Child Rape and the Collapse of Human Security in Pakistan As September 2026 passes its midpoint, Pakistan is still arguing about the things that flatter its self image: the credibility of our deterrence, the tempo of hostilities on our frontiers, the merits of carving new administrative units out of tired provinces, etc. While the commentariat…
Good governance matters because it builds trust with the public, reduces corruption, and ensures fair, transparent, and efficient decision-making for organizations and governments alike. Core Benefits of good governance are public trust and accountability, reduced corruption, effective public services, risk management and stability, inclusivity and participation: Engaging diverse voices ensures that policies reflect the real…
A gradual advancement towards space research & exploration Pakistan is going through multiple challenges in the current times on economics, security, and political fronts. On the other hand, certain activities are going on in the region that are of utmost importance for Pakistan; it should take notice and take appropriate measures to curb the possible…
Iran’s most durable gain in this war may not be military. It may be administrative. The sixty-day window opened by the June memorandum of understanding is closed without a broader agreement. Oil is near $90. Traffic through the Hormuz Strait remains thin. The public argument has settled into a familiar shape: how many interceptors Washington…
May 2025 is a month that will never be forgotten in the annals of history, in particular South Asia’s memory. India made a strategic mistake of attacking Pakistan, that too on a false pretext and as a result faced a humiliating defeat on all fronts. Pakistan waged such a befitting response that compelled India to…
Reclaiming Sovereignty – Part IV Expanding on the May 2026 diagnostic, this ten-part series probes Pakistan’s energy fragility throughstructural and technical lenses. Parts I–III diagnosed the capacity trap, rewired the grid, and paved the road.Part IV addresses the engine room: floating solar on reservoirs, pumped hydro storage, and the waterenergy-food nexus that together deliver sovereign,…
“Dedicate yourself to SPORTS Promotion, for when you and I are gone, leadership will go into the hands of Youth, and Youth is our wealth, a raw material that must be hammered into shape, into burnished steel to strive and smite in Defence.”- M.A. JINNAH (April 1948, Pakistan Olympics Association) AbstractPakistan stands at a critical…
Opportunity, Obligation or Strategic Ambiguity? “The US-Led Middle East Order is over. The Makkah Agreement proves it”.Council on Foreign Relations (US) Let me begin this paper by acknowledging that the appropriate time for public critique of a government decision is normally before that decision is made, while the matter remains under contemplation and consideration. At…
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when transactions of their ruler may be concealed from them” Patrick Henry. The National Security Policy (NSP) is finally out. Forty-Eight pages of the document were made public. Normally national policy is a public document and is rarely kept confidential. Quis custodiet ipsos…
“The people are the sea in which the revolutionary swims”, Mao Zedong The country is in the throes of civil unrest, violence and insurgency and is gradually losing critical cohesion. In any situation where there are civilian protests, the central problem will always evolve around aggrieved people, exploited by hostile agencies. These people have to…
