On February 09, 2025 the 16th Karachi Literature Festival held a session titled “Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations: A Reset”, featuring Ikram Sehgal and Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed and moderated by Dr Salma Malik. Unfortunately, Senator Mushahid was unable to attend the session. Dr Salma Malik, Moderator Asalam-o-Alikum, everyone, and a very warm welcome to you all. Today’s…
In recent weeks, Pakistan has faced a disturbing surge in violence, including targeted killings, terrorist attacks, and growing lawlessness. This indicates a deeper, coordinated threat to national security. This is not a temporary flareup but a sign of escalating asymmetric warfare that risks undermining internal stability and societal cohesion. Terrorism in KP and Balochistan has…
Bomb /IED AttacksThree people were killed and 21 others injured after an explosion occurred near a Police vehicle in the Barech Market on Double Road area of Quetta on March 27, reports Dawn. The cause of the explosion and possible target is being ascertained, said Police. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the…
The debate on the developments in post-conflict scenarios and the inception of multilayered reconstruction efforts has gained momentous importance in the post-9/11 international system due to the global rise of non-traditional security threats. An overwhelming wave of literature has appeared from different corners of the world on the changing patterns of global security dynamics under…
The three-phase ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas brokered in January 2025 aimed to end the protracted conflict in Gaza. Despite initial progress, the deal collapsed by late February due to disagreements over its implementation. Soon Israeli forces resumed a ground invasion into central and southern Gaza and expanded into the north of the enclave….
Israeli kinetic operations in the region for over a year were taking all the space of international headlines when the Bashar al Asad regime in Syria collapsed within a few days in December 2024. Regional and international military and intelligence analysts and policy makers are now faced with a new puzzle. After the collapse of…
The topic of Food Security was not in the limelight for many reasons as it should have been since our main focus was on strategic and foreign policy doctrine during past years and what Pakistan has to do to adjust strategically as well as tactically to curb and maneuver regional and global challenges that were…
It was quite mesmerizing to see the AMAN exercise held in Karachi from February 7 to 11, 2025 with participation of about sixty countries and more than one hundred and twenty delegates from around the world. The uniqueness this time was the presence of seventeen naval chiefs and heads of other organizations who were part…
Glaciers worldwide are melting at unprecedented rates, with some disappearing so quickly that entire river systems are at risk of collapse. The year 2025 is declared as the International Glaciers Year to create awareness and promote the preservation of glaciers. Natural hazards in the cryosphere are increasing, and nations with emerging economies have limited resources,…
The Quran is Divinely protected[1] and revealed as immutable guidance[2], contrasted with the Hadith, which, while intended to elucidate the Quran, are vulnerable to reinterpretation and misinterpretation, even fabrication. Despite Quranic safeguards against such manipulation[3] (3:7) in the Quranic text, the sheer volume of Hadith literature presents a significant risk. This vulnerability, exacerbated by the…
