In Ad Astra, the 2019 Brad Pitt film, the Moon is shown as a place of highways, checkpoints, and corporate outposts – a frontier already carved up by commerce and conflict. …
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Kabul hosted a trilateral conference on August 20, 2025, where delegates from China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan participated. This included China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq …
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The India-Pakistan Cricket Match Is an Alarming Sign for the Future of Bilateral Relations
by Zohaib Altafby Zohaib AltafEven the most limited form of people-to-people contact, which in the past was treated as a confidence-building measure, is now being met with outrage and political exploitation. Read Complete Article
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Cybersecurity, Gender, And Norms: A Pakistani Perspective
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikMore than anything else, cybersecurity is essential to global peace and stability in the twenty-first century. States are starting to recognise that, like more conventional security risks, digital vulnerabilities that …
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The Geopolitics Of The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG): Pakistan And India’s Competing Bids
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhIn response to India’s nuclear test in 1974, the multilateral export control organization Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was established, an alliance of 48 countries that committed to controlling the export, …
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Why Trump’s New AI Action Plan Spells Trouble for the Global South
by Nimra Javedby Nimra JavedThe Trump administration’s recently announced AI Action Plan marks one of the most ambitious attempts to consolidate global leadership in artificial intelligence. Built on three main pillars — deregulation at home, exporting …
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Key Highlights from UNSC Resolution 1540 StatementPakistan’s representative emphasized that non-proliferation is a “shared global objective” that must be pursued within the framework of the UN Charter. Islamabad called for …
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TRUMP Administration has asked to place a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030.China and Russia are also working on their own bases. Moon race has become the political agenda. …
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Climate Change and Mental Health in AJK: Assessing Impacts amid an Awareness Deficit
Climate change is a significant global challenge, causing long-term shifts in Earth’s temperature and weather conditions. Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, have increased greenhouse gas concentrations, …
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When violence struck Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, India started blaming Pakistan within a few minutes. Neither any evidence was shared nor was any joint investigation proposed. Rather, after a …