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Dr Zafar Khan

The Friday Times

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Preventive Strikes On Iran Risk Accelerating Nuclear Proliferation

Preventive Strikes On Iran Risk Accelerating Nuclear Proliferation

One of the renowned military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, in On War (Book 1, Chapter 7), argued that “Everything is very simple in war, but the...

17.03.2026 20

The Friday Times

Dr. Zafar Khan

The New START: Why Is It Overshadowed By The Global Nuclear Order?

In the evolving global nuclear order, all nuclear-weapon states are not only increasing but also modernising their nuclear forces, bolstered by the...

19.02.2026 150

The Friday Times

Dr Zafar Khan

2025 Global Security: Nuclear Tensions, Rivalries, And Emerging Military Threats

28.12.2025 60

The Friday Times

Dr Zafar Khan

Why India Declined Pakistan’s Strategic Restraint Regime

22.09.2025 30

The Friday Times

Dr Zafar Khan

Why Missile Defence Like The Iron Dome Undermines Strategic Stability

17.07.2025 30

The Friday Times

Dr Zafar Khan

Pakistan Dismisses ICBM Claims, Slams India’s Expanding Nuclear Ambitions

10.07.2025 30

The Friday Times

Dr Zafar Khan

Reassessing nuclear deterrence in South Asia

In the wake of the Pahalgam incident on 22 April that killed 26 Indian tourists, the tension between Pakistan and India intensified. On 7 May, India...

14.05.2025 90

The Express Tribune

Dr Zafar Khan

AI-led technologies: replacing the human commander?

Given the return of great power politics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the world falls further into strategic flux where each state...

04.05.2025 70

The Express Tribune

Dr Zafar Khan