IntroductionIslam is a dynamic faith for all the people of different races and times but we see it as a rigid faith which appears to be inflexible. Actually this is not the case. The history of Islamic thought is defined by a profound and often overlooked transition: the journey from a living, breathing “Movement” in…
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 in DAVOS unfolded at a time when global politics is increasingly shaped by strategic competition, economic recalibration, and technological acceleration. The liberal certainties that once framed globalisation are steadily giving way to realism, fragmentation, and power politics. For Pakistan, engagement at such a forum is not optional….
(Jhelum: Book Corner Pakistan, 2025), ISBN: 978-969-662-622-0 (Pages: 320) The outbreak of a brief armed confrontation between the pair of South Asian nuclear contestants in 2025 has raised several questions in the existing literature concerning the role of deterrence between nuclear-armed states. The four-day armed clash between Islamabad and New Delhi has forced the global…
Combined effort of Pathfinder Group Task Force Suicide BombingsAt least five people were killed while 10 others were injured in a suicide attack at the residence of a peace committee member near Qureshi Morr in Dera Ismail Khan District on the night of January 23, reports Dawn. While confirming the explosion was a suicide blast,…
The state, in its ideal moral conception, resembles a mother—protective yet firm, generous yet disciplined. It provides security, creates opportunities, sets boundaries, and, when required, reprimands those who defy collective order. Authority, when exercised with purpose and balance, is not an intrusion into daily life but a fulfilment of responsibility. Recent developments of celebrating Basant…
More than 40 world leaders gathered in Munich Germany from 13 to 15 February 2026 to discuss top issues in international security during the world’s largest gathering of its kind, the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC), an annual conference on international security policy that has been held since 1963. Formerly Munich Conference on Security Policy,…
Karachi’s Drinking Water Crisis and the Strategic Case for Desalination Introduction (Karachi’s Paradox of Water Abundance and Scarcity) Karachi, a megacity of over 22 million people and Pakistan’s principal economic engine, faces a structural paradox. Despite sitting on one of the world’s longest and most resource-rich coastlines, access to safe drinking water has become one…
A Fictitious Scenario on how Venezuela could have countered the U.S. Raid The Preamble In the final weeks of 2025, the pressure campaign against Caracas was assembled with methodical precision. Carrier strike groups rotated into the southern Caribbean; destroyers established overlapping patrol arcs; submarines seeded the approaches to Venezuelan ports. Air assets forward-deployed through Colombia…
Rabindranath Tagore, the legendary Bengali Nobel laureate poet, said: “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” The Bengali nation has time and again proved that they are resilient and possess the due courage to take a dip in the oceans, when required. From A.K Fazlul Haq to Hussain Shaheed…
Smart Security Solution for Cities, Industrial Facilities & Critical Infrastructure A Digital Brain, Eyes, And Reflexes For Cities And FacilitiesModern cities, industrial facilities, and critical infrastructure are living systems dynamic, interconnected, and constantly under pressure. As urban density grows and industrial operations become more complex, the nature of security threats has changed. Today’s risks are…
