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TERRORISM AT A GLANCE

- Terrorism - March 16, 2024

Part-1 (Domestic) Balochistan KPK Punjab Sindh Comments& Analysis: There seems to be a decrease in terrorism-related incidents, particularly in Balochistan and KPK, while Sindh, both urban and rural, is facing increased incidents of targeted killings, robberies, and kidnapping for ransom. No doubt the LEAs and intelligence agencies have reviewed their strategies and are tackling the […]

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MAKKAH JOINT DEFENCE AGREEMENT (MJDP) / PART-I

- Defence - August 14, 2026

Tariq Lodhi The Pact Challenges [1] “Security experts offer a road map for NATO’s future in MENA region“, The Arab News, 10-May-2021, https://www.arabnews.com/node/1856841/middle-east; [2] “Ukraine Seals Billion-Dollar Defense Partnerships with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE“, by Dmytro Shumlianskyi, The Militarnyi, 29-Mar-2026, https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ukraine-seals-billion-dollar-defense-partnerships-with-saudi-arabia-qatar-and-the-uae/; [3] “Turkish President Erdogan warns against ‘new Sykes-Picot order’ in Middle East“, […]

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Three Years of Silence and Fire: What Manipur Reveals About India’s Fractured Union

- Terrorism - August 9, 2026

Asif Iqbal “The state is not a neutral arbiter. It is the organised power of one class to suppress another – and when the class is a community, the suppression wears the face of order.” ~ Arundhati Roy, The Doctor and the Saint, 2017           On the morning of May 5, 2026, a blast rocked […]

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Makkah Pact: Can it become Muslim NATO?

- Defence - August 8, 2026

Naveed Elahi On Friday, 7 August 2026, the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey signed a trilateral mutual-defence agreement in Islam’s holiest city Makkah, that binds three of the Muslim world’s heaviest strategic actors into a single security compact. Known as the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA), the pact commits each state to treat […]

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Rcalibration of CT Strategy in Balochistan

- Counter Terrorism - August 8, 2026

The author is former Addl. Inspector General of Police.

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 SECURITY AT A GLANCE — 16–31 July 2026 

- Counter Terrorism - August 2, 2026

DOMESTIC AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK) AJK Police spokesperson SSP Khawar Ali Shaukat alleged in Rawalakot that the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) was attempting to destabilise the region, and accused its members of using automatic weapons against security forces during recent clashes. He said one Rangers official had been killed, around 15 law-enforcement […]

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Policy Percolations: Pakistaan’s Wheat Supply Chain

- Uncategorized - July 28, 2026

Azhar Rashid Khan, PSP

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Implications for Pakistan of a Resurgent Iran

- Region - July 19, 2026

Khurram Khan Ultimate outcome of on-going brinkmanship between Iran and the US and its allies in the Middle East that is still evolving will become clearer in the next couple of months.  It is evident that Iran denied US and Israel their objective of dislodging the regime in Iran. Analysts believe that Iran exhibited resilience […]

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THE AUSTERITY TRAP: WHY PAKISTAN’S IMF PRESCRIPTIONS NEVER CURE THE PATIENT

- Finance - July 19, 2026

Azhar Rashid Khan PSP* The International Monetary Fund’s 186-page Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment was completed in July 2025, handed to Pakistan’s government, and promptly buried. It remained concealed for over three months—until the threat of withholding the next $1.2 billion tranche forced its release “in the darkness of night”. This episode reveals an uncomfortable […]

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SECURITY AT A GLANCE — 1–15 July 2026 

- Counter Terrorism - July 18, 2026

 DOMESTIC  AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK) 1. The election campaign has intensified in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) ahead of the 27 July general elections, which cover 45 Legislative Assembly seats, more than 2.8 million voters and several key contests. The AJK Election Commission has announced elections for 45 Legislative Assembly seats, including refugee constituencies, […]

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