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.
June 30, 2026
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.
June 30, 2026
'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By placing the IWT in abeyance India has withdrawn the very protection international law gives to dams in conflict — because a civilian structure loses that protection the moment it serves a military objective.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
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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
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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
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