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The Strategic Brief: Founded in 2018, The Strategic Brief is the only weekly magazine in Pakistan that delivers cutting edge open-source analytics on a range of topics related to national security and defence. Office No 8, Omar Arcade, Queen’s Road, Lahore. Editor: Dr. Naveed Elahi

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The Bleeding Frontier: Why Peace in Balochistan Requires Justice, Not Just Force

Strategic Brief - Terrorism - October 23, 2025

Azhar Rashid Khan PSP

The story of Balochistan today is one of parallel suffering — of people caught between insurgent violence and an unending cycle.

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Is TLP a Terrorist Group or a Political Party?

Strategic Brief - Extremism - October 22, 2025

Khurram A Khan

A leading English newspaper recently published an article of a security analyst wherein the author makes a case against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP),.

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Cannons to right of them, Cannons to left of them

Strategic Brief - Region - October 18, 2025

Lt.Gen. Asad Durrani ®

Afghans ruled over the Subcontinent for hundreds of years..

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SECURITY AT A GLANCE (1–15 October 2025)

Strategic Brief - Uncategorized - October 17, 2025

A government delegation reached an agreement with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Muzaffarabad.

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Sour Pakistan–Afghanistan Relations: Between Forays and Fragile Engagement

Strategic Brief - Defence - October 15, 2025

Dr. Naveed Elahi

Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated sharply, with clashes.

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Exhausting Non-Options

Strategic Brief - Uncategorized - October 14, 2025

Lt.Gen Asad Durrani (r)

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Rule of Law vs. Expediency: A Danger to Democracy in Punjab

Strategic Brief - Crime - October 14, 2025

Azhar Rashid Khan, PSP

            In recent months, Punjab has witnessed a dramatic escalation in the use of force, particularly through the Crime Control Department.

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Implications of Pak-Saudi Defence Agreement  

Strategic Brief - Defence - October 12, 2025

Khurram Khan

          Signing of Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) between Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is yet another and seemingly a far reaching.

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Azad Jammu & Kashmir: Reform Agenda or Political Evolution?

Strategic Brief - Pakistan - October 8, 2025

Azhar Rasheed

1. Executive Summary

In Pakistani mainstream media hardly any mention is made of the recently issued “Charter of Demand” by.

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Exhausting Non-Options

Strategic Brief - Security - October 6, 2025
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Written by Lt.Gen (r) Asad Durrani, former DG, Inter Services.

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