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Pakistan

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 Editorial Desk 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

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

If the Ethnicity of Soldiers Determines the Identity of an Army, What Makes a National Army

SAT Commentary June 10, 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

Moscow’s top security official said ISIS-K is seeking recruits from Central Asia and migrant communities in Russia.

The Gathering Storm – How Afghanistan’s Terror Ecosystem Threatens Regional Security

SAT Commentary May 26, 2026

Zareena Rafiq fifth female suicide bomber in Baloch militancy

The Fifth Female Suicide Bomber in Baloch militancy: Zareena Rafiq

SAT Commentary May 25, 2026