In 2022, the UN Climate Conference (COP27) established a Loss and Damage Fund to provide financial assistance to nations most vulnerable and impacted by the effects of climate change. Pledges …
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SMDA: Redefining Pakistan’s Strategic Horizon from Defense to Digital
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikOn 17 September 2025, Pakistan upgraded and formalized its security and defence ties with KSA once it inked “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” (SMDA). The strategic timing of the pact is important …
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Amid the recent U.S.-led attacks on Iranian nuclear installations (Operation Midnight Hammer, June 2025) and with new high-profile threats of nuclear proliferation, Washington is considering an out-of-the-box solution to the problem. A …
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Pakistan’s Fight Against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Limits of Diplomatic Engagements with Afghanistan
The recent clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan has again demonstrated how the border between the two countries is volatile, mistrustful, and one of the most vulnerable regions in South Asia. Despite the trilateral …
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There are very rare moments in the history of the world where the vision of a person transcends politics, geography, and time. Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a Kashmiri descendant, stood …
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Do You Remember 6/11/ 1947?: A Forgotten Jammu Genocide and the Continuing Erasure of Kashmiriyat
From the Holocaust in Europe to the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides, world history records many brutal attempts to annihilate communities based on faith or ethnicity. Yet among these dark chapters, …
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A tragedy unfolded in Jammu and Kashmir in November 1947, which was the first Genocide of Muslims in post-colonial South Asia. A genocide that was forgotten in the pages of …
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Understanding the Imperatives of Pakistan’s First Hyperspectral Satellite
by Zohaib Altafby Zohaib AltafOn 19th October, Pakistan launched its first Hyperspectral Satellite (HS-1) from a Chinese launch centre. Hyperspectral imaging, as a study published in the Journal of Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience explains, is a special kind of …
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Pakistan’s Strategic Autonomy And The Myth Of A Nuclear Umbrella For Saudi Arabia
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhFollowing the signing of the Pakistan–Saudi Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) in September 2025, under which “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both,” several misleading …
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There was a growing realization in Saudi Arabia regarding a dire need to have a mutual defence agreement with militarily strong power to counter the emerging security threats. Riyadh was …