Post Views: 81 By Ijaz Ahmad Khan TORONTO: As dawn breaks over the banks of the River Indus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, fish farmer Naseer Khan resumes his daily operations at a fish farm in Swabi district, burdened by rising alarm over India’s purported breaches of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) that imperil aquatic life…
Post Views: 759 By: Tajammal Hussain Hashmi Many years ago, a gathering of columnist brothers was held at the Karachi Press Club, and I was also invited. When it was my turn for introduction, the host friend said, “Hashmi Bhai has very close relations with the establishment people.” Everyone turned towards me as if something…
Post Views: 23,105 by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has returned to the White House after concluding a two-day official visit to China, an engagement that drew the gaze of capitals worldwide and revived memories of an earlier era in Sino-American diplomacy. Accompanied by a formidable delegation that included…
Post Views: 25,815 By: Shakeel Ahmad Khalil, Karachi In the world of knowledge and enlightenment, teachers are like radiant lamps who are not only illuminated by the light of knowledge themselves but also enlighten the hearts and minds of their students with the same brilliance. In the field of Library and Information Science, one such…
Post Views: 3,416 By T.M. Awan The Middle East, the Red Sea, and the Horn of Africa are rapidly evolving into one of the most sensitive theatres of contemporary geopolitics. What was once viewed largely through the lens of regional disputes is now increasingly being interpreted as part of a wider global contest involving trade…
Post Views: 55,632 by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal In the quiet recesses of memory, there are places that time never quite succeeds in erasing. In the heart of Lahore’s old Ichhra, where narrow lanes wind through a living tapestry of history, one such memory continues to breathe with remarkable freshness. It belongs to a man who,…
Post Views: 45,781 By Dr. Raja Zahid Khan, Defense and Strategic Analyst Pakistan’s diplomatic history is often narrated through the lens of wars, crises, and deterrence. Yet an equally important and strategically enduring dimension is Pakistan’s role as a peace-building state, repeatedly acting as a force of restraint, mediation, and stabilization during some of the…
Post Views: 1,172 Strategic Resources Underlie Tensions as U.S.–Iran Standoff Deepens By: Muhammad Owais As Washington and Tehran continue their latest cycle of confrontation, a growing number of geopolitical analysts argue that the dispute extends far beyond the public narratives of regional security and ideological rivalry. The deeper contest may revolve around Iran’s vast energy…
Post Views: 54,347 Research by : Prof Sohail Ahmed In a notable development on March 11, 2026, Pakistan voted in favor of Resolution 2817, which condemned Iran for “egregious attacks” against its neighbors (including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Jordan). This resolution was sponsored by Bahrain and supported by a wide margin (13-0). Context: This…
Post Views: 29,637 By: Major Waseem Mahmood Butt (Retd.) – Columnist & Defence Analyst The history of international politics repeatedly teaches us that perceptions about the balance of power are never permanent. Powers that appear invincible in one era often find themselves compelled, a few decades later, to reassess and reorganize in the face of…
