The Islamabad Talks Are Stalling, Iran’s IRGC Crisis and Pakistan’s Squandered Moment

When Pakistan stepped up to mediate between the United States and Iran in early 2026, the Islamabad talks were positioned as a serious diplomatic opening. They came on the heels of a fragile two-week ceasefire and gave Islamabad a rare seat at a table normally reserved for Oman, Qatar, or Switzerland. They produced no agreement. … Read more

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Pakistan’s Strategic Ambiguity on the Saudi Defence Pact: An Old Pattern Returns

When Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif signed the Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) in September 2025, the moment was framed as a watershed in Pakistan-Gulf relations. The agreement formalized decades of de facto security cooperation between the two capitals that have long behaved more like brothers than ordinary bilateral partners. It also arrived at a … Read more

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Samsung reports Q1 revenue up 69% YoY to ~$90.2B, vs. ~$89.4B est., and operating profit up 756% to ~$38.5B, vs. ~$37.2B est., driven by AI-linked memory demand (Dylan Butts/CNBC)

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Samsung reports Q1 revenue up 69% YoY to ~$90.2B, vs. ~$89.4B est., and operating profit up 756% to ~$38.5B, vs. ~$37.2B est., driven by AI-linked memory demand  —  Samsung Electronics reported an over eight-fold i…

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