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September 17, 2026 11:53 AM

Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Dream Collapses: From Dubai Promise To Ghost Port

Gwadar was supposed to be Dubai. It was supposed to be Singapore. It was supposed to be Shanghai. That is what Pakistan promised when China launched the $65 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2015. Gwadar, a sleepy fishing town in Balochistan, was called the crown jewel of the corridor, with promises of glass towers, factories, two million jobs, and a global trade hub on the Arabian Sea. More than a decade later, Gwadar looks nothing like what was promised. It looks like a ghost ...

September 3, 2026 11:24 AM

India condemns demolition of century-old Hindu temple in Pakistan, calls for probe

India on Wednesday strongly condemned the reported demolition of a century-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Narowal district, calling the incident a “reprehensible act of vandalism” against a minority place of worship. Responding to media queries, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India had noted with “deep concern” reports of the destruction of the historic Hindu temple in Siraj village in Narowal, Pakistan. “We unequivocally condemn this reprehens...

August 30, 2026 11:36 AM

60-hour airlift: Turkiye, China flood Pakistan with weapons after Op. Sindoor losses to India?

A massive, secretive 60-hour military airlift into Pakistan has put South Asian security planners on high alert. Between 19th and 21st August, open-source flight-tracking telemetry captured an extraordinary logistical surge: A continuous, high-frequency cargo bridge executed by Turkish and Chinese military transport aircraft into Pakistan’s primary airbases. The round-the-clock operation has turned local runways into hotbeds of intense military activity. While the official cargo manifests r...

August 30, 2026 9:59 AM

Soft coup: Munir seizes absolute power in Pakistan

Pakistan’s parliament has legally codified an unprecedented concentration of military power, placing Field Marshal Asim Munir at the apex of the country’s armed forces and nuclear arsenal. On 20th August, both Houses of Parliament rapidly passes two pieces of legislation — the Defence Forces of Pakistan Act 2026 and amendments to the National Command Authority Act 2010. As if on cue, President Asif Ali Zardari promptly signs the two Bills into law. These laws were bulldozed through Par...

August 25, 2026 11:18 AM

Pakistan Influencer Murders: What Happened to TikTok Star Ayesha Gilamana?

What happens when a woman becomes famous, financially independent, and visible in Pakistan? In many cases, she is treated as a threat. On 14 August 2026, as Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day, 28-year-old TikTok creator Shamsoo Bibi, known online as Ayesha Gilamana, was shot dead in Taxila. Bibi had more than 1.3 million followers and over 30 million likes on TikTok. [dd_media type="youtube" id="uj_CR9IBP7Y" ratio="auto"] According to the police complaint filed by her father, Fazal Sahi...

August 18, 2026 4:50 PM

Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail

The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail, meeting a longstanding demand of his party and family, who had raised concerns about his health. Cricketer-turned-politician Khan, 73, has been in jail in the garrison town of Rawalpindi since August 2023, convicted in a string of cases that he says were politically driven following his ouster in 2022. His sons repeatedly expressed concern regarding his deteriorating health la...

August 16, 2026 12:00 PM

Starving citizens, rich Generals: U.S. exposes Pakistan

A sharp U.S. diplomatic move by the U.S. targets Pakistan's most powerful institution -- the military. The U.S. has formally asked Pakistan to subject its massive military and intelligence budgets to civilian and parliamentary oversight. The direct request appears in the newly released U.S. State Department's Fiscal Transparency Report. The section containing references to Pakistan explicitly flags deep opacity within Pakistan's defence sector. It reads: "The military and intelligence budgets w...

August 14, 2026 11:03 PM

India reaffirms Indus Waters stance, flags PoK atrocities; MEA says ties with Russia, Italy remain strong

India on Friday reiterated that there has been no change in its position on the Indus Waters Treaty, while strongly rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's warning over water sharing. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also hit out at references to Kashmir in a joint statement issued after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Norway and Pakistan, saying that the international community should instead be concerned about alleged atrocities and cross-border terrorism in Pakista...

August 13, 2026 3:46 PM

Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia will form political, military mechanisms to coordinate under defence pact, Ankara says

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will form political and military mechanisms under a defence pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday, adding the alliance would also deepen defence industry cooperation. The three countries signed the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement" on Aug. 7, wedding Sunni Muslim U.S. allies alarmed at a regional conflagration that has brought Iranian missile fire onto Gulf oil exporters. They said the accord stipulates that...

August 11, 2026 9:43 PM

India urges global accountability for Pakistan over PoJK rights violations

India on Tuesday called on the international community to hold Pakistan accountable for alleged human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), while reiterating that Arunachal Pradesh is an “inalienable and integral part of India”. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also said it was examining the implications of the recently signed Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Turkey defence pact and strongly condemned the defacement of the Indian Embassy in Slovenia. Addressing a bi-we...