Private tribal prisons, terrorist recruitment and cross-border disappearances are three different realities being merged into one political narrative.

Manahil Hameed’s work as an electrician offers a different way to think about development: not only as roads and buildings, but as the skills that help people solve everyday problems and build livelihoods.

Behind the doors of a bustling university campus, a promising student walks with books in hand, his mind filled with vision for a brighter tomorrow. Yet overnight, his presence fades, leaving behind an empty classroom and a trail of unanswered questions.

Balochistan has increasingly become a frontline in Pakistan’s internal security challenges, where terrorism, violence and geopolitical competition intersect