Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq: Strategic implications
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- March 5, 2026
CURRENTLY, Pakistan military launched a mega strategic offensive operation—Ghazab-lil-Haq, ‘Righteous Fury’ – which targets the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an Indo-Afghan- Taliban militant group known as…

Israel’s illegal control over West Bank & beyond
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- February 26, 2026
ADAMANTLY, Israel has illegally declared the West Bank as the state land. Tel Aviv has systematically pursued a policy of de facto annexation of the…

US-Iran row: Diplomacy must win over brinkmanship
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- February 19, 2026
THE failure of the first round of US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman (Feb 6), spurred global concerns regarding the Trump Administration’s obsession with attacking Iran…

Doval’s centrifugal doctrine of proxy terrorism
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- February 12, 2026
THIS Pakistan assertion holds the ground that, being highly dismayed over its declining global military reputation caused by India’s fatal defeat through Pakistan military’s Marka-e-Haq…

IWT: Hague-based PCA’s ruling, a victory for Pakistan
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- February 5, 2026
ON 29 January 2026, The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) upheld Pakistan’s principled stance in the Indus Waters’ Western Rivers Arbitration, reaffirming its…

Forming a strategic trio from Mediterranean to Indus
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- January 29, 2026
GEOPOLITICALLY on a new horizon, a strategic trio–advancing a strategic alignment that marks a significant shift from the Mediterranean to the Indus—weaves a new…

PAEC‘s vital role in utilising nuclear medicine
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- January 22, 2026
FOR decades, Pakistan has actively promoted the peaceful use of nuclear technology, particularly in nuclear medicine, as part of its soft power strategy. By participating…

US disputed power surge
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- January 15, 2026
OSTENSIBLY, Venezuela is at the centre of geopolitical storm that has significantly drawn global attention from North to South—sparking debates over the Trump administration’s recent…

Israel’s Somaliland move erodes post-WWII legal order
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- January 8, 2026
ISRAEL’S recent recognition of Somaliland as an independent nation is a contravention of Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the UN’s Charter core principles of…

CDF steers Pakistan towards ‘smart power status’
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- January 1, 2026
From Pakistan’s perspective, 2025 was a game-changer as it marked a turning point in the nation’s 78 year history, reshaping its image not only as…





