SECURITY AT A GLANCE (16–30.8.25)
Domestic Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Mohammad Ubaid Jahangir, arrested on July 23 for allegedly spying for India, was handed over to Saddar police after CTD interrogation for sharing sensitive information, including GPS coordinates and photos of key sites. According to the FIR, he provided data on locations like Bilal Masjid in Muzaffarabad, hit by […]
Inside India’s New RAW Chief Parag Jain
Dr.Naveed Elahi & Saima Khan When Parag Jain took charge as the 25th Secretary of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) on July 1, 2025, his appointment marked more than just a bureaucratic rotation. It signaled a deliberate recalibration of India’s external intelligence posture: more operationally belligerent, more tactical than strategic, and less restrained by […]
CPEC: Shared Opportunity or Missed Chance?
Azhar Rashid Khan Pakistan–China relations are often described as “higher than the Himalayas and deeper than the oceans.” With the second phase of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) now underway, that rhetoric is being tested. This phase expands from roads and power plants to agriculture, technology, and industry—holding real promise for Pakistan’s economy. Yet while […]
Intel News
OSINT SUMMARY – 01-15 Aug 2025 Compiled & Collated by Asif Iqbal Chinese President Xi Jinping’s only daughter, Xi Mingze, who has largely remained out of the public eye throughout her life, made a rare public appearance at a high-profile dinner in Beijing in early July 2025. This occurrence, which was caught on camera, is […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE (1-15.8.25).
Part 1 – Domestic BALOCHISTAN Comments & Analysis: Balochistan CM Mir Sarfraz Bugti said the state is open to talks with all who first lay down arms, emphasizing that dialogue remains possible. ISLAMABAD Panic erupted at Islamabad’s G-6 Sunday Bazaar after a false bomb alert prompted a search operation, halting shopping and causing traders to […]
OSINT Summary
Asif Iqbal
Post-War Diplomacy: Iran-Pakistan Cooperation in a Changing Security Landscape
Khurram Khan The visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Pakistan, in the aftermath of two recent conflicts, is a significant geopolitical development. The recent 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, followed by a 4-day war between India and Pakistan, has created both challenges and opportunities for Iran and Pakistan, two neighbouring nations seeking […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE (16-30.7.25)
Part 1- Domestic BALOCHISTAN Row over brutal killing of a couple in Balochistan GILGIT BALTISTAN (GB) Protesting traders blocked the Karakoram Highway and Sost Dry Port in Hunza district, halting Pakistan-China trade through Khunjerab Pass for a second day and stranding thousands, including Chinese nationals. They demand container clearance based only on customs duties, as […]
The Strategy of Inaction
Gen (r) Asad Durrani The author is former Director General, Inter Services Intelligence.