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SAT Commentary

SAT Commentaries, a collection of insightful social media threads on current events and social issues, featuring diverse perspectives from various authors.
Reducing national institutions to ethnic arithmetic ignores history, sovereignty, and the foundations of modern states.
Commentary
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If the Ethnicity of Soldiers Determines the Identity of an Army, What Makes a National Army

Reducing national institutions to ethnic arithmetic ignores history, sovereignty, and
the foundations of modern states.

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Pakistani security forces personnel at a post near the Afghanistan border representing counter-terrorism operations against cross-border attacks
Counter-Terrorism
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Pakistan Rejects Taliban’s Civilian Casualty Propaganda as Cross-Border Terrorist Attacks Continue to Kill Pakistani Soldiers and Civilians Unabated

There is a pattern so predictable it has become almost mechanical. Pakistan conducts a strike against a terrorist hideout on Afghan soil. The Taliban regime,

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Human rights activist and lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir (left) and her husband, Advocate Hadi Ali Chattha (right), outside a court in Islamabad on November 5, 2025.
National Security
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Pakistan Pushes Back as US Congressional Body Prejudges Ongoing Domestic Legal Proceedings Over Imaan Mazari Case

When the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission chose to weigh in on the ongoing legal proceedings against Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha, describing the

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Russian representative addressing the United Nations Security Council during a briefing on the Afghanistan security situation
Security & Counter Terrorism
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Russia Acknowledges TTP and ISIS-K Terrorism Emanating From Afghanistan at UN Security Council Briefing

When Russia speaks at the United Nations Security Council, it does so with the full weight of a permanent member whose assessments carry institutional consequence.

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Speakers and diplomats participating in the ISSI and University of World Civilizations joint webinar on Pakistan-Russia bilateral relations
Diplomacy & geopolitics
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ISSI-UWC Joint Webinar Examines Pakistan-Russia Bilateral Relations Amid Shifting Global Order

The joint webinar organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad and the University of World Civilizations named after V.V. Zhirinovsky, scheduled for 9 June

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Labour MP Imran Hussain. Image credit/@Imran_HussainMP/X
Governance & Public Policy
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UK MPs Amplify Activist Claims Over Facts

When over thirty British Members of Parliament, led by Imran Hussain, wrote to the UK Foreign Secretary expressing concern over developments in Azad Jammu and

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Group of Taliban fighters in Kabul gathered near a wall with their banner flag, holding security positions.
Human Rights/ Women Rights
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Taliban’s Broken Amnesty: A Promise Written in Sand

When the Taliban swept back into Kabul in August 2021, one of their earliest and most loudly broadcast assurances was a general amnesty for all

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Afghan diaspora protesters in Madrid urge Europe to deny Taliban legitimacy, citing human rights abuses, women's rights restrictions, and security concerns.
Commentary
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Afghan Diaspora Rejects Taliban Legitimacy Drive

On 4 June 2026, former Afghan Deputy Speaker Mohammad Asif Siddiqi led a demonstration outside the European Parliament Office in Madrid, joined by Afghan expatriates,

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From strategic liability to indispensable intermediary , Pakistan’s quiet diplomatic revolution under Trump 2.0
Diplomacy & geopolitics
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The Unlikely Broker: How Pakistan Rewrote Its Place in Washington’s World

There is a particular irony in watching Pakistan , a country Donald Trump once accused of harbouring terrorists while pocketing American aid, emerge as one

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A hooded figure surrounded by social media logos, warning symbols, and fake news headlines symbolizes the spread of online misinformation and disinformation across digital platforms.
Diplomacy & geopolitics
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Pakistan Rejects Iran’s Intelligence Sharing Allegations and Calls Them Disinformation Amid Diplomatic Engagements

Last week, a cluster of social media accounts began circulating a specific claim that Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had conveyed

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