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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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April 30, 2026
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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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April 30, 2026
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Pakistan Test-Fires Fatah-II Missile: What the ARFC Training Launch Means

On 28 April 2026, the Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC) conducted a training launch of the Fatah-II (Fatah 2), a 400 km-range supersonic guided missile developed by NESCOM. According to official GIDS specifications, the Fatah-II is a supersonic, non-ballistic missile with all-course manoeuvre capability, a 365 kg warhead, and accuracy of 50 m CEP or less. The training launch – the first since the ARFC’s formation in August 2025 and the 2025 conflict with India – signals the Fatah-II’s transition from development to operational deployment within Pakistan’s growing precision-strike architecture.

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April 29, 2026
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China Launches Pakistan’s PRSC-EO3, Completing the EO Satellite Constellation

With the launch of PRSC-EO3, Pakistan completes the three-satellite electro-optical constellation originally planned for 2023. The satellite joins a growing multi-spectral imaging architecture that includes SAR and hyperspectral assets, with a $406M InSAR constellation deal poised to scale the capability further.

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April 29, 2026
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Retrospective: Pakistan Navy Surface Combatants (2007–2026)

Introduction Since 2007, the Pakistan Navy (PN) surface combatant fleet has seen significant expansion in numbers and advancements in capabilities. It has grown from eight second-hand ex-Royal Navy (RN) frigates with, at best, semi-multi-mission capabilities (i.e., a typical configuration of the ex-RN Type 21 would either involve anti-ship warfare missiles or short-range surface-to-air missiles) to … Read more

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April 28, 2026
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Pakistan Navy Test Fires Taimoor ALCM

On 21 April, the Pakistan Navy announced a test-fire of the Taimoor ALCM—signalling intent to develop long-range strike capability independent of fighter platforms. This analysis examines whether the Taimoor represents genuine wartime strike doctrine or serves primarily as A2/AD deterrence in peacetime/crisis scenarios, and how timeline mismatches with the Sea Sultan LRMPA may force interim procurement decisions.

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April 22, 2026
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Pakistan Navy Tests Extended-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile from Corvette

The Pakistan Navy tested what appears to be an extended-range variant of the SMASH (P282) anti-ship ballistic missile from a Babur-class (MILGEM) corvette – the first known ASBM firing from a corvette-class platform. The test points to a wider shift in how Pakistan is building a scalable, domestically produced strike mix.

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April 21, 2026
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