Open Letter to UN Secretary-General Pakistan’s Air Pollution Is a Climate Time Bomb In his letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Engineer Arshad H Abbasi warns that...
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The Jewel That Never Shone: Gwadar’s Twelve-Year Betrayal
By Engineer Arshad H Abbasi It is a bitter tragedy that last week, the Prime Minister of Pakistan was finally compelled to take serious notice of Gwadar — a port once promised to...
The Circuit of Debt: A Tragic Tale of Lost Opportunity
By Engineer Arshad H Abbasi In 2006, Pakistan quietly entered one of the most serious crises in its economic history. It wasn't caused by war, invasion, or natural disaster. No...
Pakistan’s Hydrocarbons & President Donald Trump’s Promise of Investment
President Donald Trump’s announcement on investment in Pakistan’s shale gas reserves has revived a subject that the Center for Resarch and Security Studies- a private think tank...
Afghanistan’s Peace and Economic Development Is a Shared Regional Responsibility, Not Charity: Scholars
Tashkent/Islamabad: Afghanistan’s stability is a regional imperative that demands a coordinated, principled, and inclusive response. At a multistakeholder dialogue hosted by the...
PAKISTAN WITNESSED PROMISING TRENDS IN ITS SECURITY LANDSCAPE FOR Q2, 2025 INCLUDING 32% DECLINE IN VIOLENCE
CRSS SECURITY REPORT - Q2, 2025 With at least 615 fatalities and 388 injuries - among civilians, security personnel, and outlaws - in about 273 incidents of violence, including...
Iran’s Strategic Resistance and the Emerging Threat to Pakistan
By Imtiaz Gul Iran’s response to Israeli aggression has redrawn the contours of modern conflict in the region, where missiles are only part of the story. For Pakistan, the real...
Iranian Military Officials / Scientists killed So Far
Israeli military targeted Iran’s nuclear scientist and military sites and Iran vows painful and bitter revenge. As expected, Israel launched widespread strikes across Iran Friday...
Tapping Trouble: India’s Canal Expansion Threatens Indus Waters Treaty
By Engineer Arshad H. Abbasi India's canal expansion plan sparks water war fears as Pakistan warns of treaty violation and agricultural collapse. On May 16th, five Reuters...
Afghan Deportations (Situational Update April – May 2025)
By Elsa Imdad In April 2025 alone, approximately 144,000 Afghans returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan, including nearly 30,000 who were deported. For many, this journey was not...
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