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...
Kabul Blast Exposes Foreign Vulnerabilities as ISKP Expands Its Reach
By SS Ahmad The bombing of a Chinese Muslim–owned restaurant in Kabul this week has once again exposed the fragility...
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,...
Afghanistan in the Global Peace Index 2025: A Fragile State in a Fragmenting Region
ADN The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025 places Afghanistan near the bottom of the global rankings at 158 out of...
Afghanistan’s Education System at Breaking Point
By SS Ahmad Afghanistan’s education system is entering a critical phase of collapse, according to new UNICEF findings. Restrictive policies,...
How Afghan Diaspora Communities Rebuild Identity Far From Home
By Wakeel Attock Migration is never just a physical departure. For Afghans who have left their homeland over the past...
Escalating Violence and Investor Risk in KP and Balochistan Amid Afghan Border Closure
By Nasir Khattak The latest CRSS data, reported by Arab News, underscores a fundamental contradiction of a tactical decline in...
Munir’s Militarization of Resource Extraction in Gilgit-Baltistan
By Nasir Khattak Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, has revived an old promise with new packaging that the country’s...
Taliban–Pakistan Tensions, Daesh, and the Politics of Narrative
By A. Shafaq When Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesperson, addresses relations with Pakistan, security threats, and regional instability, he...