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Geopolitics, Journalism, and the Anatomy of a False Narrative

An analysis of a false Financial Times report on a Pakistan-US port deal, its journalistic flaws, and its weaponization for political gain.

A recent Financial Times story claimed Pakistan was pitching a new Arabian Sea port to the US Built on anonymous sources and logical flaws, the report was quietly corrected. This article dissects how the flimsy reporting was weaponized by domestic and regional actors to push a false narrative, revealing more about their political agendas than Pakistan’s foreign policy.

Engineering Victimhood: Inside PTI’s Post-2022 Media Playbook

PTI’s Protest Playbook - A Coercive Strategy Unfolding

Excerpt: What looks like political resistance by PTI is, in reality, a calculated effort to manipulate public perception. By weaponizing arrests and stalling legal proceedings, the party is undermining institutional legitimacy in Pakistan. This analysis explores the strategy’s structure and its cost to democratic stability.

Optics vs. Opportunism: PTI’s Protest and the Strategic Cost of Symbolism

On June 14, 2025, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, will attend the U.S. Army’s National Day ceremony, an invitation that signifies Pakistan’s reemergence as a key partner in global and regional geopolitics. This invitation is a notable acknowledgement of Pakistan’s resurgent strategic relevance post Pak-Indo conflict. Only a day earlier, on […]

Outsourcing Dissent: PTI’s Letter to U.S. Congress and the Geopolitical Cost for Pakistan

In a troubling development that raises serious concerns for Pakistan’s sovereignty and national security, 59 members of the U.S. On 30th May 2025, US Congress have signed a letter addressed to President Donald J. Trump, voicing allegations about Pakistan’s internal political affairs. What makes this letter particularly concerning is not just its content—but the context […]