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Tragic Killing of Pakistani Journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya

Tragic Killing of Pakistani Journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya

Arshad Sharif, a prominent investigative Journalist and Anchorperson from Pakistan, was killed in Kenya on 24 October 2022. The Kenyan police shot him and called it a case of mistaken identity. With several past cases of targeted killings in Kenya and the loopholes in police statements, Pakistan has demanded a detailed probe in this case.

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Is Social Media Neutral?

Is Social Media Neutral?

SAT Editorial Desk January 12, 2026

Social media platforms are not neutral arenas of free expression. Powered by opaque algorithms and AI-driven amplification, they increasingly shape political narratives and public perception, prompting non-Western states to frame platform regulation not as censorship, but as a question of digital and cognitive sovereignty.

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The Mainstreaming of Islamophobia

The Mainstreaming of Islamophobia

SAT Commentary January 12, 2026

The attack on a Victorian Imam and his wife in Melbourne is not an isolated crime but the logical outcome of a political climate that has normalized Islamophobia. As anti-Muslim rhetoric moves from the fringes into mainstream Western discourse, religious identity is recast as a security threat, creating the conditions for violence and unequal protection under the law.

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Pakistan’s shift from arms importer to defense exporter reveals how indigenous military industry has become central to sovereignty in a fragmented global order.

Pakistan’s Defense Industrial Breakout

SAT Editorial Desk January 11, 2026

As the liberal international order fragments, Pakistan has executed a decisive shift from defense dependency to indigenous production. Through exports, combat validation, and joint industrialization, Islamabad is redefining sovereignty as an industrial and diplomatic asset.

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