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Human trafficking horror in Pakistan: Weak laws and vanishing convictions fuel a thriving criminal…
The journeys often begin with promises. In crowded towns and struggling neighbourhoods across Pakistan, agents whisper of opportunity abroad, of steady work, of lives rebuilt far from hardship.
Documents are arranged, routes are mapped,…
Beijing can’t go all out to help Iran with weapons, has to keep Donald Trump in good humour
China supplying the theocratic Islamic regime in Iran with weapons and technology is no secret, but the options before Beijing are also limited by the need for China to have a friendly posture with other Gulf countries and also to keep US…
US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces,” highlighting the fragility of the month-old…
Rape, silence, impunity: Rawat assault exposes Pakistan’s enduring failure to protect women
It was meant to be an ordinary errand. A young mother, barely 19, stepped out to buy Eid clothes for her children—a moment that should have carried the quiet anticipation of a festive season. Instead, the journey turned into a brutal…
Echoes of Easter, Shadows of Pahalgam: A Regional Warning on Terror’s Enduring Threat
For Sri Lanka, the memory of the Easter Sunday Attacks remains painfully vivid—coordinated bombings that tore through churches and hotels, claiming hundreds of innocent lives and shattering a nation's sense of security. Six years later, on…
The Digital Silk Road’s Darker Turn: Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty in the Crosshairs
Sri Lanka is currently navigating a destabilizing transformation of its security landscape, as sophisticated transnational cybercrime syndicates entrench themselves within the island's borders. Over the past year, an unprecedented surge in…
Pakistan’s silent emergency: Kidney failure crisis deepens amid water contamination fears
As the world marked World Kidney Day with renewed calls for equitable healthcare, a stark warning from the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has drawn attention to a mounting public health crisis in Pakistan.
The Association’s latest…
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and the Rewiring of South Asia’s Strategic Landscape
During China's National People's Congress Two Sessions annual gathering in early March 2026, the immediate global attention fell on GDP targets and trade tensions with Washington. However, the more consequential outcome of those sessions…
The war in Iran has changed strategic equations to the detriment of China
The war in Iran has changed strategic equations to the detriment of China
China stands to lose heavily, both materially and geopolitically, from the devastating attack which the US and Israel have launched on Iran.
Located at the…
Bahrain pushes UN-backed action for Hormuz shipping
Bahrain has put forward a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use “all necessary means” - diplomatic language for force - to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a…