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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.

PM Khan visiting Moscow: Bridging the Unthinkable
By Amjad MahmoodTill a few years ago, to observe a Pakistani PM meeting Putin before a phone conversation or in-person meet with US President...
Mian Channu Lynching incident: Another lynching and another mourning comes from rulers
DND Thought Centre ReportPrime Minister Imran Khan has condemned another religious lynching that took place in Pakistan and this time it was Mian Channu,...
From Mashaal lynching to Mian Channu incident, we are victims of Echo Chamber and Filter Bubble
By Shazia Anwer CheemaFrom the Mashaal Khan lynching incident to what had happened in Sialkot and now in Mian Channu, a small town of...
Singing and inspiration in dark times: Art and resistance in South Asia
By Sushmita Preetha and Priyanka Singh“In dark times, will there also be singing? Yes, there will be singing, about the dark times”Iconic German playwright...
AFSPA: Anger simmers in Northeast as the chorus for repeal of AFSPA grows
By Amit SenguptaDemocracy has no place for a draconian act like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act-1958 (AFSPA), first enacted by the British. Only...
By Shazia Anwer CheemaWhile traveling back to Pakistan from Prague for attending the International Media Conference at the University of Okara where my paper...
Blasts and terrorist attacks on Pakistan Army increases since the Afghan Taliban took over Kabul
Islamabad, Pakistan: Since the Afghan Taliban took over Kabul on August 15, 2021, terrorist attacks on Pakistan Army have increased manifold. Here is a...
Salient Features of Criminal Law Reforms
For the time in the 75-year history of the Country, Prime Minister Imran Khan on January 27, 2022 launched the much-needed Criminal Law and...
Islamabad, Pakistan: "More than 13 persons died at the spot every day in road accidents in Pakistan during the last 11 years while data...
By Agha Iqrar HaroonAn ambitious National Security Policy (NSP) of Pakistan 2022-26 was unveiled through a Public Document version on January 14, 2022,...
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