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Siddhant Kishore October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Asim Munir, counterterrorism in South Asia, digital jihad financing, FATF Pakistan, hafiz saeed, Islamabad counterterror narrative, Jaishe-e-Mohammad, Jem, JeM digital wallets, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Masood Azhar, Operation Sindoor, Pakistan counterterrorism, Pakistan digital terror funding, Pakistan diplomatic paradox, Pakistan extremism, Pakistan foreign policy, Pakistan grey list, Pakistan India relations, Pakistan international credibility, Pakistan jihadist groups, Pakistan militant networks, Pakistan military doctrine, Pakistan regional security, Pakistan safe havens, Pakistan SCO RATS, Pakistan state-sponsored terrorism, Pakistan terror proxies, Pakistan terrorism complicity, Pakistan terrorism hypocrisy, Pakistan terrorism leadership, Pakistan terrorism paradox, Pakistan terrorism policy, Pakistan terrorism sponsorship, Pakistan US relations, Pakistan women jihad units, regional counterterror cooperation, Talha Saeed, terror financing in Pakistan, terror hubs in Pakistan, terrorism in South Asia, terrorism sponsorship, US Pakistan policy

Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Paradox: The Irony of Leadership and Complicity

Until Pakistan matches words with actions, its participation in regional counterterror frameworks will remain a facade. When Pakistan assumed the chair of the

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Arun Anand October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 Afghan Taliban Pakistan, ANP Pakistan, Awami National Party, Bacha Khan, counterterrorism operations Pakistan, Durand Line conflict, enforced disappearances Pakistan, ethnic politics Pakistan, FATA merger, Frontier Gandhi, human rights violations Pakistan Army, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa inequality, missing persons Pakistan, Pakistan Afghanistan relations, Pakistan ethnic tensions, Pakistan internal conflict, Pakistan proxy wars, Pakistan security policy, Pakistan war on terror, Pakistani military repression, Pashtun discrimination, Pashtun human rights, Pashtun identity, Pashtun marginalisation, Pashtun nationalism, Pashtun rights movement, Pashtun socio-economic inequality, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, Pashtun–Punjabi relations, Pashtunistan movement, PTM, Punjabi dominance Pakistan, Punjabi state Pakistan, Rah-e-Rast, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, tribal areas Pakistan, TTP, U.S. drone strikes Pakistan, Zarb-e-Azb

Pashtun Nationalism and the Punjabi State: Pakistan’s Unfinished War Within

For the Pashtun people, questioning Pakistan Army’s role and pointing its misconduct in the tribal belt is to invite accusations

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Michael Arizanti October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 Afghan sovereignty, Baramulla massacre, crimes against humanity Kashmir, Durand Line dispute, human rights in Kashmir, India rescue mission Kashmir 1947, Jaish e Mohammad origins, Jammu and Kashmir history, Kashmir conflict truth, Kashmir geopolitics analysis, Kashmir infrastructure development India, Kashmir invasion, Lashkar e Taiba origins, Michael Arizanti article, Operation Gulmarg, Pakistan 1947 invasion, Pakistan Afghanistan conflict, Pakistan colonial legacy, Pakistan military establishment, Pakistan occupied Kashmir human rights, Pakistan proxies, Pakistan state terrorism, Pakistan strategic depth, Pakistan terrorism strategy, Pashtun persecution Pakistan, Pashtun rights, Pashtunistan issue, PoK oppression, PTM protests, UN Kashmir resolution facts

Occupation as Statecraft: Pakistan’s 1947 Kashmir Invasion and Its Endless Proxies

Pakistan was the aggressor in Kashmir. Pakistan has sabotaged Afghan sovereignty. Pakistan continues to deny Pashtuns self-determination. As a Swedish

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Advocate Shahanur Islam October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 abuse of power, Advocate Shahanur Islam, arbitrary detention, Awami League lawyers, Bangladesh interim government, Bangladeshi judiciary, civil liberties Bangladesh, fabricated charges, freedom of expression Bangladesh, High Court bail abuse, human rights in Bangladesh, human rights violations, ICCPR violations, international human rights advocacy, JMBF, judicial independence, justice system Bangladesh, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France, lawyer arrests Bangladesh, legal community under threat, legal persecution, Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate controversy, persecution of lawyers, political imprisonment, political repression, rule of law Bangladesh, state repression, suppression of dissent, UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, weaponizing imprisonment

OPINION: Bangladesh’s War on Lawyers Under the Yunus Regime

The interim government’s influence extends deep into the judiciary. Judges are pressured; prosecutors are politicized. Instead of being released on

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Dr. Anjuman A. Islam October 20, 2025 abuse of power, authoritarianism, civil rights, democracy erosion, extrajudicial violence, governance crisis, government accountability, human rights abuses, human rights violations, interim regime, justice system, law and order breakdown, military regime, political analysis, political instability, political repression, regime brutality, rule of law, state violence, state-sponsored violence

OPINION: Mohammad Yunus turns Bangladesh into a Stage of Horror

Co-Author SM Faiyaz Hossain Under the current interim regime, extrajudicial violence has not merely been tolerated; it has been routinized.

Advocate Shahanur Islam October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 authoritarianism, bangladesh, democracy, freedom of speech, government crackdown, human rights, judicial abuse, justice system, lawyers in prison, legal persecution, Muhammad Yunus, political prisoners, political repression, rule of law

OPINION: How the Yunus Interim Government Weaponized Justice in Bangladesh

Statistics cannot capture the sound of a cell door closing on a lawyer who once argued for others’ freedom. It

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Omer Waziri October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 afghan refugees, Afghan Taliban, afghanistan, Al Arabiya English, American Jewish Congress, amnesty international, Asim Munir, CENTCOM, Daniel Rosen, donald trump, Durand Line, economic collapse, energy sector, Faiz Hameed, FDI, foreign direct investment, gaza, hybrid regime, IFRP, Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan, Iran nuclear strikes, Islamabad diplomacy, Khawaja Asif, Khost, Kunar, Mari Gas, Michael Kurilla, Nobel Peace Prize 2026, oil and gas crisis, oil and gas exploration, Omar Ayub Khan, pakistan, Pakistan Afghanistan relations, Pakistan airstrikes, Pakistan betrayal, Pakistan credibility crisis, Pakistan economy, Pakistan foreign policy, Pakistan foreign policy failure, Pakistan human rights, Pakistan hypocrisy, Pakistan international image, Pakistan investment, Pakistan Iran relations, Pakistan isolation, Pakistan Israel relations, Pakistan politics, Pakistan rule of law, Pakistan trust deficit, Pakistani military, Paktika, palestine, refugee deportations, regional instability, Shehbaz Sharif, South Asia geopolitics, South Asian politics, strategic depth, Taliban takeover, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, TTP, US Pakistan relations, Zia ul-Haq

OPINION: Pakistan’s Double Game on Afghanistan, Iran, and Palestine Has Hit a Dead End

This duality—preaching unity while practicing duplicity—has become Pakistan’s diplomatic hallmark. When the Taliban stormed into Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan’s

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Omer Waziri October 2, 2025 Amir Khan Muttaqi India visit, Durand Line dispute, India Afghanistan diplomacy, India Afghanistan relations, India Chabahar port Afghanistan, India humanitarian aid Afghanistan, India Taliban engagement, Operation Sindoor impact, Pakistan Afghanistan border tensions, Pakistan double game Taliban, Pakistan loss of influence Afghanistan, Pakistan Taliban ties, South Asia geopolitics, taliban, Taliban foreign minister visit, Taliban foreign policy, Taliban India cooperation, Taliban Pakistan rift, Taliban strategic shift, TTP attacks Pakistan

OPINION: Why the Taliban Is Choosing India Over Pakistan

The decision to dispatch Muttaqi to New Delhi is therefore not just about outreach to India — it is also

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Maria Maalouf September 30, 2025 Donald Trump Middle East peace, Gaza ceasefire proposal, Gaza demilitarization strategy, Gaza economic development, Gaza governance reform, Gaza hostage release, Gaza humanitarian relief, Gaza international oversight, Gaza peace roadmap, Gaza political horizon, Gaza reconstruction plan, Gaza war endgame, Hamas amnesty plan, international stabilization force Gaza, Israel Gaza conflict resolution, Middle East stability plan, Palestinian Authority reforms, Tony Blair Gaza peace, Trump Gaza plan, Trump Middle East policy

OPINION: Trump’s Gaza Plan Could Redefine Middle East Peace

Trump’s bet is that bold leadership, pragmatic incentives, and strong enforcement can break the cycle of violence. President Donald J.

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Adnan Qamar September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 Ashraf elites, Ashrafization, caste discrimination in Islam, cross-caste marriage, inclusive Ummah, Indian Muslim exclusion, Indian Muslim rights, indian muslims, Islamic hierarchy, Islamic social justice, low-caste Muslims, Muslim elite hypocrisy, Muslim equality, Muslim Representation, muslim solidarity, Muslim unity, OIC exclusion, Pakistan foreign policy, Pakistan Muslim caste, Pakistan Ummah, Pasmanda identity, Pasmanda Muslims, social exclusion in Islam, South Asian Muslims, Ummah critique, Ummah hypocrisy

OPINION: Why Pasmanda Muslims Reject Pakistan’s “Ummah Unity” Narrative

Pakistan’s “Ummah message” is clear: solidarity is for wars and slogans, not for marriages, not for everyday equality. The dream

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