How might the Iran war end?

The first blow that the US and Israeli military might inflicted on Iran on the morning that they began operations brought them perhaps the ultimate objective that they must have sought as their prime end; they decapitated Iran’s spiritual leader and its most senior military, political and spiritual leadership. If regime change were the ultimate […]

Why Iran will win!

Both the US and Israel possess advanced air forces, electronic intelligence architectures, precision strike platforms and integrated joint force networks that might dwarf Tehran’s capabilities in scale and technology. Yet in modern conflict theory, superiority does not always translate into decisive victory. A nation like Iran, strategically constrained in airpower and external projection, can nonetheless […]

Borrowed breathing space

The SBP’s admission that it has purchased $24 billion from the local market over the past three years to build foreign exchange reserves is both striking and revealing. While the move may have helped inflate the country’s reserve position on paper, it exposes the fragile foundations on which Pakistan’s external stability currently rests. Foreign exchange […]

K-P and women empowerment

The women of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have long been the province’s most under-utilised asset. Their potential has been locked behind gates of tradition and systemic neglect. In this context, the provincial government’s launch of the Women Empowerment Policy 2026-2030 is an official admission that the status quo is economically and morally unsustainable. By setting targets for education, […]

Iran denies drone strikes on Azerbaijan, suggests Israel may be responsible

Iran on Thursday rejected accusations from neighbouring Azerbaijan that it had launched drone strikes targeting its territory, while suggesting that Israel may be behind the attacks. The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces said that Iranian forces had not launched any drones toward Azerbaijan, emphasising that Iran respected the sovereignty of all nations, particularly neighbouring and […]