Stories by Sikander Ahmed Shah
Iran’s newly formalised Persian Gulf Strait Authority requires vessels to obtain transit authorisation, submit cargo details and pay fees before entering the Strait of Hormuz.
Updated 27 Jul, 2026 08:18am
India’s interference in the flow of the Chenab constitutes an internationally wrongful act.
Updated 17 May, 2025 05:40pm
Iran’s retaliatory strikes were an attempt to not appear weak in the eyes of the Iranian polity.
Published 20 Apr, 2024 06:10am
It is not the ‘silver bullet’ Palestine and its supporters are hoping for.
Updated 29 Mar, 2024 09:27am
Israel is ordered to “take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of Article II of [the Genocide] Convention.”
Updated 11 Feb, 2024 10:53am
A significant proportion of Pakistani children are engaged in some form of domestic labour.
Published 22 Jul, 2023 07:33am
Who is to blame for this senseless loss of life at sea?
Updated 25 Jun, 2023 09:27am
Military courts are meant to dispense justice for crimes committed during an armed conflict, whether an IAC or a NIAC.
Updated 01 Jun, 2023 09:16am
Gradual expansion of the security apparatus has contributed to an atmosphere of impunity.
Published 26 Feb, 2023 07:27am
Pakistan must develop a system to distinguish between the various kinds of migrants and assimilate them.
Updated 24 Dec, 2022 08:55am
While the threat of international sanctions remains a key concern for Pakistan, it doesn't preclude Pak-Iran economic cooperation.
Updated 01 Jul, 2022 09:13am
None of Pakistan’s international law obligations preclude the country from purchasing essentials from Russia.
Updated 17 Jun, 2022 08:38am
Western powers have developed novel ways to justify intervention and bring about regime change.
Updated 06 Apr, 2022 08:33pm
Public-private cooperation on the vaccine can address many issues.
Published 15 Feb, 2021 07:00am
The dossier’s contents are a damning indictment of India’s role.
Published 18 Nov, 2020 07:43am
Pakistan cannot afford to neglect its refugee population.
Published 19 Apr, 2020 06:17am
There are serious questions regarding India’s naval incursion.
Published 10 Mar, 2019 06:54am
Even while suppressing Kashmiris, India has projected their struggle as an ‘extremist’ phenomenon.
Published 23 Feb, 2019 07:14am
Unlike diplomatic agents like ambassadors, consular agents are not entitled to absolute immunity.
Published 09 Nov, 2018 07:10am
The Foreign Office must do more to ensure Pakistanis’ rights, abroad and at home.
Published 02 Jul, 2018 06:56am
