Balochistan today is not only a region grappling with security challenges—it is also at the center of a growing battle of narratives. In a world where information moves faster than verification, the truth about Balochistan is often buried beneath...
Pakistan has assumed the role of mediator to de-escalate the US–Iran war. While this initiative has been taken in good faith, some Arab commentators have begun criticising Pakistan’s mediation role.
Some Arab journalists, senior officials, and strategic thinkers are questioning...
Mahrang Baloch’s piece in The Guardian — “My year in solitary confinement has not broken me. My peaceful fight for Baloch rights in Pakistan goes on” — is written to evoke sympathy. But stripped of emotion, it reads less...
Gwadar Gains Ground as Global Shipping Looks Beyond Gulf Routes
In a quiet but significant development along Pakistan’s southwestern coast, Gwadar Port is beginning to draw renewed international attention as global shipping lines rethink their traditional routes through the Gulf.
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When Ana Lorena Delgadillo Pérez took the stage at a March 27 event organized by the Baloch National Movement, she did not sound like an independent UN expert. She sounded like a participant in a pre-written narrative. A voice...
The Balochistan false narrative resurfaced on March 27 through a Europe-based conference framing Kalat’s accession as occupation
On March 27, the Baloch National Movement (BNM), headed by Dr. Naseem Baloch — an anti-Pakistan group operating from Europe and widely seen...
The escalating confrontation between Iran and the U.S.-Israel alliance is no longer a distant geopolitical rivalry—it is rapidly transforming into a full-scale economic crisis with global consequences. What began as targeted strikes and strategic retaliation has now disrupted one...
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) emerged several years ago claiming to highlight the grievances of Pashtun communities affected by militancy and counterterrorism operations. At the time, the movement presented itself as a civil rights campaign focused on accountability and...
The Middle East today stands engulfed in a climate of extraordinary tension, where political calculation and military preparedness coexist uneasily with fear, suspicion, and the ever-present possibility of sudden war. What may outwardly appear as a confrontation primarily between...
The issue in Balochistan is not only about poverty. It is about years of distorted narratives, outside influence, and a growing crisis of trust. Even though development projects and constitutional autonomy exist, the idea of “deprivation” has been deliberately...
Pakistan launched cross-border strikes inside Afghanistan under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq following what officials described as unprovoked firing by Afghan Taliban forces along multiple sectors of the Pakistan–Afghanistan border.
According to the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations, Lt Gen Ahmed...
Pakistan has endured decades of terrorism and violent extremism. Thousands of innocent civilians, religious scholars, and security personnel have been martyred by the brutality of the Fitna-e-Khawarij. Mosques, madrasas, hospitals, markets, and even graveyards have not been spared. Worshippers...
