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An Unhealed Wound: The Living Legacy of 1984 Operation Blue Star

More than four decades have passed since June 1984, but for the Sikh community, the turning of the calendar offers no real distance from the pain....

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Bunyan Um Marsoos: When a Nation Became an Unbreakable Wall

Bunyan Um Marsoos: When a Nation Became an Unbreakable Wall

For years, our neighbour has watched and waited, convinced that Pakistan is a house of cards, ready to collapse at the slightest push. They have...

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India’s Global Grandstanding Versus Pakistan’s Principled Plea: My Take on Diplomatic Theatrics

India’s Global Grandstanding Versus Pakistan’s Principled Plea: My Take on Diplomatic Theatrics

As I observe flurry of diplomatic activity emanating from New Delhi and Islamabad yet again, I can’t help but be struck by the sheer dissonance in...

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A Seat at the Table Withheld: Modi, the G7, and a Diplomatic Chill Turning Bitter

A Seat at the Table Withheld: Modi, the G7, and a Diplomatic Chill Turning Bitter

Right then. As the machinery of international diplomacy grinds on, often with a predictable hum, one finds oneself occasionally confronted by a...

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A Nod from Fitch: Pakistan’s Impressive Economic Tune-Up Gains Recognition

Right then, let’s dive into some rather encouraging news I’ve been tracking from Pakistan. You know, it’s not every day you get a genuinely...

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An Unsettling Current: Mr. Modi, the Indus, and the Imperative of Peace

One often reflects on the fundamental elements that underpin our existence, and none, surely, is more elemental than water. It is the lifeblood of...

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Youm-e-Takbeer: The Necessary Roar to Defend Your Home

May 28th. Just a date for world, I suppose. But for me, for so many of us who call Pakistan home, it’s a date that sends a shiver down the spine –...

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Tharoor’s Washington Yatra: Bollywood Theatrics vs. Pakistan’s No-Fake-Agenda Diplomacy

One cannot help but observe, with an almost detached academic curiosity, the curious dichotomy in diplomatic methodologies currently emanating from...

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The Unmistakable Hand: Pakistan Forced to Confront India’s Brutal Assault on Its Children

There are days when the pronouncements from Islamabad are not just diplomatic statements, but anguished cries for the world to witness an unfolding...

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Shifting Skies: Pakistan’s Air Victories Reveal New South Asian Dynamics

Confirmed engagements during recent aerial clashes over Kashmir, wherein the Pakistan Air Force downed multiple Indian combat aircraft, including...

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India’s Fall, Pakistan’s Stand: An 18-Day Truth

The South Asian geopolitical landscape has undergone a profound recalibration following the recent 18-day confrontation. For seasoned observers, what...

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Why You Should Celebrate Pakistan’s Unbreakable Response: Operation Bunyan Um Marsoos

You woke up on May 10 to the headlines: Operation Bunyan Um Marsoos was underway. Less than two weeks earlier, on April 29, India had brazenly...

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Unpacking Indian Narratives: A Research-Driven Look at the Aftermath of the DG ISPR’s Disclosures

You might find the air in Islamabad particularly heavy these days. Islamabad these days carries a heavy spirit. Forget the everyday hum of a capital;...

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Strategic Triumph: How Pakistan Countered Indian Aggression and Reshaped Regional Power

  In recent days, a tense watch along the Indo-Pakistani border has broken into  open and significant escalation. The military confrontations that...

10.05.2025 30

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A Shattered Peace, A Principled Stand: India’s Reported Aggression and a Nation’s Resolve

A shadow has fallen over the already tense relationship between India and Pakistan, as recent events seem to have dramatically reshaped how the world...

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Account of Alleged State Actions in the “Pahalgam False Flag Operation”

An examination of evidence relating to the “Pahalgam False Flag Operation” presents a narrative depicting grave actions by Indian state...

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Two Neighbours, Two Paths: Faith and Freedom in Pakistan and India

Early May 2025 brought an unexpected sight to the stark, rugged expanses of Balochistan: a sea of humanity. More than ever recorded, over 200,000...

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The Ghost of Partition: How Modi’s India Grapples with its Secular Soul

A deep sense of unease is spreading through India, making people feel like the country itself is shifting beneath them. Under Prime Minister Modi, an...

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The Story Behind Pahalgam: Is India Playing the Same Old Game?

When news broke about the terrible attack in Pahalgam, in the part of Kashmir administered by India, it felt sadly familiar. But almost immediately,...

03.05.2025 20

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The Thief Making Noise: A Personal Reflection on India’s Decades of Terror and Blame

There’s an old saying that resonates deeply with me these days, echoing constantly as I watch events unfold across our border: the thief is often...

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India’s War Fever: Military Failures and Societal Fractures

Observers warn that India’s intensifying bellicosity masks both grave military deficiencies and deep social fractures that threaten to unravel the...

02.05.2025 20

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The India Shaped by Modi and Shah: An Observer’s Stark Assessment

Watching India today, the supposed “world’s largest democracy,” evokes a profound sense of alarm. The space for freedom and pluralism feels...

30.04.2025 20

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India’s Tactics of Distraction: False Flags, Silenced Media, and a Democracy Under Shadow

Watching the constant tension between Pakistan and India, something really hit home again with the recent attack in Pahalgam, occupied Kashmir. It...

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Self-Defense Through Sanctions: Pakistan’s Strategic Trade Break with India

Pakistan’s decision to stop trading pharmaceuticals and other goods with India wasn’t just another policy change; it felt like drawing a line in...

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Diverted Focus: India’s Pahalgam Incident and the Politics of Distraction

Around 2–3 pm, reports of an incident in Pahalgam, in Indian-occupied Kashmir, began to filter through—and within minutes, every brigade of Indian...

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A Befitting Response: Pakistan Asserts Its Sovereignty and Vital Interests

Watching the news unfold after the awful attack in Pahalgam, my initial sadness turned into unease. The fingers pointed so quickly towards Pakistan,...

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Deja Vu in Indian Occupied Kashmir: Why Does the Blame Game Always Come First?

Watching what’s happening in South Asia lately brings back that heavy feeling I know too well. It’s a knot of deep concern tangled up with sheer...

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