Afghanistan’s Crisis Four Years On: The Man-Made Roots of Displacement and the Path Forward
ADN Four years have passed since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, but the country continues...
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Pakistan’s Power and Energy Crisis: Chronic Outages, Rising Costs, and a Dark Future
By Nasir Khattak In early January 2025, a nerve-breaking power outage in northern Pakistan sparked a week-long protest that shut down a...
Pakistan’s Cross-Border Actions in Balochistan and Afghanistan
By Kadeem Baloch Pakistan is running a shadow war—out of sight, beyond borders, and without consequences. From the scorched hills...
The Proxy Gamble: How Militancy Was Mainstreamed
By A. Shafaq Terrorism in Pakistan is not just the work of rogue actors or isolated extremist cells—it’s a crisis...
False Compliance: How Pakistan Exploited the FATF Exit
By Nasir Khattak The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog for combating money laundering and terror financing, has...
UN Experts Raise Alarm Over Escalating Human Rights Abuses in Balochistan
By Kadeem Baloch Balochistan, a resource-rich yet historically marginalized region in southwestern Pakistan, has increasingly become the epicenter of international...
Crossing Borders for Care: Afghan Patients and the Crisis of Pakistan’s Healthcare System
By Asmaa Hayat For decades, Afghan patients have traveled to Pakistan seeking better medical treatment. Cities like Peshawar, Quetta, and...
When Rhetoric Replaces Reform: The Cost of Ignoring Internal Failures
By Fatima Chaudhary General Asim Munir, the current Chief of Army Staff in Pakistan, has emerged as a vocal proponent...
The Pahalgam Tragedy: A Brutal Attack with Far-Reaching Consequences
By Shehla Bukhari The serene Baisaran meadows, often called the "mini-Switzerland" of Kashmir, turned into a site of unimaginable horror...
Rising Threat to Press Freedom in Pakistan: A Growing Crackdown on Journalists
By Shinwari Pakistan’s journalistic landscape is facing an alarming crisis, as government and military authorities intensify efforts to suppress independent...
