Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

  THE Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA), the trilateral defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, formalized in Makkah on August 7, establishes a…

  THE recently released DW documentary on Pakistan’s nuclear program has faced criticism for perceived bias in this report. The DW documentary has been justifiably…

  IN recent times, the Israel–Hamas conflict in Gaza, coupled with military confrontations between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz control is,…

Despite international waters prohibiting tolls, both the US and Iran seek influence over the Strait of Hormuz for strategic leverage. While Washington aims to engineer…

  MUCH is being written and shared across global print and electronic media about the US-Iran talks. Needless to say, while the spoilers remain fully…

THERE can be no denying the fact that peace cannot be achieved through sesame magic. Rather, sustainable peace can only be achieved through resilient and…

INDIA’S unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) violates international legal principles, as affirmed by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which ruled that the…

AMID rising global anxiety over the US-Iran conflict in the Persian Gulf, no country in the world stands out like Pakistan to address a mammoth…

THE European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, visited Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 1, 2026. During her first official visit…

THE Pakistan-China historic friendship ushers in a new era of their time-tested relations, heralding the 75 –year-old partnership, with bonds of twin–soul relationship. This partnership…