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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.

Post-Pahalgam Media Hype: A War between Verificatory and Verifiable Content
By Shazia Anwer CheemaAddressing a press briefing at the Foreign Office alongside Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lt...
Baloch Sardars, Manhrang Baloch, and the System
By Agha Iqrar HaroonWhatever is going on in Balochistan is portrayed as “a struggle” by those who are doing it and “a foreign conspiracy”...
Intellectual Expulsion from USA
Dr. Akhtar Hussain SandhuThe US history is replete with examples of welcoming trends, absorbing divergent mindsets exhibiting capaciousness, and tolerating dissidents because a variety...
Financing Micro-Nuclear reactors in Pakistan
By Qurat-ul-Ain Shabbir and Hira BashirAt a time when clean and flexible energy solutions are gaining momentum, nuclear microreactors have emerged as a promising...
The death of Socrates and the question of COAS Gen Asim Munir
By Agha Iqrar HaroonIslamabad, Pakistan: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir while addressing the Parliamentary Committee on National Security on Tuesday...
Fifth-Generation Warfare, BLA and regional security
By Khalid KhanThere is a theory that the Fifth-generation warfare is not fought with conventional weapons like tanks, fighter jets, or missiles. Instead, it...
Rising Terrorism in Pakistan: Policy Failures and the Need for National Unity
DND Special Report written by Khalid KhanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa has been engulfed in instability and terrorism for decades, but the situation has worsened significantly in...
Deportation of Afghans from Pakistan: For how long Pakistan can harbor snakes in the backyard?
DND Special ReportThe decision to deport Afghans has been widely welcomed by the public. This is an unfortunate fact that Afghanistan brings only bad...
Afghans in Pakistan, chaos, carnage, and resolve
By Khalid KhanPakistan’s government has announced that Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders must leave Pakistan by March 31, 2025.This is not the first time...
Global reaction after Trump lauded the Intelligence networking of Pakistan
Khalid KhanU.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statement, in which he expressed gratitude to the Pakistani government, has become the focal point of international attention....
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