Pakistan Neutralizes Afghan Drone Incursion and Asserts Right of Self-Defense
The official statement issued by Islamabad regarding Operation Ghazab lil Haq marks a decisive turning point in regional security dynamics. On September 23, 2026, Pakistani air defense networks detected, tracked, and successfully neutralized multiple hostile drone incursions launched from Afghan territory. This deliberate attempt to violate Pakistan’s airspace represents an unacceptable escalation of cross-border aggression. […]
Chokepoint Warfare: The New Architecture of Economic Pressure at Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb
The Houthi forces were seen waving their flag atop Perim Island on September 11, which divides the waters of Bab-el-Mandeb into two channels that can be used for navigation. They had already captured the port town of Mokha a day before that. By the end of the weekend, they managed to control the Hanish Islands […]
Pakistan’s Role in Revitalizing the Conference on Disarmament
Pakistan’s leadership, under Ambassador Tahir Hussain Andrabi, at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD) achieved a major diplomatic result at a time when international efforts to control nuclear weapons are facing uncertain political and strategic obstacles. Under Pakistan’s presidency, the CD reached a mutual consensus and adopted an annual report for review; the report […]
Deputy Commissioners: A Colonial Institution Pakistan Must Outgrow
Punjab has more than 127 million people, more than Japan. One Chief Minister, one provincial secretariat in Lahore, and a chain of appointed officers are expected to run schools, hospitals, land records, policing and water for all of them. Karachi alone holds over 20 million people and is administered as though it were a large […]
Unmasking Kabul Inaction and Demanding Accountability at OIC
At the Organization of Islamic Cooperation OIC Contact Group meeting in New York, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar delivered a definitive indictment of the Taliban regime’s failure to curb cross-border terrorism. Highlighting the presence of over twenty terrorist organizations operating freely from Afghan soil, Islamabad confronted the international community with the stark […]
Revamped Partnership
Pakistan has long desired a stand-alone, broad-based relationship with the US. That objective is now within reach. On the sidelines of the UN high-level session, the leaders of Pakistan and the US are scheduled to meet to scan the evolving regional and international situation and strengthen bilateral ties. In the past year, especially during the […]
Realizing Pakistan and United States Strategic Synergy in Washington
The evolving trajectory of Pakistan and United States bilateral relations marks a decisive departure from traditional, crisis-driven security transactionalism. Both nations are establishing a multidimensional partnership anchored in economic resilience, resilient supply chains, energy security, and technological innovation. This structural realignment positioning Islamabad as a vital economic hub reflects mutual recognition of shifting geopolitical dynamics […]
The NPT’s Broken Promise: Why the World’s Most Important Nuclear Treaty Is Failing the Countries That Need It Most
The Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty was meant to guarantee every country access to peaceful nuclear technology. More than fifty years later, that promise has not fulfilled and now the consequences are becoming serious. In 1968 NPT was signed and it stated that countries without nuclear weapons agreed they would never build them. In return, they were […]
Democratic Equity over Permanent Privilege at the Security Council
The United Nations Security Council was established in 1945 to maintain global peace following the collapse of the League of Nations. Its initial institutional architecture comprised five permanent members holding veto powers alongside six elected non-permanent seats. That structure expanded only once in 1965 to ten non-permanent seats, bringing total membership to fifteen states. Eight […]