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.
SIGNS OF INCREASING SECURITY SYNERGIES BETWEEN IRAN AND PAKISTAN TO DEFEND AGAINST INDO-ISRAELI CLANDESTINE COLLABORATION
Tariq Lodhi On Saturday, the 26-Jul-2025, at about 08:30 hours, reportedly three young persons, in their early 20s, strapped with backpacks, posing as visitors, attempted to enter the Iranian Judiciary Complex located on Azadi Street in Zahedan[1]. The complex is a multi-storied building which is routinely guarded. One of the three terrorists lobbed a grenade […]
ABRAHAM ACCORDS AND PAKISTAN
Muhammad Attaullah Khan INTRODUCTION: The Abraham Accords are a series of agreements to normalize relations between Israel and several Arab states. The name of the accords was given in reference to the supposed common ancestor of the Jews and the Arabs, the biblical Abraham, as an expression of brotherhood. The accords, all of which were signed in the latter half of 2020, consist of a […]
Cut to the Bone: Dismal Terrorism Rankings
Saima Khan I. Introduction: Post Taliban Terrorism Surge Pakistan’s internal security has situation has worsened due to terrorism and insurgency in tribal areas of KP and Balochistan. After a few years’s lull, terrorism and violence increased after Taliban government came into power in August 2021.Terrorism-related deaths surged by 45% to 1,081 fatalities in 2024, the […]
Operation Sindoor: Rhetoric, Reality, and the Crisis of Indian Foreign Policy
Asif Iqbal Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it. ~ Robert Greene, The 33 Strategies of War On 4th of July 2025 – no pun intended regarding the date – the Indian Deputy Chief of Army Staff […]