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...
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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...
From South Asia to Middle East: Pakistan’s Expanding Destabilization Activities
By Rahmatullah Achakzai Pakistan has entered Middle Eastern politics in a way that looks less like quiet diplomacy and more...
Afghan Leaders Push Back Against Pakistan’s Narrative
By Kazim Jafari Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s recent remarks in parliament - acknowledging that Pakistan had “rented itself out” to...
Khawaja Asif’s Admission Exposes Pakistan’s Afghan Dilemma
By Kazim Jafari Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has ignited a new regional debate after delivering one of the most...
Afghanistan’s Growing Resilience through Trade Diversification amidst Border Tensions
By A. Shafaq The economic recovery phase of the landlocked economy of Afghanistan is heavily reliant on regional trade. Surprisingly,...
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...
