How APS Redefined Pakistan’s Strategic Culture
APS was the moment Pakistan’s long-standing ambiguity on militancy collapsed. The murder of schoolchildren forced an organic securitization of terrorism, enabling extraordinary measures and a redefinition of the militant as an existential, illegitimate enemy.
What Is Pakistan’s Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC)?
Pakistan’s Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC) is a newly established formation dedicated to managing conventional missile forces, giving Islamabad precision-strike capability beyond its nuclear deterrent.
The Jirga That Spoke, and Said Nothing About Terror
A tribal jirga in Mirali demands an end to Pakistan’s military actions against the TTP, yet fails to condemn terrorism, exposing a complex security dilemma. The state’s strategic restraint, tribal politics, and cross-border tensions with Afghanistan all converge in this growing crisis.
Indian Brutalities: The Women of Kashmir
Despite ongoing violations and various forms of physical and psychological abuse, the women of Indian-occupied Kashmir continue to fight for justice in international and regional forums.
Agnipath: Game-Changer for India?
As India takes to the “Paths of Fire”, can Pakistan afford to remain sound asleep?
Pakistan Armed Forces and Artificial Intelligence
War is a social institution that evolves along with changes in societies, political entities, and technologies. If a nation is to maintain its security, it must look beyond the war on terror and prepare for the ascension of 5GW which has confronted many nations of the world, including Pakistan with an evolving strategic paradigm. It is a moment of now or never!
Five Years to Radd-ul-Fasaad – Analyzing Threats and Counter-Threat Measures
Five years after Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad in Pakistan, it remains to be seen how productive counter-extremism efforts have been. At the forefront of narrative and ideological battles, how much has the state of Pakistan been able to achieve?