PakistanSaudia and Libya Defense Agreements, Iran’s Response, and Global Implications

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (By Mian Iftikhar Ahmad)The strategic mutual defense agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in 2025 has marked a new milestone, formalizing long-standing defense relations between the two countries. Under the agreement, both nations pledged that an attack on either would be considered an attack on both. The agreement is not […]

H-1B, H-4 Visa Delays Leave Thousands of Workers Stranded as Interviews Slip to 2027

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) Asim Siddiqui (Washington DC) By multiple accounts across U.S. and international media, a sweeping slowdown in America’s employment-based visa system is leaving thousands of foreign professionals stranded abroad and businesses scrambling at home. Under revised vetting procedures introduced by the United States Department of State, large numbers of H-1B and […]

POLICING WITH PURPOSE

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (Dr. Muhammad Rizwan Bhatti) At a time when public confidence in Pakistan’s policing institutions continues to decline, the Faisalabad region offers a remarkable positive illustration of how dedicated leadership can begin to change ingrained behaviours. Under the direction of Regional Police Officer (RPO) Faisalabad Sohail Akhtar Sukhera, the area has […]

Pakistan–United States Relations, From Confrontation to Partnership

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (Mian Iftikhar Ahmad) Relations between Pakistan and the United States represent one of the most complex and evolving chapters in contemporary international politics, marked by cycles of engagement and estrangement, cooperation and confrontation, trust and suspicion. From the very beginning, this relationship was shaped less by ideological harmony and more […]

Yalda Hakim and Pakistan: Journalism or an Agenda?

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (By: Asim Siddiqui, Washington, D.C) Yalda Hakim is an international journalist; however, in recent years, her focus has shifted unusually toward Pakistan’s internal political affairs. This raises an important question: Why do Pakistan’s domestic issues—particularly Imran Khan and his family—repeatedly become the subject of her programs? Imran Khan is a […]

Water Crisis and the Threat of Water Wars, Climate Change, and Pakistan

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (By: Mian Iftikhar Ahmad) Water crisis and the threat of water wars, climate change and Pakistan are no longer merely environmental or technical subjects but have emerged as fundamental questions of national security, economic survival, and social stability, because a country that was once defined by its river system is […]

Look Who Is Talking: India’s Baseless Accusation of “Transit Trade Terrorism’’ Against Pakistan

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (By: Brig Sadiq Rahi Sitara E Imtiaz (Military), Retired) India’s recent outburst at the United Nations—accusing Pakistan of “trade and transit terrorism’’—is yet another stark reminder of New Delhi’s chronic obsession with blaming Pakistan for every regional development it cannot understand or control. The Indian representative at the UN, Parvathaneni […]

Fertilizer Use Efficiency under Climate Change: A Growing Challenge for Pakistan’s Agriculture

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (By: Imran Ahmad R&D Desk- Agronomy EFERT) Pakistan’s agriculture is facing a convergence of pressures that threaten both farm productivity and national food security. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged droughts, and sudden floods are now regular features of our climate. At the same time, farmers are struggling with increasing […]

Putin’s Visit to India: A Diplomatic Showpiece or Strategic Setback?

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (Brig Sadiq Rahi, Sitara E Imtiaz Military, Retired) Why No Defence Deals Materialised and What It Means for PakistanRussian President Vladimir Putin’s 4–5 December visit to India—his first since the start of the Ukraine war—was widely advertised by the Indian media as a breakthrough moment for New Delhi’s defence ambitions. […]

Why Pakistan Needs More Human Rights Defenders – And Why We Must Empower Our Youth

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (By: Nazia Naz, Defender & International Researcher) As a Human Rights Defender, I often ask myself a simple but powerful question: How can one person bring change alone? The truth is, no matter how passionately one works, real transformation demands a community of committed defenders -people who are willing to […]