The recent standoff between India and Pakistan has become a familiar script where every few years both countries reach this crossroad and after a few days of saber rattling and flurry of international diplomatic activity they pull back. The conflict began on April 23, 2025, following a terrorist attack in the Pahalgam valley of Indian…
The recent history of world politics witnessed by the US-withdrawal from Afghanistan and the re-arrival of Donald Trump in American politics as the 47th President of the United States has altered the conventional framework of Pakistan-US relations. The cooperative ties between the two states have a long history of multidimensional bilateral engagements in diverse domains…
Introduction Muslim scholars have meticulously preserved and authenticated the Prophet’s (PBUH) traditions since the time of the Companions. Early verification assessed both the chain of narrators (isnad) and the text (matn) of Hadith. However, during the 2nd and 3rd centuries—when major Hadith collections were compiled— scholars primarily focused on isnad scrutiny, developing rigorous criteria for…
Maritime forces are a cornerstone of national security, traditionally tasked with maintaining ‘Good Order’ at sea to ensure the uninterrupted flow of global maritime trade, over 80% traversing the world’s oceans. For Pakistan, this figure exceeds 90% by volume, underscoring the critical importance of maritime security for the nation’s economic vitality. Under the United Nations…
There is something about building something from the ground up with your hands and in our case, with your team. It’s the kind of pride that doesn’t come with flashy equipment or big-budget contracts but with the quiet confidence of knowing that your people can pull off something spectacular. That’s exactly what we did with…
From hubris springs delusion, from delusion false assumptions — and in the end only madness remains. Who would have thought that an air battle in South Asia would become the stuff of legend—where a presumed Goliath, intoxicated by its own sense of supremacy was handed a bitter and painful dose of reality. And, who could…
Introduction The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is an invisible yet indispensable domain that underpins the modern world’s infrastructure, including communication, navigation, defense, energy, and healthcare systems. As technology advances, the role of the EM spectrum in national security and societal well-being becomes increasingly significant. From military operations to emergency response, and from economic activity to civilian…
(Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force) Suicide Bombings On March 29, a suicide bomber targeted the protest sit-in of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) near the Lakpass area in Mastung District, reports Dawn. Police confirmed that Sardar Akhtar Mengal (Chairman of BNP-M), party workers and supporters remained unharmed in the attack. However, Mengal claimed that at…
‘Hostility towards Pakistan is the quickest route to national unity in India’, Barak Obama India and Pakistan, two nuclear capable States, pugnacious neighbours, recently prosecuted a short war against one another. It was an unprecedented war that remained confined to an electro-magnetic spectrum, it was a non-contact engagement, beyond- visual- range (BVR), with unbelievable stand-off…
There was a time when the art of “Kush’ti” wrestling held a cherished place in the hearts of the youth. It was not merely a pastime, but a noble pursuit—an emblem of strength, discipline, and honour. Young men, in the prime of their years would engage in rigorous exercise with great zeal and pride, preparing…
