Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
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Qatar World Cup – bringing sports, dawah and diplomacy together
Widely considered the “friendliest World Cup ever”, Qatar used the 2022 FIFA World Cup as an effective tool for sports diplomacy, utilizing the global spotlight and prestige of the tournament to further its foreign policy goals and improve its international image…
UN: One in four Gaza children starving as famine confirmed
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Why the United States Cannot Engineer a “Clean” Outcome in Iran
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OPINION – Israel as a threat: How Tel Aviv is reshaping the threat perception of Gulf states
Doha strike has brought the reliability and credibility of the US security umbrella – long considered the cornerstone of Gulf Read more…
Jamaat-e-Islami to Host International Islamic Roundtable Conference at Lahore’s Ijtima-e-Aam
Asif Luqman Qazi, Director of Foreign Affairs, says more than 100 delegates from 35 countries will join the three-day Ijtima-e-Aam Read more…
Why Pakistan Matters in the Middle East – and in Trump’s Gaza Diplomacy
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Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
ANALYSIS: Western Allies Re-engage China as Ties With Washington Strain
Trade disputes with the United States and strategic uncertainty are pushing close US partners to cautiously reset relations with Beijing Read more…
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: A Parallel Order While Gaza Burns
Any serious evaluation of Donald Trump’s newly announced “Board of Peace” must begin with an uncomfortable truth: while Israel has been killing thousands of innocent Palestinian children and unarmed civilians in Gaza, much of the international system has either looked away or failed to act decisively.
Explained: Could Jamaat-e-Islami Rule Bangladesh Next?
For the first time in its chequered history, the Islamic party has a credible chance of leading a governing alliance. Read more…