by Ahtesham Ullah Khan | Jul 31, 2025 | Global Affairs
In a move that could strain the economic partnership between Washington and New Delhi, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 25% tariff on Indian imports on July 30, 2025. The decision, which comes into effect on August 1, targets goods across multiple...
by Ahtesham Ullah Khan | Jul 31, 2025 | Crime & Lawfare
Pakistan’s sprawling metropolises, far from being immune to terror, serve as critical hubs for militant and terrorist groups to generate revenue through sophisticated organized crime. A disturbing incident where eight officials from the Counter-Terrorism...
by Ahtesham Ullah Khan | Jul 30, 2025 | Governance & Policy
The nexus between weak governance, pervasive corruption, and the absence of basic services in Pakistan’s peripheral regions forms a critical breeding ground for radicalization and insurgency. In areas like parts of Balochistan and the erstwhile Tribal Areas,...
by Ahtesham Ullah Khan | Jul 29, 2025 | Information Warfare
An alarming global data breach has exposed the internet credentials of more than 180 million Pakistanis, as reported in a recent advisory by Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (PKCERT). The evolving landscape of cyber warfare presents a complex...
by Ahtesham Ullah Khan | Jul 28, 2025 | Global Affairs
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), now over a decade old, is demonstrably in a transitional phase, characterized by a shift from its initial broad-brush approach to a more nuanced, and arguably more strategic, global footprint. The win-win cooperation narrative,...
