In the shadows of geopolitics, his story often repeats itself—not as a farce, but as a chilling re-enactment with newer actors and familiar motives. Two events, separated by nearly six decades, echo each other with uncanny similarity; the attack on the USS Liberty in 1967 and the recent orchestrated Pahalgam-style drama in Indian-administered Kashmir that…
From April 22nd to May 11th, 2025 South Asia was pushed to the brink of its most dangerous military crisis since 1971. What began as a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, was swiftly escalated by India into air combat, civilian casualties, and a global scare over the possibility of nuclear conflict. As the conflict became deadlier,…
‘Hostility towards Pakistan is the quickest route to national unity in India’, Barak Obama India and Pakistan, two nuclear capable States, pugnacious neighbours, recently prosecuted a short war against one another. It was an unprecedented war that remained confined to an electro-magnetic spectrum, it was a non-contact engagement, beyond- visual- range (BVR), with unbelievable stand-off…
“Karachi port has been destroyed.” “Pakistan’s nuclear facilities have been neutralized.” “Islamabad and Rawalpindi lie in ruins.” “India has downed two Pakistani Fighter jets.” These were just a few of the frenzied headlines churned out by the Indian mainstream media during the recent crisis. With every fabricated bulletin, the Indian media didn’t just damage its…
The rise of social media has completely reshaped how information flows through society, opening up incredible new ways for people to connect and share ideas across the globe. Yet this digital transformation has a dangerous downside – it’s created the perfect environment for false information to spread like wildfire. Platforms designed for sharing have unwittingly…
The recent duel between India and Pakistan fought from May 6-10, 2025, have damaged beyond repair their interstate relations, and torpedoed prospects of peace. The victims are the peace-loving citizens on both sides of the divide who wanted to see congenial ties take roots, a good neighbourhood ambience set in and the potential of trade…
It has been ever surprising for me to note that whenever the role of Christians in the Armed Forces is either mentioned or written, the specific part related to the British Christian officers have been made taboo. Although the history of Pakistan and Indian armies and even every military unit started under the British Period,…
The Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) transformation into a modern and agile force is summed up in the statement “Air Dominance and Denial in Contested Airspace – The 4.5 Gen Fighter BVR Conflict”. The technology, strategy, and human element synergised with resolve has evolved PAF into one single, unified, powerful force. It was not merely the…
Context The recent brief yet intense escalation between India and Pakistan has further exposed the fragile nature of South Asia’s security landscape. The fourday-long tit-for-tat cross-border military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed rivals has significantly undermined prospects for normalization, redefining the rules of engagement and signaling a shift in how both countries may manage their…
On February 09, 2025 the 16th Karachi Literature Festival held a session titled “Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations: A Reset”, featuring Ikram Sehgal and Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed and moderated by Dr Salma Malik. Unfortunately, Senator Mushahid was unable to attend the session. Dr Salma Malik, Moderator Asalam-o-Alikum, everyone, and a very warm welcome to you all. Today’s…
