR Internship: Narrative Building or Something More?

The ISPR Internship: Narrative Building or Something More?

For many people, particularly in times dominated by social media debates and political polarization, any initiative that seeks to engage young people...

22.06.2026 10

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Abdul Momin Rasul

Why Does Every Case of Violence Against Women Feel Familiar?

Why Does Every Case of Violence Against Women Feel Familiar?

When does every woman realise her country has failed her? When the aftermath of the horrific acid attack on Dr Mahnoor, an event so catastrophically...

22.06.2026 40

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Fatima Hayat Malik

India’s NSG Waiver: How Selective Nuclear Norms Threaten South Asia

India’s NSG Waiver: How Selective Nuclear Norms Threaten South Asia

The world’s non-proliferation architecture has never been perfect, but for decades it retained credibility. The basis for the Nuclear...

22.06.2026 20

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Khawaja Touqeer Ahmed

When the Narrative Flips: Men As Victims of Harassment

When the Narrative Flips: Men As Victims of Harassment

In the modern world, social media plays a crucial role in shaping public opinion. Out-of-context clips and any post can trigger the public within...

21.06.2026 30

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Syeda Farani Fatima

Israel-Lebanon War: Assassinations, Invasions, and the Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire

Israel-Lebanon War: Assassinations, Invasions, and the Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire

Israel and Lebanon share a history of decades-long war. The series of attacks on October 7, 2023, by Hezbollah, a Shia militant group in southern...

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Aleena Khalil

Inside the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Format, Hosts, and Challenges

Inside the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Format, Hosts, and Challenges

The FIFA World Cup 2026 will turn out to be the largest and most ambitious football competition ever organized. It is organized by the United States,...

19.06.2026 50

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Syed Hammad Ali

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Pakistan: A Remedy to the Judicial Crisis

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Pakistan: A Remedy to the Judicial Crisis

“Justice delayed is justice denied.” William Ewart Gladstone “Justice delayed is justice denied.” The justice system of Pakistan is on the...

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Mohsin Yaseen

Trump’s Foreign Policy: More Personalized Than Institutionalized

The defining features of Trump’s foreign policy are unpredictability and sidestepping from diplomatic institutions, making it a personality-driven...

17.06.2026 40

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Arooj Aftab

The Mattei Plan in Africa: Italy’s Emerging Geopolitical Strategy

The Second Italy-Africa Summit was convened for the first time on African soil on 13 February 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a strategically...

17.06.2026 20

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Maryam Iftikhar

Sanctions as Foreign Policy: Do They Work, and Who Bears the Cost?

Every time a major international crisis erupts, the announcement follows within days, sometimes hours. A press conference. A podium. A row of flags....

16.06.2026 20

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Kainat Farooq

Khadda Market Karachi: Your Complete Guide to One of the City’s Most Loved Shopping Destinations

Karachi has no shortage of marketplaces. From the medieval streets of Saddar to the gleaming malls of Clifton, there is always somewhere to buy....

15.06.2026 20

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Weaponized Migration: How Borders Became Tools of Hybrid Warfare

While the world is keeping its eyes on Ukraine, monitoring tensions in the South China Sea, and discussing the future of NATO, something else is...

15.06.2026 30

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Kainat farooq

From Incarceration to Indoctrination: Are Prisons Becoming Hubs of Radicalization?

“A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens, but by how it treats its criminals.” Fyodor Dostoevsky “A society...

15.06.2026 60

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Syeda Farani Fatima

The Attention Economy and Manufactured Anxiety

You told yourself it was just for a minute. A quick check of the news app, a brief pass through the feed, perhaps a scan of what everyone else was...

15.06.2026 20

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Abdul Basit

The Fuel Tax Trap: Why Fiscal Survival is Killing the Middle Class

In the world of classical economics, price determination is meant to reflect the laws of supply and demand. Yet, in Pakistan’s recent economic...

13.06.2026 20

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Hamza Nasir

Acid Attacks: Beyond Physical Scars

On June 7, 2026, a hospital employee at Quetta’s Civil  Hospital waited outside a young doctor’s room, and the moment she stepped inside, he...

13.06.2026 60

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Laiba asim

China’s Influencer Law and Global Debate On Media Regulations

From being caught in the web of darkness and misinformation to exploring boundless horizons, technological advancement has transformed every aspect of...

12.06.2026 20

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Hifsa nadeem

Acid Attacks and Patriarchal Violence in South Asia

“You can’t give up hope. When you give up hope, you’re dead,”  – Serwari, an acid violence survivor interviewed by EFU Life.   “You...

12.06.2026 40

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Areeba hammad and syeda alina azhar

Europe and Its Struggle to Finance Ukraine

The Financial Crisis of Europe On Thursday, at a European Council summit that was disappointing even by European standards, the EU announced that not...

11.06.2026 60

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Muhammad Haseeb Sulehria

The Unexplored Broghil Valley National Park of Pakistan

Pakistan has been blessed with one of the most magnificent, dynamic, and mesmerizing landscapes in the world. From the towering snow-capped peaks of...

11.06.2026 30

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Abdullah Nisar

The Cockroach Janta Party: How Gen Z Turned an Insult into a Political Movement

“Call a generation unemployed long enough, ignored long enough, humiliated long enough, and eventually it will turn your insult into its...

10.06.2026 50

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Mahnoor gujjar

The Economic Stagnation of Europe

Europe’s Economic Decline Debate  In the quote-unquote discourse, it’s generally taken for granted that Europe is in economic decline. It’s not...

10.06.2026 30

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Muhammad Haseeb Sulehria

How Is Artificial Intelligence Compressing Nuclear Decision-making in South Asia

The gap between India’s cross-border airstrike at Balakot and Pakistan’s air strike response was just hours on the morning of February 27, 2019....

09.06.2026 50

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Haseeb Ahmed

Tashkent Declaration (1966): Peace Through Strength Or A Diplomatic Pause?

The 1965 war between India and Pakistan lasted for 17 days. On 22nd September, 1965, the UNSC brokered a ceasefire between the two warring parties....

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Syed Hammad Ali

Decolonizing Mental Health: The Imported Cure

Watching the Decolonizing Mental Health series made me realize how quietly radical its premise is. The digital series containing twenty short films...

08.06.2026 30

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Maham yaseen

Pakistan’s Silent Emergency: The Dangerous Rise of Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the sugar level of the human body increases above normal. It happens when the body can’t produce or use...

07.06.2026 60

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Syeda Farani Fatima

A Diploma Won’t Save You: Growing Unemployment Rates

They studied for years, sacrificed sleep, borrowed money, and crossed every finish line their families drew for them. Then they graduated — and...

07.06.2026 20

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Fauza afzal

The Silent Battlefield: How Cyber Vulnerabilities Are Shaping Modern Space Warfare

Space has proved to be one of the most commanding yet insecurely required territories of modern strategic life. Widely used as a passive aiding...

06.06.2026 40

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Rimsha Malik

Richest People in Pakistan 2026: The Complete List of Top Billionaires & Business Tycoons

Pakistan’s economy has faced decades of turmoil. Political upheavals, currency pressures, inflation & global shocks have tested all sectors....

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Beyond Washington: Trump 2.0 & the Relative Decline of American World Order

Washington’s demands in 2026 are no longer relevant to the officials in the Berlaymont in Brussels and the leaders of powerful countries in Asia,...

05.06.2026 30

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Abdul Rehman

The Corridor Wars – The Art Of Strategic Ambiguity

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dante Alighieri The darkest places in hell...

05.06.2026 60

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Lt Gen Tariq Khan

A Recurring Cycle: Understanding the 2026 Ebola Outbreak in the DRC

“Ebola Zaire is a slate wiper in humans.” The Hot Zone, Part 1, Chapter 3 “Ebola Zaire is a slate wiper in humans.” Ebola is recognized as one...

04.06.2026 20

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Mahnoor gujjar

The Education Emergency

Pakistan has declared education an emergency. The coming budget will show whether the state meant it. The federal budget process for FY2026–27 is...

04.06.2026 50

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Saqib raza

The Tomb of Dai Anga: Lahore’s Most Overlooked Mughal Secret

Rediscovering Dai Anga’s Tomb on the GT Road Monuments hold a peculiar kind of silence, a silence that speaks about how certain places are waiting...

03.06.2026 20

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Hira sajjad

Algorithmic Power: The New Masters of Influence

The Unexpected Win: Shift In Traditional Political Power  Welcome to the age of ‘cloudalist’, where TikTok, Instagram, and other social media...

03.06.2026 50

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Hamza wyne

West Bengal and the ‘SIR’ Controversy

It’s not only the Muslims of Kashmir facing a dire situation; it’s the entire Muslim population living in India – a legitimate target of the...

02.06.2026 40

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Syed Hammad Ali

Is Pakistan Really Ready for Investment?

Beyond Conferences and Promises Pakistan has another investment summit, a new memorandum of understanding, and another multi-billion-dollar...

02.06.2026 40

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Dr. Ghulam Mohey-Ud-Din