Global support for Pakistan’s climate crisis remains insufficient and slow. Pakistan faces relentless heatwaves, floods, glacier melt, and economic disruption while contributing under 1% of global carbon emissions. International partners pledged nearly $11 billion after the devastating 2022 floods, but by mid-2025, Pakistan had received only $4.9 billion—less than half the total. That stark shortfallREAD MORE
Pakistan must draw strategic lessons from the 12-day Iran-Israel war of June 2025 that ended with a ceasefire brokered by the US. Pakistan must treat this conflict as a strategic stress test. Three core lessons are to be taken: the fragility of regional stability, the limits of traditional deterrence, and the centrality of balanced diplomacy.READ MORE
The 2025 Indo-Pak war has indeed ignited a new arms race in the South Asian subcontinent, compelling Pakistan to rapidly modernize its defense capabilities to maintain strategic equilibrium and ensure national security. The recent conflict marked a significant shift in warfare dynamics, with both India and Pakistan engaging in extensive drone operations and missile employments.READ MORE
The longevity of the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan hinges on sustained diplomatic engagement, mutual trust-building, and addressing the underlying issues that have historically fueled tensions. After months of rising conflict between the two nuclear-armed states, a ceasefire was arranged with U.S. help. After 26 people were killed in an attack in Indian-administered KashmirREAD MORE