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Pakistan – Not a Maritime Power Yet

Pakistan – Not a Maritime Power Yet

Pakistan has roughly 1,000 kilometres of coastline, and over 90 per cent of its trade moves by sea. Even so, its strategy has always faced inland,...

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The Quiet Rebuilding: How Afghanistan Is Becoming a Hub for Regional Militancy

Twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11, the world finds itself staring at an uncomfortable rerun. According to a Washington Post...

25.09.2026 60

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A Generation Left Behind: Exposing the Reality of Pakistan’s Education System

A Crisis Years in the Making Across Punjab’s nine boards, more than 750,000 Class 9 students failed their exams in 2026, a pass rate of just 45.98...

15.09.2026 60

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What Ayat Noor’s Murder Should Force Pakistan to Fix

On August 25, 2026, the family of five-year-old Ayat Noor buried a child they had spent fifteen days searching for. She had gone missing from Pathan...

09.09.2026 50

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What if Water Became the New Oil?

This year, all eyes are on artificial intelligence stocks and oil markets. Water, by contrast, draws little attention, despite a quiet transformation...

10.08.2026 50

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Bleeding Ledger of Balochistan: A Crisis of Governance

24.07.2026 70

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Rethinking Counterterrorism in Balochistan

23.07.2026 90

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