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
In the Middle East, Israel's war with Iran has affected the regional stability paradigm, potentially shaping the future. Israel, on June 13, launched deadly attacks on Iran, targeting its nuclear and military sites, killing a number of Iran's top nuclear scientists and military leaders, among other civilians. Iran retaliated by firing missiles towards Israel, whichREAD 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
India’s fixation on blaming Pakistan for every terror incident has become a convenient excuse to stall dialogue and dodge difficult questions of peace. Terrorism is undoubtedly a regional menace, but in South Asia it has also been politically instrumentalized, notably by India against Pakistan. Instead of engaging in meaningful dialogue, successive Indian governments, particularly underREAD MORE
The Persian Gulf is burning not just from bombs, but from injustice. Once again, the region and the outer world watches as Israel, emboldened by unchecked power and unconditional Western support, unleashes its aggression, but this time by striking deep into Iranian territory. As always, with the backing of the U.S. diplomatically and militarily, theREAD 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