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Climate funding cut

June 22, 2026

Pakistan is facing intensifying climate threats at the very moment it has chosen to reduce funding for the institutions responsible for managing them. The…

Balancing Stability and Survival: The Imperative of Structural Reform Amid Pakistan's Resurgent Inflation

A New Opportunity for Peace

June 22, 2026

High-level delegations from the United States and Iran have formally commenced technical-level negotiations at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland, seeking a lasting diplomatic resolution…

The Fiscal Mirage of New Provinces: Why Pakistan Needs the Divisional Portfolio Model to Kill Circular Debt

The Economic rivalry between US and Iran

June 22, 2026

By Naimat Kammal The U.S.-Iranian rivalry is one of the most longstanding and complex in international relations today. This conflict has been analysed from…

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Lebanon peace threatened

June 21, 2026

The future of Lebanon may well determine whether the recently signed memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran can survive. Even as…

Terrorism and Pakistan: Taking Stock of a Long-Standing Tragedy

Intellectual Bankruptcy and Geostrategic Avarice

June 21, 2026

Within the contemporary geopolitical theatre, a meticulous examination of the configurations of global power and the evolving architecture of regional strategic alignments reveals a…

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Digital peace accord

June 19, 2026

Developments surrounding the Iran–US memorandum of understanding have moved at remarkable speed. Although the physical signing ceremony was scheduled to take place in Switzerland…

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Hate speech harms

June 18, 2026

Long before a place of worship is attacked or a mob gathers in fury, the seeds of violence are sown through language. Hate speech…