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Taliban Commander Killed in Clashes with Anti-Government Fighters in Badakhshan

A Taliban commander, identified as Faridullah Wahdat, was killed overnight in clashes with anti-Taliban fighters in the Zebak district of Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, according to Taliban sources. The same sources said several members of the opposing armed group were also killed during the fighting, though exact casualty figures have not been independently confirmed. According […]

Pakistan-EU Relations in a Changing Security and Economic Landscape

With the world’s current state amidst all the geopolitical competition and wars, Pakistan and Europe are at a pivotal point in bilateral relations. The relationship is progressing economically, with multiple economic and development initiatives, but political partnership is not as strong. Both sides have different perspectives and policies about democracy, national security, and human rights. […]

When Outrage Replaces Investigation, Human Rights Advocacy Loses Its Credibility

Human rights advocacy draws its authority from one non-negotiable premise: that findings are built on verified fact, not on the narrative most readily supplied by an interested party. Amnesty International’s latest report on Pakistan’s precision strikes of March 16 and 17 fails this test. In substance and sequence, the report tracks closely with the account […]

Pakistan Shows the Gulf Needs More Diplomacy, Not More Deterrence

The latest breakdown between Iran and the United States should settle an argument that has gone on for too long. Coercion does not work. Sanctions, military pressure, and the threat of force can buy time, but they cannot buy peace. Every time this crisis flares up again, it proves the same point: without a real […]

Built on Sand: Amnesty’s Report on Pakistan’s Counterterrorist Actions

Amnesty International, once a beacon of human rights advocacy, has released a report that collapses under the weight of its own contradictions and evidentiary failures. The organisation’s assessment of Pakistan’s precision strikes on 16 March 2026 reads less like an objective investigation and more like a manufactured narrative. The report’s foundation is sand, and with […]

Pakistan’s Maritime Red Line: No Tolerance for Houthi Threats

Amidst the Houthi threat of blockading Saudi ports and threatening Red Sea shipping, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a firm condemntation. Islamabad reaffirmed its commitment to regional stability and maritime security, especially reserving the right to defend its own vessels and interests. From a geopolitical point-of-view, this is a significant moment. Pakistan’s defense […]

Pakistan’s Diplomatic Rise and Emergence As New Global Mediator

As the US-Iran war raises fears of wider global conflict, Pakistan shocked the international community by emerging as an effective peace broker. The recent US-Iran war shows that in international politics, power is no longer determined solely by military strength and economic hegemony. Rather, it also depends on the ability of a country’s diplomacy to […]

The Blind Spot in Afghanistan Reporting

International human rights reporting derives its authority from independence, methodological rigor, and a willingness to interrogate all sides of a conflict equally. That credibility weakens when access constraints, political realities, and armed actors shape what can be documented, and, more importantly, what remains invisible. This challenge has become increasingly apparent in reporting on the Afghanistan-Pakistan […]

Has Amnesty International Become a Spokesperson for Terrorists?

The moral authority of human rights organisations rests on a fragile tripod: impartiality, accuracy, and consistency. When one leg buckles, the entire structure collapses into partisanship. Amnesty International’s latest report on Pakistan’s counter-terrorism operations does not merely buckle; it shatters the organization’s own foundational principles, forcing a deeply uncomfortable question into the open: has the […]