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Why does Pakistan need a holistic Afghan policy?0
- Blog, National Security
- December 11, 2025
It's time to build better relations with Afghanistan by moving forward beyond strategic depth only. Pakistan's relations with Afghanistan have been security-centric throughout history. Peace with Afghanistan deteriorates when terrorist activities operate in Pakistan from Afghanistan’s soil. Pakistan focuses on a geopolitical perspective, seeing Afghanistan as a strategic depth only. Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan hasREAD MORE
TTA-TTP nexus: An Existential Threat for Pakistan 0
- Blog, National Security
- December 11, 2025
TTA is leveraging its influence over TTP to pressurize Pakistan over border dispute. When Taliban capture the power in the Kabul, it was celebrated as a victory in Pakistan. Due to close coordination and warm relations with the Taliban, Pakistan was content with the Taliban Regime in the Kabul. Instead, the recent border skirmishes andREAD MORE
Legal Dimensions of Cross-Border Engagement 0
- Blog, National Security
- December 11, 2025
Pakistan’s right of self-defense against a non-state actor operating from Afghanistan is legally permissible. Escalation of cross-border tension has been followed by the rise of the Afghan Taliban in 2021, which was once celebrated by Pakistan. It ultimately became a great threat to its stability and security. Pakistan justified airstrikes as the right to self-defenseREAD MORE

Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Measures amid Pak-Afghan Border Clashes 0
- Blog, Cyber Security, Human Security, National Security
- November 27, 2025
Pakistan's counter-insurgency strategy relies on a dual approach: kinetic operations in addition to non-kinetic operations. The Pak-Afghan border is a region where regional rivalries, militancy, and politics intersect with each other. Since 2021, the number of terrorist attacks has been initiated against Pakistan from Afghanistan soil through a non-state actor, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. Due to widespreadREAD MORE
Can Readjusting NFC Award Share and Creating New Districts Will Bring Stability to Pakistan?0
- Blog, Economic Security, Food Security, Human Security, National Security
- November 27, 2025
The national stability of Pakistan depends upon the fair resources distribution and an effective administrative structure. The National Finance Commission (NFC) Award has always remained a sensitive political issue due to its outdated formulas of resources distribution. Similarly, the problems of most of the districts of Pakistan remained unaddressed due to the weak administrative structure.READ MORE
Can Pakistan, Iran, and China Stabilize the Afghan Frontier?0
- Blog, Cyber Security, Economic Security, Food Security, National Security
- November 27, 2025
Afghanistan’s frontier remains one of the most fragile regions in South-Asia, defined by porous borders, militant safe heavens, and overlapping spheres of influence. Since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, instability along the Afghan frontier has continued to spill into neighboring countries, forcing Pakistan, Iran, and China to face both security and economic challenges.READ MORE