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...
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Pakistan’s Mask Comes Off
In August 2016, Shahbaz Sharif wrote on his X (former Twitter) that “one cannot imagine anyone stooping as low as...
From Kabul to the Diaspora: Unified Afghan Grief and Divergent Analyses After Pakistan’s Airstrike
The Pakistani airstrike on a drug‑rehabilitation center in Kabul — killing more than 400 people and injuring hundreds more —...
Pakistan’s New Strike on Kabul Kills Scores at Drug Treatment Centre
By Kazim Jafari Pakistan launched a new airstrike on Kabul late Monday, hitting a large drug rehabilitation center and causing mass...
Pakistan’s Escalating Airstrikes Deepen Crisis as Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt
By SS Ahmad Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have entered a dangerous new phase, with Pakistan carrying out a series...
Afghan Canadians Rally in Toronto to Condemn Pakistan’s Airstrikes
By Wakeel Attock Dozens of Afghan Canadians gathered outside the Pakistani Consulate in Toronto on March 3, 2026, condemning Pakistan’s...
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...
RSF 2025: Press Freedom Collapses in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran
By A. Shafaq The 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) offers a stark assessment of the...
Taliban–Pakistan Confrontation Escalates After Deadly Strikes and Retaliatory Operations
By Kazim Jafari Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated sharply after a series of “cross‑border” strikes, retaliatory operations, and...
Afghan Diaspora Condemns Pakistan’s Airstrikes and Warns of a Deepening Regional Crisis
By Kazim Jafari The Pakistani airstrikes that struck Afghanistan’s Nangarhar and Paktika provinces on Sunday - during the month of Ramadan...
