Faisal Ahmad

Strong signs of cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Pakistan are quite encouraging. The dominating factor of economic engagement is particularly more soothing for Pakistan amid the tough struggle against the economic crisis. The unprecedented dip in the national economy during the past couple of years has emerged as a major challenge […]

Advocacy in support of any form of violence must not be tolerated in Pakistan. The existence of Pakistan as a functional stable state has always been in the cross-hairs of hardcore terrorists and anarchists. Undoubtedly, the dislodgement of the state is a vicious dream flashing regularly in the minds of forces inimical to the stability […]

The 25-year-old son of a poor employee of my uncle went missing in the second week of Ramazan. The missing son was in search of a reasonable job and facing financial problems on account of payable debts. The grieved family probed many possible reasons behind his disappearance ranging from illegal abduction by LEAs to likely […]

First gathering in Pashin immediately after Eid indicates the future plans of the opposition. Five parties’ alliance led by PTI seems in a mood to launch a massive protest campaign across the country. Apparently, the protest movement, led predominantly by the PTI, is likely to revolve around the traditional rigging mantra. Efficacy of country wide […]

A recent story published in The Guardian has further exposed the Indian policy of assassinations on foreign soil. This was precisely pointed out by the spokesperson of Pakistan’s foreign office through a presser in the last week of January. Muhammad Syrus Qazi specifically mentioned the murders of Muhammad Riaz, killed in AJK in September 2023, […]

Swift approval of the Cabinet Committee of Energy to start construction work on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project came as a major decision from the new government after taking formal charge of the governance. However, this issue is quite intricate and tricky. US-Iran tensions vis-à-vis sanction imposition, energy shortage and likely $ 18 billion penalties […]

Shocking cross-border terrorist attacks from Afghan soil have been testing the patience limit of Pakistan for a long. Eventually, Pakistan had to strike the terrorists’ safe havens inside Afghanistan. Multiple terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan under the umbrella of banned Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) share a common ideology of dislodging the constitutional order of […]

Orchestrated political rhetoric and targeted terrorism wave triggered deep chaos about the prospects of elections before 8 February. Fortunately, the election took place as per schedule across Pakistan. Credit goes to all the state institutions who collaborated in the desired manner under a highly challenging environment. As of today, much of the election process is […]

Strong optics about India’s conversion into a ‘Hindu Rashter’ under BJP rule are now gaining deeper roots in the ground. Fanfare displayed in Ayodhya during the inauguration of ‘Ram Temple’ was nothing but reinforcement of politicized religio-nationalistic jingoism to charm the right-wing voters for upcoming elections. Saner quarters and flagbearers of Indian secularism are quite […]

Have you ever thought about identifying the most serious threat being confronted by Pakistan? From where does it originate? How deeply can it hurt the state? There are numerous opinions which place the security threats emanating from external sources at the top of the list. This makes sense because Pakistan is surrounded by troubled neighbours […]