Healthcare Collapse in Pakistan’s Balochistan Exposes Decades of Systematic Neglect
By Kadeem Baloch Across the vast, arid stretches of Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, healthcare is not merely a service—it...
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Tribal Leaders in Bajaur and Kunar Reach a Community Peace Deal
By Dawood Jabarkhail PESHAWAR / KUNAR — After months of tension along the Durand Line, tribal elders from Pakistan’s Bajaur...
Pakistan’s Military Equipment Performance Under Fire: Operation Sindoor 2025
By Vishnu Nair India’s Operation Sindoor was the clearest example of how Pakistan’s defence systems fell below expectations and confidence...
Pakistan’s Ambition to Become a Fighter Jet Exporter Amidst a Crumbling Economy
By Nasir Khattak The fundamental problems in economics are to determine what to produce and for whom to produce as...
How Islamabad Shia Mosque Bombing Exposed Pakistan’s Failure to Protect Religious Spaces
By Shinwari Sectarian violence has long been a defining and deeply destabilising feature of Pakistan’s internal security landscape, rooted in...
Pakistan: Minority Ahmadis and Shias Suffer Religious Persecution as the State Turns a Blind Eye
By Fatima Chaudhary Pakistan’s two largest Muslim minorities, the Shia (notably Hazara Shia) and Ahmadis, have endured an unprecedented surge of...
Military Overreach and State Denial Fuel a Violent Phase of Insurgency in Balochistan
By Kadeem Baloch Balochistan has long been Pakistan’s most neglected region, despite its vast landmass and abundant untapped natural resources,...
Inside Pakistan’s Culture of Illicit Arms and Impunity
By Fatima Chaudhary Pakistan’s illicit gun culture is not an accidental by‑product of instability; it is the outcome of decades...
“Either Suffer Alone or Fight Together”: Baloch Activist Urges PTM to Join a Collective Struggle
In a forceful appeal that reflects the growing urgency among marginalized communities in Pakistan, Baloch human rights activist Abdullah Abass...
Power Struggle and Political Rifts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
By Shinwari Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faces a deepening political confrontation between Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi and Governor Faisal Karim Kundi,...
