Articles by Ayesha Mir

‘Shared waters must never be weaponized,’ Pakistan tells global Indus forum

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari lead Pakistan's first international Indus Waters Treaty seminar, reinforcing Islamabad’s legal position and urging respect for treaty obligations to safeguard regional peace, international law and transboundary water cooperation.

2 DAYS AGO

The hidden Omani corridor in the Strait of Hormuz

A military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted global energy markets, prompting Oman to reopen its southern "Inshore Traffic Zone" as an alternative shipping route. While the corridor restored limited maritime traffic, its narrow capacity means it cannot replace the main strait permanently.

5 DAYS AGO

'Not a single drop of water': Could India’s threat trigger a war with Pakistan?

By placing the IWT in abeyance India has withdrawn the very protection international law gives to dams in conflict — because a civilian structure loses that protection the moment it serves a military objective.

June 26, 2026

How did Pakistan pull off the Islamabad MoU? PM's Spokesperson Mosharraf Zaidi explains

Mosharraf Zaidi says Pakistan secures its mediation role through sustained diplomacy, trusted leadership and relentless engagement, keeping US-Iran talks alive, advancing the Islamabad Memorandum, and positioning peace as the country's foremost strategic objective.

June 26, 2026

Peace talks show early results as Iran secures temporary oil sanctions waiver

Three days after peace talks in Switzerland concluded, developments are unfolding rapidly following what participants described as a positive outcome.

June 26, 2026

Pakistan: The quiet broker

Pakistan leads intensive diplomatic efforts to help broker the US-Iran ceasefire, with senior officials conducting high-level mediation, hosting negotiations, and coordinating regional partners while navigating repeated setbacks to keep the fragile peace process alive.

June 21, 2026

From Nixon to Trump: Why US-China is the most consequential relationship

The Strait of Hormuz is closed, Xi is warning that mishandling Taiwan could lead to conflict, and both leaders have agreed that the strait must remain open.

May 17, 2026

Iran-US ceasefire a diplomatic success, says ex-Pakistan FM Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari

Talking to Pakistan TV Digital, the former foreign minister describes diplomacy as a process rather than a win-or-lose contest, stressing that meaningful progress demands patience and persistence, as shown by the years-long negotiations behind the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

April 30, 2026

Anti-war JD Vance leads Iran peace talks in Islamabad

JD Vance is en route to Islamabad to lead high-stakes peace talks with Iran, a rare diplomatic role for a US vice president that could shape the outcome of negotiations and signal renewed US engagement in the region.

April 10, 2026