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Thursday, November 5, 2026

Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Conference on disarmament and Pakistan

  THE Conference on Disarmament, the world’s sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, has failed to produce any tangible solution for arms control or decommissioning…

Red sea turmoil

  THE war between Iran and the United States has disrupted trade in the Strait of Hormuz and tension between Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthis and Saudi…

Makkah joint defence agreement: Analysis

  THE convergence of strategic thinking among the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye led to a landmark security agreement capable of transforming the…

War spreading beyond the Gulf

THE expansion of the Iran-United States war horizon is alarming for the Middle East and its neighborhood. The recent Red Sea and Caspian Sea conflicts…

US-Saudi nuclear deal: Improper demands

  THE civil nuclear deal between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States has attracted immense attention from nuclear analysts, giving rise to…

2026 NATO Summit: An analysis

  THE transformation in the international strategic environment, the increasing probability of state-on-state wars, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and the resumed exchanges…

Pakistan’s nuclear command & control

  THE nuclear-armed state needs to constitute and put in place a robust and credible nuclear command and control structure to efficiently employ and manage…

Pakistan-Afghanistan: Deplorable situation

  PAKISTAN-Afghanistan relations have remained at the lowest ebb since the beginning of 2026. Despite the serious efforts of the friendly states, Islamabad and Kabul…

Increasing nuclear risks

THE rapid transformation in international politics has systematically increased the nuclear perils. Strategic competition among the great powers led to the demise of the arms…

Islamabad MoU: Way forward

  THE Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran declared the immediate and permanent termination…

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