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Strengthening Regional Academic Ties

Muhammad Murtaza Noor Islamabad: A high-profile academic delegation from Bangladesh concluded a landmark week-long visit to Pakistan on June 21, 2025, establishing a new chapter in bilateral academic cooperation. Organized by the OIC…

A World on Edge

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Iran, demanding what he calls “unconditional surrender” and cautioning that the regime in Tehran “could fall” if it continues its current path. He has…

The Paradox of Western Hypocrisy

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: The ongoing and escalating hostility toward Iran by the United States backed by Israel as a proxy continues to unfold as a geopolitical crisis with the potential to evolve into a wider conflict, possibly even a…

Broken Backs, Broken System

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the waiting shade of a bus stand and roadside shops, porters sit in silence. Their faces are hollow from hunger, their stomachs pressed against their spines, their shoes held together by threadbare hope.…

Don’t Bomb the Bomb

Sher Ahmed Durrani Islamabad: Over the past 3 days, there have been new signs of military action on the part of Israel that went against Iranian nuclear installations and hence raised the question with respect to the unstable state of…

Iran and Israel spiral into open war

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: On June 13, 2025, decades of shadow conflict erupted into open war as Israel launched an unprecedented aerial campaign across Iran. Under the operation code-named “Rising Lion,” around 200 Israeli fighter…

Trump, Putin, and Geopolitical Chessboard

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Recent high‑level exchanges between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have injected new momentum into global efforts to rein in Iran's nuclear ambitions. Instead of preparing…

Coalitions of Cultural Power

Syeda Maleeka Fatima Rawalpindi: In today’s digitally connected world, visuals and narratives shape global perceptions more powerfully than formal policies or treaties. Cultural storytelling has become an essential tool of modern…