(By Khalid Masood) In the crucible of South Asia’s geopolitical rivalries, Pakistan has forged a formidable defence industrial base, transitioning from a regional arms producer to an emerging global exporter. For decades, Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) and Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) have supplied ammunition and armored vehicles to nations across Asia and Africa. Yet, it…
(By Khalid Masood) As the blessed days of Eid al-Adha unfold, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all my family, friends, and well wishers across the world. This sacred occasion is far more than just celebration — it is a profound reminder of faith, obedience, and sacrifice, rooted in the timeless legacy of Prophet Ibrahim…
(By Khalid Masood) Three years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, launched on February 24, 2022, the war grinds on, a brutal testament to the collision of imperial ambition and national resilience. With over 100,000 Ukrainian and Russian casualties, 8 million refugees, and Ukraine’s energy grid in tatters, the conflict has reshaped European security and strained…
(By Khalid Masood) Across the annals of warfare, technological leaps have reshaped the battlefield—from the longbow’s piercing arc to the Blitzkrieg’s mechanized fury, and from nuclear warheads to drones humming in silent skies. Today, a new frontier beckons: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a theoretical apex of AI capable of human-like reasoning, learning, and creativity across…
(By Khalid Masood) In May 2025, as Pakistan basked in the afterglow of its military triumph over India’s ill-fated Operation Sindoor, a quieter revolution took root. The government, seizing a moment of geoeconomic opportunity, allocated 2,000 megawatts (MW) of surplus electricity to fuel Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, heralding a bold leap…
(By Khalid Masood) In the heart of South Asia, India’s democratic facade conceals a deepening wound: the systematic erosion of religious freedom for its Muslim, Sikh, and Christian minorities. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) sounded a clarion call on June 3, 2025, declaring that India’s treatment of minorities has deteriorated alarmingly, driven…
(By Khalid Masood) Warfare, through the ages, has been sculpted by technologies that redefine its boundaries. Medieval cavalry yielded to the English longbow’s lethal precision; impregnable castles crumbled under cannon fire; and Germany’s Blitzkrieg shattered the plodding trench warfare of World War I. Each shift was not merely tactical but existential, altering the calculus of…
(By Khalid Masood) In the crucible of May 2025, Pakistan’s military valor illuminated the skies, repulsing India’s Operation Sindoor with BeiDou-guided precision strikes that felled six Indian jets and shattered New Delhi’s belligerent ambitions (Le Monde, May 8, 2025). This triumph, sparked by India’s hasty accusations over the April 22 Pahalgam attack, reaffirmed Pakistan’s defensive…
(By Khalid Masood) India’s ambition to ascend as a global superpower, a “21st-century Vishwaguru,” gleams with the promise of a nation poised to rival China’s dominance. With a $4.27 trillion economy, a youthful demographic, and a vocal diaspora, New Delhi envisions itself as a democratic beacon steering the global order. Yet, beneath this radiant narrative…
(By Khalid Masood) The recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian air bases, notably the June 1, 2025, strikes on Olenya and Belaya airfields, highlight the emerging threat of low-cost, high-volume drone swarms capable of overwhelming sophisticated air defences and destroying high-value assets like strategic bombers (The Guardian, Jun 2, 2025). Ukraine’s operation, codenamed “Pavutyna,” used…
