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EU–Pakistan Business Forum 2026 signals a shift from GSP+ trade reliance to an investment-led, sustainable partnership under EU Global Gateway.

EU–Pakistan Business Forum 2026

SAT Commentary January 20, 2026

Afghanistan’s post-2021 economy has shifted toward informality, coercive revenue, and regional trade, shaped by isolation, sanctions, and political risk.

Afghanistan’s Post-2021 Economic Model

SAT Editorial Desk January 20, 2026

Durand Line shifts from frontier to hard border, reshaping jihadist networks, militancy, and Pakistan-Afghanistan’s security landscape.

Militancy, Borderization, and the Politics of a Frontier

SAT Editorial Desk January 15, 2026

Bagram Airbase, US Aid, and Afghanistan’s Strategic-Humanitarian Dilemma

Bagram Airbase, US Aid, and Afghanistan’s Strategic-Humanitarian Dilemma

SAT Commentary January 13, 2026

Assessing the Escalation of Anti-Taliban Resistance in Afghanistan

Assessing the Escalation of Anti-Taliban Resistance in Afghanistan

SAT Commentary January 12, 2026

An analysis of Maulana Sultan’s assassination exposing how ISKP and TTP use coordinated denials, delayed claims, and Afghan sanctuaries to manage terror narratives.

Narrative Management and the ISKP–TTP Ecosystem

SAT Commentary January 11, 2026

Pakistan’s shift from arms importer to defense exporter reveals how indigenous military industry has become central to sovereignty in a fragmented global order.

Pakistan’s Defense Industrial Breakout

SAT Editorial Desk January 11, 2026

A critical reassessment of Afghan repatriation from Pakistan, weighing human rights advocacy against state sovereignty, security, and legal realities.

Rethinking Afghan Repatriation from Pakistan

SAT Commentary January 10, 2026