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Pakistan???s Mecca Pact: From Sovereignty to Saudi Subcontracting
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (221+ words) The spectacle of a state turning its venom on the young and the vulnerable is always a tell-tale sign of a regime that has run out of arguments, legitimacy, and… Pakistan marked National Minorities Day on August 11 with renewed official…...
Pakistan’s Latest Shame: The Expulsion of Afghan Medical Students and the Moral Bankruptcy of the Generals
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (228+ words) by Junaid S Ahmad10/09/2026 There was a time when Pakistan could still distinguish an alliance from an employment contract. In April 2015, Saudi Arabia wanted Pakistani aircraft, warships and troops for its war in… Pakistan marked National Minorities Day on August 11 with…...
Gulzadi Baloch: A Woman Who Refused to Disappear
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (1575+ words) There are moments in history when the significance of a person cannot be measured by the office they hold, the speeches they deliver or the number of followers they command. It is measured instead by the risks they are willing…...
Pakistan Has Expanded Minority Protections. Now Comes the Harder Test
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (968+ words) Pakistan marked National Minorities Day on August 11 with renewed official commitments to equality, religious freedom and protection for non-Muslim citizens. One announcement was especially significant: the government said the National Commission for Minorities Rights, created under the National Commission for…...
Afghans Returning ‘Home’—Biggest ever deportation in most difficult conditions needs humanitarian support
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (360+ words) When a country faces extremely difficult food situation, more disasters and insecurity of various kinds, one of the ways in which people pursue survival strategies is by migrating to more secure and better resources areas, in neighboring countries or wherever…...
Should Bangladesh Join the Mecca Pact? Why Dhaka Must Put National Interest First
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (1014+ words) A New Strategic Choice for Dhaka On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement i macca. Under the agreement, an armed attack against one member will be treated as an attack against all three. The…...
A Daughter Behind Bars, A Nation Awake: A Political and Human Rights Tribute to Dr. Ayesha Faiz
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (961+ words) I. Introduction: When a Woman’s Imprisonment Becomes a Nation’s Testimony States can imprison individuals, but they cannot imprison history. Governments can silence voices, but they cannot silence questions. Power can bend bodies, but it cannot bend a conscience that has chosen…...
Urgent Steps Needed for Protection of Chairman of Pakistan-Based Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (519+ words) Shahid (Martyr) Bhagat Singh is one of the most inspiring freedom fighters of the liberation struggles of the countries which fought against colonial rule for centuries. Over 95 years after he sacrificed his life together with other valiant freedom fighters of…...
Baloch???Pashtun Relations and the Political Ambiguity of Mahmood Khan Achakzai
1+ week, 2+ day ago (800+ words) “Some fractures are not born in the soil; they are engineered in the corridors of power.” I. A Province of Two Peoples, One History Balochistan is not merely a map. It is a shared homeland — a space where Baloch and Pashtun…...
China’s Call for a New Defence Order in the Middle East: Strategic Ambition, Regional Autonomy and the Challenge to U.S. Power
1+ week, 2+ day ago (312+ words) What Does China Mean by a “New Security Framework”? In practical terms, the Chinese vision could involve: China therefore presents its approach as an alternative to what it portrays as the interventionist model associated with American military power. Why Is…...