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Taliban fighters celebrate the first-year anniversary of their takeover in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

Rising Nuclear Terrorism Threats: Afghanistan’s Taliban Sanctuaries Endanger Global Peace and Regional Stability

SAT Commentary May 20, 2026

Strategic Stability And Deterrence In South Asia

The Architecture of Restraint: How Nuclear Deterrence Preserves Peace in South Asia

SAT Commentary May 19, 2026

: Shari Baloch (alias Bramsh), the first female suicide bomber of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) Majeed Brigade.

A Mother, A Teacher and then A Suicide Bomber: The Story of Shari Baloch

SAT Commentary May 19, 2026

The N40 Quetta-Taftan highway, an arterial road that handles all supply routes to Iran and the Saindak and Reko Diq projects

The BLA’s Terror Reality: Not a Baloch Rights Movement but a Security Threat to Pakistan

SAT Commentary May 18, 2026

Pakistan test-fires Hatf IX (Nasr) missile

Closing the Space for War: How Pakistan’s Strategic Doctrine Evolved to Secure Peace

SAT Commentary May 17, 2026

Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr. Samar Mubarakmand alongside Dr. Ishfaq Ahmed and Minister of Information Mushahid Hussain, in front of the hill under which Pakistan conducted its nuclear tests in May 1998

The Architecture of Survival: Youm-e-Takbeer and Pakistan’s Full-Spectrum Deterrence

SAT Commentary May 16, 2026

On May 28, 1998, Pakistan announced that it had successfully conducted five nuclear tests

The Silent Sentinel—Why Pakistan Chose the Nuclear Path

SAT Commentary May 15, 2026

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Fitna al-Khawarij: Barbaric Enemies of Pakistan and Islam

SAT Commentary May 14, 2026

Reaching Across Oceans: The Real Story Behind India’s Agni-VI Ambitions

Abdul Basit May 14, 2026