The United Nations (UN) should immediately designate the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organisation due to its violent history of asymmetric warfare, targeting of civilians, and threats to regional and international infrastructure. Arguments and developments surrounding this push centre on undeniable facts which expose the ugly face of the terrorist outfit. The BLA […]
Articles
Limits of India’s Strategic Elevation
For the last several years, India’s ruling elite and its cheerleaders in the strategic community sold one grand idea to the world: that India was no longer merely a South Asian state, but the central pillar of a new Indo-Pacific order. Washington, especially during Trump’s first term, appeared willing to indulge this imagination. The renaming […]
Trump’s Deal Puts Netanyahu on the Spot
The interim memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has moved the Middle East away from immediate war, but it has also placed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in one of the most difficult positions of his long political career. Sent to the US Congress on June 19, the 14-point document, titled the […]
Iran-US Agreement and the People of Pakistan
For months, the tensions and conflict between the United States and Iran kept global peace under serious strain. However, in June 2026, the world witnessed an important diplomatic breakthrough when an interim peace agreement was reached between the United States and Iran. A significant aspect of this agreement is Pakistan’s active role as a mediator […]
Telecom Bill
The IT ministry’s clarification that the proposed telecom amendments do not authorise compulsory acquisition of private land is relevant only up to a point. It does not answer the central objection. The issue is not confined to acquisition. The bill also concerns access, deemed consent, compensation, official discretion and penalties – all of which go […]
Dire Warning
The horror of what happened in Bannu is difficult to overstate. According to security sources, terrorists first targeted a passenger vehicle in Ping Musa Khel with an improvised explosive device, leaving seven people martyred and several others injured. Then, in an even more depraved act, they struck the vehicle carrying the dead and wounded. There […]
TODAY’S CARTOON
Benazir Bhutto inspired believers in democracy: President Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari said Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto inspired those who believe in democracy and championed issues of education for children, opportunities for young people, reliable public services and greater participation of women in national life. In a message on the 73rd Birth Anniversary of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto (21 June 2026), he said, […]
All countries but Israel not happy with Islamabad MoU: speakers
The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA) held a Seminar on ‘US Iran Relations and Israel’s Escalation in Lebanon’ at its library here on Saturday. The main speakers of the seminar were Ambassador Javid Husain, former Ambassador of Pakistan to the Netherlands, South Korea and Iran, and former Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the Economic […]
Talks between transporters, police break down as Karachi strike enters third day
A strike by public transport operators in Karachi will continue after talks with police broke down, the head of a transporters’ union said on Saturday. The wheel-jam strike has been observed in the metropolis since Thursday against electronic traffic challans, “heavy fines and other regulatory measures”. Haji Tawab Khan, president of the Karachi Transport Ittehad […]