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News DeskIslamabad: The newly signed ‘Mecca Defense Agreement’ between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye has brought together three strategically important Muslim-majority countries with very different but potentially complementary…

Ali Said Islamabad: The Pakistan-Afghanistan border, officially known as the Durand Line, stretches approximately 2,640 km and separates Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan considers the Durand Line an international border, while…

News Desk Islamabad:Pakistan has introduced sweeping new regulations for international media, requiring foreign journalists and media organizations to obtain prior permission before reporting from most parts of the country, a move…

Moniba IftikharIslamabad: Every morning, thousands of students across Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) walk into classrooms carrying textbooks, notebooks and aspirations for a better future. Yet beyond school…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: The question of who bears responsibility for the current crisis in Azad Jammu and Kashmir may appear straightforward, but the reality is far more nuanced.At its core, responsibility lies with both the…

News DeskIslamabad: Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni arrived in Islamabad on Monday for a high-level visit expected to focus on border security, regional stability, and expanding bilateral cooperation, as Pakistan continues its…

News Desk Stockholm: Pakistan and India continue to expand their nuclear arsenals amid a broader global resurgence in nuclear competition, according to the latest annual report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research…

Shoaib Ullah Islamabad: Balochistan does not simmer. It burns slowly, deliberately, and with the patience of a people who have been waiting for over seven decades to be heard.It is tempting to frame the Balochistan crisis as a…

Nadeem Khan Quetta: In Pakistan’s southwest city of Quetta, dust often hangs visibly in the air. For many residents, breathing has become a daily struggle, especially for children suffering from asthma.Outside the doctor’s room at…

Sher Ahmed DurraniQuetta: The politics of Balochistan has long been discussed through the lens of the Baloch national question. Yet an equally important conversation remains insufficiently explored: the growing sense of political,…