میں یہ سطریں لکھتے ہوئے جانتی ہوں کہ مجھ پر یہ اعتراض ضرور کیا جائے گا کہ میں ماضی کو رومانوی بنا کر پیش کر رہی ہوں کہ میں ایک ایسے افغانستان کا ذکر کر رہی ہوں، جو اب شاید صرف یادوں، بلیک اینڈ وائٹ تصویروں اور چند شکستہ دلوں میں زندہ ہے۔ مگر میرا […]
An emotive and intense debate has followed the unceremonious removal of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri of the Islamabad High Court by a Division Bench of the same court headed by its Chief Justice. The decision has sharply divided legal circles. While a section of the bar has welcomed the verdict as swift and necessary to […]
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time. Yet a parallel crisis is unfolding in silence. It does not rise from melting ice or rising seas. It comes instead from the rapid spread of digital technologies that touch nearly every part of modern life. This shift is so deep and far-reaching that […]
The counterterrorism template has been amended significantly in 2025 through drone operations. The drone technology has not only enhanced the reach of LEAs but has also transformed the response of military and paramilitary forces in selective regions of the country. This however is attached with pitfalls and potential operational susceptibilities as well. Most importantly, the […]
Over the decades, the policy of Pakistan towards its western neighbour has been based on one simple assumption: a stable government in Afghanistan will eventually lead to peace in the region. Much political and security prices were paid by Islamabad and a lot of international criticism too was taken in the hope that Afghanistan must […]
The United States announced sanctions Tuesday targeting Iran’s drones trade with Venezuela, a move that comes while Washington ramps up a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolas Maduro. The US Treasury Department took aim at 10 individuals and entities based in Venezuela and Iran, over issues including purchases of Iranian-designed drones, efforts to procure […]