How Pakistan Is Trying to Reshape Its Image Abroad
New, friendly media operations and expanded state-run television are pushing Pakistan’s message while independent news outlets face repression.
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New, friendly media operations and expanded state-run television are pushing Pakistan’s message while independent news outlets face repression.
Pakistan’s Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia — signed in September 2025 on the principle that aggression against one is aggression against both — is now being tested by the Iran war. With FM Dar invoking the pact to Tehran, Field Marshal Munir rushing to Riyadh, and nuclear umbrella speculation in the open, the question is whether Pakistan can sustain a two-front posture without the structural reforms and Gulf reciprocity it has never received.
The post Pakistan’s Saudi Defence Pact Faces Its First Wartime Test — and the Stakes Go Far Beyond Iran first appeared on Quwa.
Pakistan has sharply rebutted a recent US intelligence assessment that groups it with adversarial states like Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran over its missile ambitions.The 2026 Annual Threat Assessment, authored by US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, warns that Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile program "potentially could include ICBMs with the range capable of striking
The Indian Army is significantly bolstering its artillery capabilities by expanding the deployment of the indigenous Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) system along the borders with China and Pakistan, according to a report by Money Control web portal.This strategic move comes in response to persistent security challenges on the northern and western fronts. With the recent
by Nilesh KunwarFalse AllegationsJust the other day, Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) issued a statement in which it accused New Delhi of launching Operation Sindoor "without any verifiable evidence or a credible investigation" into the Pahalgam terror attack.It simultaneously declared that "as a responsible country, Pakistan remains committed to peace, regional stability, and a meaningful dialogue
In a sinister fusion of religious observance and militant strategy, the Pakistan Army and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) are exploiting the sacred occasion of Eid to propagate extremist ideologies and mobilise proxy forces against India.Intelligence intercepts and open-source monitoring reveal a coordinated campaign centred on high-profile Eid gatherings, where LeT leaders deliver vitriolic sermons
DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s ICBM claim about Pakistan is a simplified misdirect. The IC’s actual containment target is Pakistan’s complete nuclear fuel cycle – and the new takers in Ankara and Riyadh who have both the motivation and funding to acquire it.
The post The Real Target: Why the US Intelligence Community Flagged Pakistan’s Missiles first appeared on Quwa.
Abdul Basit, who served as Pakistan’s High Commissioner in New Delhi from 2014
to 2017, has sparked alarm with his remarks on a hypothetical US attack on
Pakistan.
Speaking on 21 March 2026, Basit declared that Pakistan would retaliate by
targeting Delhi and Mumbai in India should America strike. He framed this as a
‘worst-case scenario’ where the US seeks to dismantle
The Anti-Torpedo Torpedo (ATT) is a "hard-kill" countermeasure system
designed to intercept and destroy incoming enemy torpedoes before they reach
their target. While the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
has successfully inducted "soft-kill" systems like Maareech, it is also
actively researching and developing ATT technologies to provide a more
definitive defence
Unidentified gunmen assassinated Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Bilal Arif Salafi inside the terror group’s fortified Markaz Taiba headquarters in Muridke, Pakistan, mere moments after Eid ul-Fitr prayers concluded on Saturday.Reports indicate Salafi, a key operational figure within LeT’s hierarchy, was shot multiple times and stabbed repeatedly in the brazen attack, succumbing to his injuries