Despite persistent security challenges, Pakistan and Afghanistan have no viable alternative but to pursue sustained dialogue-based engagement and pragmatic cooperation,...
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Reclaiming the Commons: Community-Led Farmland Restoration in Gilgit-Baltistan
By Muhammad Darjat As fertile lands disappear under floods and erosion, community-led restoration offers a practical blueprint for climate resilience in Pakistan's mountain...
Pakistan’s Afghan deportation drive: When ‘voluntary return’ is not a choice
More than 10,000 Afghans a day have been crossing into Afghanistan since Islamabad’s July 10 deadline. The UN warns that fear of arrest is driving people out, blurring the line...
Socioeconomic Considerations Must Define Pakistan-Afghanistan Ties, Conflict is the Natural Course: Experts
Pakistan and Afghanistan must move beyond a predominantly security-driven paradigm and instead cultivate their relationship in sustained dialogue, socioeconomic cooperation, and...
PAKISTAN RECORDS DOWNTICK IN VIOLENCE, BUT KP FATALITIES SURGE 53%
CRSS Security Report | Q2 2026 Overall Tally During the second quarter of 2026, the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) tallied as high as 774 violence-linked...
China’s Rise and Pakistan’s Future: Lessons from a Nation that Turned Vision into Reality
No country in recent history has achieved the scale of economic, technological and social transformation witnessed in China. Over the past four decades, China has emerged from a...
From Indus Vision to Institutional Failure: The Rise and Decline of Pakistan’s Water Legacy
Engineer Arshad H Abbasi and Imtiaz Gul Born from one of the world's most successful examples of international water diplomacy, the Indus Waters Treaty enabled the construction...
When Water Stops and Air Burns
Karachi's Transport Pollution, K-IV Failure, and the Making of a Heatwave Catastrophe A Comprehensive Research Report on Air Quality, Climate Change, and Governance Failure...
Pakistan’s Trade Recalibration and the Afghanistan Factor
Pakistan is steadily recalibrating its trade map by expanding connectivity with Central Asia and Iran while reducing reliance on Afghan transit routes. Although new corridors...
Afghan Women at Crossroads of Conflict: Understanding Gendered Impact of Pakistan–Afghanistan Escalation
By Elsa Imdad Chandio The cross-border escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan since late February 2026 has unfolded in a context in which Afghan women already live under...
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