Qaiser Bashir Makhdoom – TIMES OF ISLAMABAD

Editorials New Delhi

India s Stealth Dilemma: Trapped in Russian Offers, US Restrictions, and Indigenous Delays

Qaiser Bashir Makhdoom

2026-01-21

ISLAMABAD: India’s long-running quest for a credible fifth-generation stealth fighter has entered a decisive and uncomfortable phase, as programmatic delays,...

Pakistan

Editorials- India s Strategic Footprint in Asia Faces Rapid Contraction Against Pakistan

Qaiser Bashir Makhdoom

2026-01-18

ISLAMABAD: India’s strategic presence in South and Central Asia appears to be diminishing markedly in recent months, raising questions about...

Editorials Pakistan

PAF Multi Domain Operations Explained: A Doctrine That Blinded IAF and Indian Air Defence in May Conflict

Qaiser Bashir Makhdoom

2026-01-16

ISLAMABAD: The May aerial confrontation between Pakistan and India has increasingly been cited by defence analysts as a defining demonstration...

Opinions Pakistan

Emerging Islamic NATO: Pakistan Saudi Turkey Pact Forces US Strategic Reassessment

Qaiser Bashir Makhdoom

2026-01-15

ISLAMABAD: The emerging defence cooperation between Pakistan Saudi Arabia and Turkey often referred to as an Islamic NATO has sparked...

Pakistan Top Stories

Is Indian RAW Behind Attacks on Chinese Workers in Tajikistan?

Qaiser Bashir Makhdoom

2025-11-28

ISLAMABAD: Security officials expressed serious concern that India’s Research and Analysis Wing may be funding proxy attacks on Chinese nationals...

World

Top TTP Commander Gunned Down in Afghanistan in a Deadly Ambush

Qaiser Bashir Makhdoom

2025-11-25

ISLAMABAD: A senior commander of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was assassinated by unidentified gunmen in southeastern Afghanistan on Monday,...