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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.

New provinces or New Governance? Rethinking Pakistan’s Administrative Structure
By Agha Iqrar Haroon
The debate on creating new provinces in Pakistan has once again taken center stage, generating a wide range of viewpoints and...
Wars are not options, but the trade is
By Dr. Shazia Anwer CheemaThe history books will remember August 2025 whenever there will be any chapter about Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.US President Trump, Azerbaijan’s President...
Bureaucrats, Khawaja Asif and the ‘System’
By Agha Iqrar HaroonAn X statement by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif is nowadays at the center stage. In his statement, the veteran politician...
Downgrading of Kashmir Status from Indian State to Indian Colony
By Saqlain ImamOn August 5, 2019, in the charged aftermath of the Pulwama attack, the Government of India made a historic and controversial move...
Withdrawal of forces from KP, Mukti Bahini, PTI and PTM
DND ReportAfter having remained quarantined for over a year, the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leadership has once again come to the surface to pitch...
By Dr Shazia Anwer CheemaThe crackdown on the Armenian Apostolic Church is not an isolated incident. Precedents have already been set in Donbass, Luhansk,...
Takeaways from the interaction with President Ilham Aliyev at the 3rd Shusha Global Media Forum
By Agha Iqrar HaroonChinese President Xi announced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the "Silk Road Economic Belt" on 7 September 2013 at...
Taliban’s Image Crafting, Media Strategy, and the Mirage of Reforms
By Prof Dr Taimoor ul HassanWhen the Taliban swept into Kabul in August 2021 following the chaotic withdrawal of US and NATO forces, the...
In an article titled ‘Who really runs Pakistan now?’, the writer raised several points for establishing his narrative that there is a ‘long-desired hybrid...
Pakistan, OIC, and Israel: A Diplomatic Continuum
By Prof. Dr. Taimoor ul HassanFor decades, the question of recognition of Israel has tested the diplomatic temperament of the Muslim world. At the...
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