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DND Thought Center
DND Thought Center is an independent information hub based in Islamabad, Pakistan, that operates under the umbrella of DND News Agency. It aims to provide researchers, scholars, journalists, policymakers, and the broader community with comprehensive and in-depth perspectives on regional developments, security, and public diplomacy in South Asia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe, which are strategically important to Pakistan and its foreign policy.
DND Thought Center carries out its work with researchers and analysts who are master’s and Ph.D. students, Ph.D. candidates, holders of doctoral degrees, administrative personnel, and seasoned diplomats. The majority of the authors have years or even decades of experience in the subjects they write about.
The audience is composed of researchers, government officials, academics, and private-sector decision-makers. It offers clear insights into the events shaping regional security, with a particular focus on issues related to Pakistan, and publishes studies and articles from the broader strategic community. It is a nonpartisan platform that seeks to shape the direction for decision-makers through the clear and insightful articles it publishes.

Wakhan Corridor Road, emerging opportunities and fate of CPEC
By Agha Iqrar HaroonTightening the grip on northern Afghanistan, Taliban have opened a 121-kilometer gravel road through the isolated Wakhan Corridor in Badakhshan province...
DND Special Report: The international conference titled “Afghan Predicament and the Trajectory to Peace,” held in Islamabad on September 29–30, concluded with a joint...
KP and Balochistan face terrorism with different challenges and government responses
DND Report:
The leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), instead of accepting the collapse of law and order in the province and trying to address governance...
Afghan Taliban onslaught on KP and the cost of resettling TTP terrorists by Imran Khan
By Agha Iqrar HaroonThere are news reports in mainstream media that the federal government had decided to curtail the power of the provincial government...
KP is a story of a failing province in countering terrorism, narcotics and smuggling
DND News Report:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is facing a growing convergence of security, governance and illicit-economy challenges, with terrorism, narcotics trafficking and smuggling emerging as...
Has Doha Peace Accord provided a license to Afghan Taliban to kill neighbors?
By Agha Iqrar HaroonThere are unconfirmed news reports that Afghan Taliban are trying to activate backchannel diplomacy with Pakistan through the Doha Peace Accord...
DND Thought Centre Report Ready to celebrate 80th Independence Day next year, a debate is currently gaining momentum in Pakistan about reshaping the country’s governance...
Political rhetoric versus National demands— An overview of debate over new provinces in Pakistan
DND Special Report
The issue of new administrative units such as new provinces has become a merry go round political game in Pakistan where Planning...
Afghanistan, terrorism and Eurasian Security
Bishkek Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) covers a wide spectrum of issues from Eurasian connectivity to its security. One issue that carries...
By Dr Atique Ur Rehman
Abstract
Advances in communication technology continuously reshape human societies through the interdependent variables of Message, Medium, and Outcome. These shifts trigger...
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