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Pakistan’s Missing Soft Power Strategy

Syeda Maleeka FatimaRawalpindi: In the age of digital hyperconnectivity, visuals and narratives shape global perceptions more powerfully than treaties or tanks. Cultural storytelling is no longer a soft accessory to diplomacy—it has…

Global Alarm as US Hits Iran

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: As widely anticipated, US President Donald Trump has overtly and directly joined Israel in war in Iran. Many observers view this move not as a new development but as the continuation of a long-standing US-Israeli…

A World on Edge

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: 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…

Broken Backs, Broken System

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: 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.…

Trump, Putin, and Geopolitical Chessboard

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: 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 FatimaRawalpindi: 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…