South Asia Times

Pakistan

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

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

Rethinking Pakistan’s Constitutional Changes

Rethinking Pakistan’s Constitutional Changes

SAT Commentary January 6, 2026

Pakistan’s IT sector and Digital Nation Act 2025 offer a scalable path to break the current account deficit and escape chronic economic volatility.

Pakistan’s Digital Escape Route

SAT Commentary January 2, 2026

A Fugitive Insurgency

A Fugitive Insurgency

SAT Commentary January 1, 2026

US-Pakistan Cooperation in Trade, Technology, and Minerals

US-Pakistan Cooperation in Trade, Technology, and Minerals

SAT Commentary December 31, 2025

An analysis of Qatar’s neutrality, Al Jazeera’s framing of Pakistan, and how narrative diplomacy shapes mediation and regional security in South Asia.

Qatar’s Dubious Neutrality and the Narrative Campaign Against Pakistan

Ibrahim Khalil December 26, 2025