South Asia is home to some of the world’s most polluted countries, with Pakistan and India consistently ranking among the top offenders. The region faces severe environmental challenges, particularly during the smog season, which threatens public health, agriculture, and economic stability. Smog diplomacy—a collaborative approach to tackling transboundary air pollution—offers a promising solution to mitigate…

South Asia is home to some of the world’s most polluted countries, with Pakistan and India consistently ranking among the top offenders. The region faces severe environmental challenges, particularly during the smog season, which threatens public health, agriculture, and economic stability. Smog diplomacy—a collaborative approach to tackling transboundary air pollution—offers a promising solution to mitigate…

South Asia is home to some of the world’s most polluted countries, with Pakistan and India consistently ranking among the top offenders. The region faces severe environmental challenges, particularly during the smog season, which threatens public health, agriculture, and economic stability. Smog diplomacy—a collaborative approach to tackling transboundary air pollution—offers a promising solution to mitigate…













South Asia is home to some of the world’s most polluted countries, with Pakistan and India consistently ranking among the top offenders. The region faces severe environmental challenges, particularly during the smog season, which threatens public health, agriculture, and economic stability. Smog diplomacy—a collaborative approach to tackling transboundary air pollution—offers a promising solution to mitigate…

“دریا صرف تہذیب بناتے نہیں، مٹاتے بھی ہیں” The Ravi River story began not with thunder—but with a song. “Je aithon kadi Ravi lang jaave, hayati Punj-aabi ban jaave,main bairiyaan hazaar torr laan, main pani ichon saah nichorr laan…”— Sajjad Ali, “Ravi vich Pani” For decades, these lines had been a metaphor, a sigh for…

October is globally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to spread awareness about the disease, encourage early detection, and support patients and survivors. Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women worldwide, and despite medical advances, it continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. According to the World Health…

This article provides an evidence-based review of Pakistan–Japan bilateral relations, emphasizing diplomatic history, trade and investment flows, development cooperation (ODA), people-to-people links, and key sectoral developments. Using official government releases, multilateral trade statistics and recent press reporting, the paper quantifies major flows and highlights strategic opportunities—notably automotive value-chain integration and climate resilience cooperation. Key findings:…

After a prolonged diplomatic freeze, Pakistan and Bangladesh have embarked on a promising path of rapprochement, marked by high-level engagements, maritime breakthroughs, trade revitalization, and military cooperation. The evolving geopolitical climate in South Asia, especially after the Indo-Pakistan War of 2025, has created new opportunities for strategic realignment. The diplomatic relationship between Pakistan and Bangladesh…











