Illegal Afghan refugees pose a serious security threat to Pakistan’s stability. Pakistan has been hosting Afghan refugees for decades, often at the expense of its national security. It began as an act of hospitality during Soviet invasion in 1979 but now it has become more of the challenge for Pakistan. Today, after almost four decades

Pakistan’s 2025 climate crisis show that warnings and evacuations can save lives, but only prevention will be able to build resilience. The present climate crisis will be remembered as triple stress tests. There have been floods in Punjab, a heatwave in May and glacier lake outburst in the north. Sirens wailed across riverine districts and

Timely investments in early warning systems, glacier and watershed management, green infrastructure, and community-led adaptation can save northern Pakistan’s communities. The mountain valleys that feed the Indus and sustain millions face faster glacier melt, growing glacial lakes, deforestation, and more intense monsoon floods. Those hazards now combine with weak local infrastructure and limited disaster funding

Pakistan strengthens its strategic ties with the US as India licks its wounds from the war. Pakistan’s role and eventual upper hand in the May 2025 military engagements with India redefined its position in the emerging international arena. Pakistan positioned itself as a responsible state, showing restraint and a de-escalatory posture in the conflict. It

Israel’s blockade and obstruction of aid in Gaza show a deliberate use of starvation as a weapon against civilians. The food system has collapsed, children are dying of malnutrition, and humanitarian agencies warn of famine-level conditions across the territory. Israeli authorities control crossings, airspace, and the shoreline, and they dictate which convoys or supplies may

Global food security lies in shambles as the humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in Gaza. Israel has been waging a devastating war in Gaza for two and a half years now. The massive scale of killings and devastation of the war already presents a crisis that is now further compounded by widespread hunger in Gaza. IPC describes