(By Faraz Ahmed) 1. The Looming Danger: Anatomy of the Crisis In the early hours of June 2026, as Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance finalized the federal budget, a single line item dwarfed every other national priority combined. Interest payments on public debt—projected at Rs 7.824 trillion for fiscal year 2026–27—will consume nearly half of the…
(By Khalid Masood) The unfolding tragedy in West Asia is not merely a distant geopolitical chess game; for the people of Pakistan, the broader Muslim world, and the Global South, it is a stark reality that directly impacts our economic survival, energy security, and regional stability. As the flames of conflict continue to spread, the…
(By Khalid Masood) June 6, 1984, stands as one of the most harrowing and indelible stains in Sikh history—a day defined by profound betrayal and unmitigated state violence. On this solemn anniversary, freedom lovers and human rights defenders across the globe unite to remember the horrific bloodbath of June 1984, paying solemn tribute to the…
(By Khalid Masood) In the twilight of his tenure, the outgoing Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi made a highly publicized and bizarre assertion: should “Operation Sindur 2” be initiated, Pakistan would have to decide whether it wishes to remain a “part of history or geography.” This he said during an address at the General…
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction On 4 June 2026, a three-member bench of Pakistan’s Supreme Court delivered the final act of judicial reckoning in the murder of Noor Mukadam, officially rejecting Zahir Jaffer‘s 47-page review petition and dismissing his arguments regarding mental health and the admissibility of digital video evidence. No legal avenue remains except a…
(By Quratulain Khalid) Introduction For Pakistan, water is not merely a resource; it is the bedrock of national survival. With over 90% of its agriculture dependent on the Indus River system, any upstream manipulation by India represents an existential threat to the country’s food security, economic stability, and social cohesion. While the 1960 Indus Waters…
(By Khalid Masood) Know the enemy and know yourself in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in…
(By Khalid Masood) May 30, 2026 — As the United States and Iran hover on the edge of either a lasting peace or a renewed explosion of violence, one country has placed itself at the center of the diplomatic whirlwind: Pakistan. Over the past ten days, Islamabad has executed a carefully choreographed, three-pronged diplomatic offensive—spanning…
(By Khalid Masood) India’s tendering of the Chenab–Beas Link Tunnel marks the first operational inter-basin diversion from a western river since the Indus Waters Treaty was suspended. It is a calibrated test of Pakistan’s diplomatic and legal response capacity—and a precedent for potentially larger diversions. On May 20, 2026, India’s National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)…
(By Khalid Masood) At 15:15 hours on May 28, 1998, the granite and sand of the Ras Koh Hills in Balochistan’s Chagai District shuddered with five simultaneous underground detonations that instantly redrawn the geopolitical map of South Asia. In that searing moment, Pakistan crossed the nuclear threshold—codenaming the operation Chagai-I—followed two days later by a…
