U.S. Pakistan relations have long been shaped by shifting strategic priorities from Cold War alliances to the war on terror and now to competition with China and regional stability in South Asia. Washington’s interests in the region revolve around counter terrorism cooperation, nuclear security, trade and maintaining balance among regional powers primarily India, Pakistan and China.  In recent years, the USA has expanded economic and diplomatic engagement with Pakistan includ

Scenes of destruction in Muridke place the town at the center of renewed scrutiny, as damaged government infrastructure and stark visuals challenge official narratives and bring the impact of recent operations into sharp focus.

For decades, Pakistan has attempted to cloak its hostile designs on Jammu and Kashmir in the language of moral righteousness. Every few years, when its internal crises deepen or its global relevance wanes, Islamabad reaches for the same familiar script issuing resolutions, staging diplomatic theatrics and invoking hollow slogans of self-determination. Its latest move, the passage of a so-called plebiscite resolution in Pakistan’s National Assembly, fits squarely within this p

This article challenges misleading external portrayals of Kashmir by grounding the discussion in verified data, local voices, and on-ground realities, presenting a more nuanced picture of a region marked by resilience, stability, and gradual progress rather than perpetual conflict.

The Red Fort blast probe has revealed a disturbing truth: terror today often hides behind education, professional respectability, and encrypted technology. For Kashmiris, this is not just a security story, but another reminder of how our lives are repeatedly disrupted by conflicts engineered far beyond our control.

A provocative war threat from Pakistan over Bangladesh is not a sign of strength but of desperation. Drawing from Kashmir’s lived experience of Pakistan’s proxy-war model, this article exposes Islamabad’s attempt to recycle its failed strategy by exploiting political instability in Bangladesh. It argues that a state crippled by economic collapse and internal unrest cannot posture as a regional power, and that South Asia’s stability now depends on containing Pakistan’s export

In recent weeks, Gilgit-Baltistan has witnessed a wave of protests that have drawn attention across South Asia. For Kashmiris, these events are not distant political news—they reflect a familiar pattern: a territory administered poorly, its people denied rights and governance that favors narrative over action. The unrest in Gilgit-Baltistan highlights Pakistan’s long-standing failures in governance, economic management and respect for basic human rights, exposing internal dis

A critical analysis of the Sydney Bondi Beach attack that frames terrorism as a global, borderless threat, examines the role of enduring extremist networks, and calls for international accountability to dismantle the ecosystems that enable violent extremism worldwide.

Before believing any narrative it is necessary to look at what a state does to its own people.Balochistan exposes the reality Pakistan prefers its youth never question.   When Pakistan came into existence in 1947 it projected itself as a state built on moral principles justice and the promise of self-determination. This image was carefully promoted not only within its borders but also among Muslim populations beyond them. Over time this narrative became deeply ingrained espec

Kashmir is not a proxy battlefield but a homeland for millions seeking peace, dignity, and opportunity, contrasting Pakistan’s use of militancy and propaganda with India and Azad Kashmir’s focus on governance, development, and genuine empowerment of local communities.

For thirty years, Pakistan has operated under dangerous illusion: that terrorism can be polished into a diplomatic tool, exported as a political argument and disguised as a liberation movement. Kashmir became the playground for this delusion. Rawalpindi’s generals believed they could bleed India “through thousand cuts” and sculpt the Valley’s destiny with rifles handed over to boys who barely understood the cause they were told to die for. But the Valley has changed. Kashmiri

For decades, Pakistan has mastered one craft with disturbing dedication — the ability to manufacture chaos and export it across borders. This is the essence of Fitna-e-Pakistan : a system where instability isn’t an accident but a tool, a strategy, almost a national identity. And nowhere has this engineered disorder been targeted more relentlessly than towards Kashmir.   Kashmir has always been a land of culture, memory and resilience — yet Pakistan has tried to turn its very

Pakistan is experiencing another silent power shift as constitutional amendments tighten military influence and weaken democratic institutions. With the collapse of judicial independence, rising public unrest, and a fading Kashmir narrative, the country stands at a crossroads—its democracy hanging by a thread.

What the amendment is aiming to do is already happening. The army has long played a major role in politics, the judiciary has long been under pressure, the provinces for years have been squeezed on finances and powers. From where I stand across the Pir Panjal in a Kashmir that still breathes with hope as part of the world’s largest democracy I watch with a mixture of relief and sorrow what is happening in Pakistan. I am grateful that I am free from the kind of oppression that

The story of Jammu and Kashmir and its illegally occupied half across the Line of Control, the Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir, is a tale of stark contrasts one of hope, resilience and democratic triumph against a backdrop of stagnation, subjugation and exploitation. It is a narrative that unfolds across a divided land, where the same mountains and rivers witness two vastly different realities. On one side, Jammu and Kashmir thrives as an integral part of India, its peopl

Pakistan has long presented itself as a leading voice in the Muslim world. Founded in 1947 as a homeland for Muslims of British India, it has over the decades sought to project itself as a champion of Islamic solidarity, a defender of Muslim causes and a strategic partner for other Muslim-majority states. But in 2024-25 the landscape of Pakistan’s relations with other Islamic nations is increasingly shaped by tension, complexity and paradox by the interplay of border issues,

In the shifting landscape of South Asian geopolitics, Pakistan stands at a precarious crossroads. Once seen as a front line ally in the global war against terror, it now finds itself increasingly consumed by the very forces it once claimed to combat. The rise in terrorism across Pakistan over the last few years has not only destabilized its internal security but also poses a growing threat to regional peace and stability. From the rugged mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the

The revocation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, stands as a defining moment in India’s vision for Jammu and Kashmir, a region long plagued by unrest, separatism and systemic exclusion. For decades, the special provisions of the Indian Constitution had created a framework that inadvertently deepened inequalities, leaving entire communities; Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women, refugees and minorities, deprived of rights and opportunities afforded to other Indian citizen

For decades, Kashmir was viewed through the prism of conflict - a place where barbed wires, curfews and cries for freedom drowned the laughter of youth. The Valley’s children were born into uncertainty, their futures shaped as much by politics as by pain. Yet, amid this long shadow of turmoil, a quiet revolution is emerging. The story of “Youth Against Violence: The New Era in Kashmir ”  is one of resilience and renewal. A new generation is stepping forward — not with stones

The term “Azad Jammu and Kashmir”, as Pakistan calls the territory it occupies, is a masterpiece of propaganda, a name that promises freedom while delivering subjugation. Far from being an independent entity, as the word “Azad” suggests, Azad Kashmir is a colony under Pakistan’s illegal and aggressive occupation and a stolen fragment of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Since 1947, Pakistan has maintained a facade of autonomy in this region, with puppet leade