A TFN assessment examines damage to Iran’s ports, roads, railways and airports, while analysing the wider impact of Strait of Hormuz disruption on global trade, energy prices, freight costs, inflation and economic growth.
Author: Tarkeen-e-watan (Tarkeen-e-watan )
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PIDE Panel Discussion: Research Must Translate into Industrial Reality — Local Vendors Need Policy, Not Just Diagnosis
Pakistan’s forthcoming Auto Policy offers an opportunity to strengthen local engineering SMEs, improve localization and technology transfer, and integrate Pakistani auto-parts vendors into global value chains.
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Rs2.935 Trillion to IPPs in 11 Months: How Long Can Pakistan Afford This Governance?
Pakistan paid Rs2.935 trillion to Independent Power Producers in the first 11 months of FY2025–26, including Rs1.565 trillion in capacity payments. The staggering figure raises serious questions about Pakistan’s power-sector planning, economic priorities and governance.
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Women’s Rights and Gender-Based Violence in IIoJK
The Kashmir conflict has had profound consequences for women, with documented allegations of sexual violence, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, displacement and psychological trauma. This analysis examines the evidence, legal concerns and competing Indian and Pakistani narratives surrounding women’s rights in IIOJK.
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UNESCO AND PARTNERS CALL FOR ACTION TO ADVANCE LITERACY FOR ALL.
Pakistan marked the 60th International Literacy Day in Islamabad, highlighting persistent challenges of illiteracy, learning poverty and out-of-school children while calling for coordinated action to expand quality learning opportunities.
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India’s bid to reshape Kashmir narrative
The Kashmir issue, as the world has known it, has now snowballed into a highly complex conflict. It not only threatens the peace and security of the entire South Asian region but also continues to take a heavy toll on the lives of millions of Kashmiris who have remained trapped in this deadly conflict for...
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Raja Sikander Khan Attends Sarwar Foundation Charity Dinner in West London.
London, (TW NEWS) – Chairman of the Global Pak Kashmir Supreme Council, Raja Sikander Khan, was a Guest of Honour at a prestigious fundraising charity dinner organised by the Sarwar Foundation, held at the Royal Nawab Banqueting Hall in West London. Founded by Pakistani-British politician and businessman Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar, former Governor of Punjab, the...
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India’s Regional Connectivity Paradox: Trade Integration, Transit Rights and the Economic Cost of Geopolitical Constraints.
Has India’s security-driven foreign policy progressively overridden its economic objective of regional connectivity? Research & Analysis: Trade Facilitation Network (TFN) Research Team Trade Facilitation Network (TFN) 07 September 2026 India’s economic geography provides the country with an exceptional potential position within the emerging trade architecture of Asia. Its western frontier provides the shortest geographical approach...
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New Provinces: Is the Problem Provinces or Governance?
The debate over the creation of new provinces in Pakistan is once again gaining momentum, and it now appears to be moving beyond a mere proposal or political slogan towards an actual intention. But the very first question we must ask is: Is the real problem facing Pakistan the number of provinces, their geographical boundaries,...
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From Political Rhetoric to Digital Propaganda: The BJP and the Rise of AI-Generated Hate.
A hateful line at a BJP political rally may disappear from the news cycle within a day. But when the same rhetoric is transformed into an AI-generated image, video, or meme, it can be reproduced, reshared, and circulated across platforms long after the original speech has faded from public attention. That difference explains why the...