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Pakistan

Pakistan Freedom Report 2026 cover, published by MISHAL Pakistan and the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, assessing political, civil, economic, and digital freedoms in Pakistan.

MISHAL Pakistan: Pakistan’s First National Freedom Report Reveals a Nation Empowered in Private, Constrained in Public

SAT Web Administrator June 16, 2026

Kashmiri Refugees’ Constitutional Rights Are Not a Bargaining Chip for Populist Agitation

SAT Commentary June 15, 2026

Months of quiet diplomacy in Tehran, Islamabad and Beijing helped end the US-Iran standoff and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

How Pakistan Talked Washington and Tehran Off the Brink

SAT Web Administrator June 15, 2026

Banned JAAC’s Audio Leak Exposes the Violence Behind the Veil of Peaceful Protest

SAT Commentary June 13, 2026

The CSS is more than an examination. It is a pathway into the ranks of the mandarins among us. This article examines Pakistan's enduring obsession with bureaucratic power and its colonial inheritance.

The Mandarins Among Us – Disturbing Realities of Bureaucratic Power in Pakistan

Dr Muhammad Mehboob Hassan Khan June 13, 2026

Visual representation of modern warfare where military operations, media narratives, and digital information campaigns intersect in the cognitive domain.

Marka-e-Haq and the Cognitive Dimension of Modern Warfare

Ezba Walayat Khan June 13, 2026

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.

Pakistan Pushes Back as US Congressional Body Prejudges Ongoing Domestic Legal Proceedings Over Imaan Mazari Case

SAT Commentary June 10, 2026

Speakers and diplomats participating in the ISSI and University of World Civilizations joint webinar on Pakistan-Russia bilateral relations

ISSI-UWC Joint Webinar Examines Pakistan-Russia Bilateral Relations Amid Shifting Global Order

SAT Commentary June 8, 2026