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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.

Reclaiming the Homeland: Pashtun Society pushing Afghans out and regaining socio-economic space
By Agha Iqrar HaroonAs Pakistan has redefined its Afghan policy amid changing geopolitical realities, reports coming from KP suggest that the local Pashtun population...
Is US-Taliban Doha Agreement a license to harbor terrorism?
DND Special ReportThere are reasons to believe that the return of Afghan Taliban to power was ensured by a possible secret deal between United...
The Price of Hubris: India lost friends, Air bases, and credibility
DND Special ReportThe slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy once said, “Victory has a hundred fathers, and defeat is an orphan.” His phrase is...
DND Report: “Pakistan will not allow Afghan soil to be used against its security under any circumstances. If the Afghan Taliban does not stop...
Economic Terrorism launched by Afghanistan against Pakistan
DND Thought Centre Report:When reflecting upon the contemporary trajectory of Pakistan’s economic and security challenges, one cannot overlook the complex entanglement of Afghan influence,...
Monologue: Redesigning Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policy from Illusions to Realism
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Monologue: Redesigning Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policy — From Illusions to Realism
For over seven decades, Pakistan’s Afghan policy has oscillated between misplaced fraternity and...
DND ReportIn a strong, loud, and clear message to all, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir stated that Pakistan seeks...
Between Dialogue and Distrust: The complex aftermath of the Pak-Afghan ceasefire
DND Report: Just after signing a ceasefire agreement in Doha and assuring the facilitators that the Afghan Taliban would disengage from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan...
The Denial Game, Doha Ceasefire Agreement and the Losers
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Sunday, October 19, 2025, was a hectic day for every journalist interested in Pakistan–Afghanistan relations because the Doha talks were on everyone’s mind...
Pakistan is story of ever-increasing challenges
By Prof Dr Akhtar Hussain SandhuPakistan has been passing through a turbulent phase by means of internal and external challenges. All the administrative authorities...
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