Pakistan's New Defence Command Structure, Explained: What the 2026 Act Changes
- Blog, Human Security, National Security
- September 15, 2026
The road to development has never been an easy one to journey on. It is an inevitable journey on which every country must embark in order to have a brighter, healthier and a greater future, and Pakistan is no exception. But to succeed, Pakistan must secure its greatest asset: its economy but its economy is
READ MOREPakistani policymakers have hinted towards a shift in Islamabad’s foreign policy paradigm in the recently concluded Islamabad Security Dialogue, a shift from a predominantly geostrategic policy to a geo-economics one. Pakistan wants to be at the center of an East-West connection in South Asia and its new outlook is based on achieving sustainable economic and
READ MOREThe Afghan Peace Process stands at a very precarious moment and carries a high risk of collapsing. The Afghan Peace Talks has made little progress since the first round of the intra-Afghan Dialogue in Doha on September 2020. The Doha Deal has been in large unable to stop the violence in the country. Furthermore, the
READ MOREDemocrats are back in power at the capitol and so is the United States in South Asia. The U.S wants to get out of the longest war it has fought in Afghanistan and for that to happen, all regional actors in South Asia need to cooperate, especially Pakistan and India. The Biden administration may be
READ MOREIs making the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) autonomous likely to strengthen the dwindling economic security of Pakistan? The Federal Government has proposed to grant the SBP with absolute autonomy. Accordingly, a draft bill has been introduced i.e. the State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Bill, 2021 before the National Assembly. The amendment to the central
READ MOREIn 2008, Biden in a meeting with Hamid Karzai, the then President of Afghanistan claimed that Pakistan was 50 times more important than Afghanistan to the United States regional interest. However, whether the Biden Administration’s foreign policy in the context of Pakistan will be a continuation of that under the Obama and Trump Administration still
READ MOREJanuary 20th 2021 marked a new era for America. Joe Biden, a clean cut, non-controversial politician and the 47th vice president took over white house, defeating the notorious president Donald Trump. The two politicians share varying views on a number of topics. While Trump’s presidency has highlighted the country’s weaknesses and has damaged its standing
READ MOREThe National Security Division of Pakistan along with renowned think tanks and organizations such as the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies and Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad are hosting Islamabad security Dialogue on 17th and 18th March 2021. Islamabad dialogue will be Pakistan’s premier forum that will bring together
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