Opportunity, Obligation or Strategic Ambiguity? “The US-Led Middle East Order is over. The Makkah Agreement proves it”.Council on Foreign Relations (US) Let me begin this paper by acknowledging that the appropriate time for public critique of a government decision is normally before that decision is made, while the matter remains under contemplation and consideration. At…
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when transactions of their ruler may be concealed from them” Patrick Henry. The National Security Policy (NSP) is finally out. Forty-Eight pages of the document were made public. Normally national policy is a public document and is rarely kept confidential. Quis custodiet ipsos…
An evolving synopsis from Mideast to South Asia Franz Kafka, a German-Jewish Czech writer of repute, was quite farsighted as he penned an unfinished fiction story about a badger in his novel ‘The Burrow’. Therein, in his imaginary description, he noted that the polyphyletic creature becomes obsessed with securing itself against imagined threats. While not…
Where Pakistan Stands “Every serious economy has settled on the same three skills. Pakistan has picked the right fight. It has not yet won it.” A quiet war is underway. It has no soldiers. It has no borders in the usual sense. It is fought with training budgets, visa categories, and university curricula. The prize…
Pakistan, China and the Global South in the AI Era A five-day summit in Islamabad brought startups and investors from Pakistan and China into the same room. The more consequential story is what it reveals about a wider strategic choice: whether the Global South helps write the rules of the AI era, or simply lives…
Sehrish Mustafa (Moderator): Esteemed delegates from China and Pakistan. On behalf of Pathfinder Group, it is my great honor to welcome you all today to Day 2 of the Global South Innovation and Investment Summit 2026 at AmaaniBagh. Following the remarkable success of yesterday’s inaugural sessions, where we brought together industry leaders, investors, development partners,…
Pathfinder CITADEL and OIC COMSTECH co-organized the 2-day Global South Innovation & Investment Summit 2026 at AmaaniBagh Angoori in Islamabad, bringing together policymakers, technologists, and business leaders to advance economic cooperation across the Global South. The summit drew a distinguished gathering of delegates, including a 15-member delegation from the Commercial Cultural Association of China (CCAC),…
Ikram Sehgal, Co-Chairman Pathfinder Group: We are all Pakistanis here, all part of one nation. I was very encouraged by what I saw here today. A lot of what has been spoken here today is close to my heart, and I want to add to what the Director General and the Director said to me…
Liaquat Merchant, Senior Vice Chairman of the Board of Management, Quaid-e-Azam House Museum:Our esteemed Chief Guest and keynote speaker for this evening, Ms Sultana Siddiqui, Mr Ikram Sehgal, Member of the Board of Management, Quaid-e-Azam House Museum; Ms Ameena Saiyid, Member of the Board, Quaid-e-Azam House Museum; distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Assalam-o-Alaikum. You are…
