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Taliban Regime’s GDI Plotting False Flag Smear Campaign Against Pakistan

Allegations that Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), operating under the Taliban regime, is preparing a coordinated campaign to implicate Pakistan in cross-border militancy raise serious questions about regional security, intelligence narratives and diplomatic relations. According to the account provided, the alleged plan involves recording statements from Afghan nationals who would claim affiliation with the […]

Sikandar Hayat Rana, Salma Butt Challenge Fazlur Rehman’s Remarks and KP’s Counterterrorism Record

Recent remarks by Sikandar Hayat Rana and Salma Butt have brought renewed attention to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s security situation, governance record and counterterrorism efforts. Rana strongly protested Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s remarks concerning martyrs, while Butt questioned the province’s 13-year governance record, the resurgence of terrorism and the utilization of counterterrorism funds. Sikandar Hayat Rana condemned Maulana […]

CNN Documentary Exposes the Afghan Taliban-TTP Nexus and the Human Cost of Terrorism

A recent CNN documentary has shed light on Pakistan’s deteriorating security landscape following the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul in 2021. The investigative broadcast directly links the surge in cross-border militancy to safe havens granted to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) by the Afghan Taliban. Expanding from peripheral borderlands into major urban centers, militant attacks […]

Narrative Discrepancy Exposed: Conflicting Claims Over Kothian Protest Shooting

An accidental firing incident was reportedly reported near the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) protest sit-in in Kothian, leaving Ehsan Akhtar, son of Akhtar and a resident of Shaheedabad, Bari Baari, Tehsil and District Bagh, injured by a gunshot. According to the available account, Ehsan was present with his companions near the protest site when […]

Pakistan and the Maldives at Sixty

Pakistan and the Maldives established diplomatic relations on 26 July 1966. This backgrounder traces sixty years of friendship, shared heritage, the October 2026 state visit of President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, the 20 MoUs signed in Islamabad and how ties can grow at every level.

Internal Fragility Exposed: Rising Resistance Operations Against the Taliban Regime

Resistance groups have reported an intensification of attacks against Afghanistan’s Taliban regime, claiming to have conducted 10 operations across seven provinces over a five-day period from 18 to 22 October. According to statements issued by the groups, at least 13 Taliban personnel were killed and six injured. The reported operations also involved the destruction of […]

India’s Sovereign AI Race will be Decided by Power and Access, not Chips

On Thursday, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing opens a seven-day window for bids to supply the IndiaAI Mission with up to 10,000 sovereign AI compute units. It is one of the largest public compute procurements anywhere this year, and the terms are exacting: clusters of at least 512 units in a single Indian […]

Hindutva’s Political Limits: Modi’s Domestic Challenges and South Asia’s Strategic Stability

Over the past 12 years , Narendra Modi has tried to reshape India’s domestic politics and regional approach employing Hindu nationalist, centralised and assertive ways. His political strategy is based on the ideals of reviving the glory of India’s civilisational identity, economic advancement and the ability to challenge the external enemies in a decisive manner. […]

Power Lost, Principles Invented: Raja Farooq Haider’s Political Pivot

In a recent interview, senior politician and former Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Raja Farooq Haider, declared he would defend the 13th Amendment “at all costs.” He further asserted that he does not view Pakistan as his federation, stating his sole administrative relationship rests with the “Government of Azad Kashmir.” Vowing to […]