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For much of Pakistan’s modern history, the language of national security has been shaped by urgency, sacrifice and survival. Yet even within that long and often painful tradition, the message delivered by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his visit to the Command and Staff College Quetta carried an unmistakable sense of renewed alarm. Standing before trainee officers who will form the next generation of Pakistan’s military leadership, the prime minister declared that Operation Ghazab-ul-Haq would continue with “full strength and determination”, framing the country’s latest counter-militancy drive not merely as a security operation but as a defining national struggle against…

By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal The events of May 2025 altered the political mood of South Asia in ways that neither Islamabad nor New Delhi could easily ignore. What began as another dangerous episode of confrontation between Pakistan and India soon developed into something far more consequential: a test not only of military preparedness, but of diplomatic credibility, regional trust and political maturity. In that contest, Pakistan emerged with a confidence that extended beyond the battlefield, while India found itself struggling to control both the narrative abroad and the criticism gathering at home. The brief confrontation exposed the fragility of the…

By Dr Nazia Sher Pakistan’s fisheries sector has crossed the $500 million export mark, marking a significant milestone in the country’s blue economy trajectory. This achievement is based on official trade statistics reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS, 2025) and supported by international trade data from the International Trade Centre (ITC Trade Map, 2025). During July–December 2025, Pakistan exported 122,629 metric tonnes of fish and seafood worth $253.24 million, compared with 102,942 tonnes worth $208.25 million in the same period last year. This represents a 19.1% increase in volume and a 21.6% increase in value, indicating not only…

By Alia Zarar Khan Sana’s case has left a deep and unsettling imprint on public consciousness, the kind that does not fade easily because it sits at the intersection of youth, visibility, obsession and violence. Many people first encountered her not through personal acquaintance but through social media, where her presence appeared effortless and luminous. She was widely described as beautiful, lively and full of promise, someone whose online life seemed to reflect a continuous horizon of possibility. That is partly why the shock of her death has resonated so widely. It is not only the loss of a young…

By Abdul Qadir Mahesar DADU: Sukkur IBA BBSIMS Dadu Campus marked the 75th anniversary of Pakistan–China diplomatic relations with a ceremony highlighting the long-standing partnership between the two countries. The relationship, which began on 21 May 1951 when Pakistan was among the first Muslim countries to recognise the People’s Republic of China, was described as a historic friendship built on decades of cooperation and mutual support. The event began with a flag-hoisting ceremony led by Prof Dr Niaz Ahmed Bhutto, Pro Vice Chancellor of the BBSIMS Dadu Campus, alongside heads of the departments of computer science and business administration. Faculty…

Arab media reports of intensified backchannel diplomacy between Tehran and Washington have injected a cautious sense of movement into a relationship otherwise defined by long-standing suspicion, intermittent confrontation and narrowly contained crises. According to these accounts, a draft framework for a possible agreement is being quietly shaped, with further talks potentially envisaged in Islamabad after the Hajj period. No party has formally confirmed these developments, yet the mere circulation of such claims points to a familiar pattern in US–Iran relations: diplomacy advancing not through public ceremony, but through opaque channels, deniable contacts and carefully managed ambiguity. The suggestion that a…

By Amir Muhammad Khan Recent cases involving drugs, currency smuggling and money laundering have once again unsettled Pakistan’s law enforcement and governance landscape or at least, that is how it appears on the surface. In reality, the institutions themselves rarely appear shaken. What is shaken instead is public confidence, repeatedly jolted by scandals that flare up in headlines before slowly sinking into the familiar silence of delay, denial and deflection. These cases tend to arrive in bursts. A seizure here, an arrest there, a leaked investigation somewhere in between. They generate media attention, provoke official statements, and briefly animate talk…

By Shakeel Hussain Gilgit-Baltistan, a mountainous region in the northern reaches of Pakistan, sits at a rare intersection of geography, strategy and aspiration. Encompassing some of the highest peaks on Earth, including K2, it is not merely a landscape of dramatic beauty but also a space where environmental fragility, economic promise and political uncertainty converge. Its valleys, threaded by rivers fed from glaciers, have long drawn climbers, trekkers and researchers, yet for its residents the region is defined less by global admiration and more by everyday struggles over development, representation and state attention. The strategic relevance of the region has…

By Khpalwak Mohmand Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has once again found itself trapped in a familiar cycle of unrest, fear and uncertainty, a pattern that has repeatedly disrupted public life across its southern districts, tribal areas and parts of Malakand division. From Wana to Bajaur, from Swat to Dera Ismail Khan, reports of bomb blasts, targeted killings and attacks on security personnel and polio teams have once again returned as an unsettling backdrop to daily life. In such an environment, where violence and instability overlap with economic stress, the ordinary rhythms of life appear increasingly fragile. What makes this moment particularly difficult…

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