Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq: Strategic implications

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

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

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

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

  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

  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

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

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

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’

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…

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