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New | India’s innovation and technology export score rose from 45 in 2010 to 101 in 2025, while Pakistan’s inched up from 27 to 30. This widening gap bodes ill for Pakistan’s military balance, argue Muhammad Salman and Muhammad Umar Nasir.
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New | IAEA will soon subject nuclear safeguard verifications to Artificial Intelligence to enhance efficiency. For verification to be credible and transparent, independent human scrutiny is indispensable, writes Faryal Khaliq.
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CPEC developments – October 21 – October 27, 2026:
· FM Ishaq Dar urged SCO members to expand the use of national currencies for trade settlements & establish financial institutions.
· WAPDA signed an HM-1 Contract for the Diamer Basha Dam Project.
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New | To translate climate change policy into environmental protection, Gilgit-Baltistan’s government needs to bridge the gap between policymaking and policy implementation through effective forest management, writes Sana Akbar.
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New | Responding to changes in US security commitments, France is attempting to forge nuclear cooperation among European allies to establish a nuclear deterrent. It may, however, undermine global non-proliferation efforts, writes @nawalnawaz5.
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New | US designating BLA and Majeed Brigade does not affect the operational capacity of the group, as evident from the continuity of the attacks. However, the ban denies any legality to the group’s actions, writes Fawad Afridi.
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Activities of ethno-nationalist militants from 1–15 October, 2026:
* BLA militants captured a commercial vehicle & disabled tyres of another vehicle in Chehatar.
* BRG militants used explosives to destroy two electricity towers in Sibi.
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New | Attaching nuclear warheads to delivery systems during peacetime complicates de-escalation during crises, when crisis-management mechanisms are already scarce and strategic assets are vulnerable, writes Fakhar Alam (@Fakharalam3691).
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New | Though AI is not sufficiently powerful to drive decisions, it can create confusion among policymakers and citizens in the heat of crises, complicating the effort for de-escalation, writes Momal Butt.
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New | SUPARCO’s satellite images show a dramatic increase in melted glacial lakes from 40 to 105 in just two months. As environmental disaster looms large, Pakistan’s institutions lack coherence to mitigate disaster risks, writes Sana Akbar.
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CPEC developments – October 7 – October 13, 2026:
· Sindh CM visits China to attract foreign investment and promote local manufacturing.
· China’s Shengtang Group has expressed interest in exploring $10 Mn worth of investment opportunities in Pakistan.
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New | India's Shaurya Squadron aims to integrate drones with armoured regiments. Intending for the Western front, the Squadron will compress decision-making time at the lowest level through broader battlefield awareness, argues Zohaib Arif.
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New | The US withdrawal of security assistance to Ukraine, aggressive remarks about Canada, and Greenland have raised concerns about the credibility of US commitment to NATO, pushing the members to mull over alternatives, writes @nawalnawaz5.
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CPEC developments – September 30 – October 6, 2026:
· KP Finance Minister praised China’s economic development as a model for Pakistan.
· President Zardari has reaffirmed commitment to further deepening Pakistan’s strategic partnership with China.
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New | Israel has been using Lavender & Gospel AI systems to profile human targets in Gaza. This enables Israel to refine its war machines & export them as evident from its new defense deals with European nations & India, writes Syed Muhammed Komail Naqvi.
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New | China & the US attempt to bridge their differences in non-sensitive matters, including trade & AI-related crisis communications. This effort at managing their rivalry allows Pakistan to maintain relations with both superpowers, writes Samra Hamid.
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New | The gap between policy & technological inventions in cyber & space domains continues to widen, challenging concepts of deterrence. It requires global consensus to agree on a framework that governs cyber and space domains, argues Misbah Zainab.
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New | Though US claims to block Iranian ports, not the entire strait, it still counts as a war measure under the law. The US undermines the principle of free navigation in waters, which it invokes in the South China Sea, writes Syed Ali Nokhaiz Gardezi.
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New | While the US-Iran war, in terms of using force, is over, the blockade that could trigger it remains a means of coercion to sustain it, writes Syeda Ghanwa Saeed.
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