Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
How Narratives Become Weapons
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer In recent years, the information warfare has become a convenient label for nearly every dispute-taking place on television screens, social media timelines, and diplomatic platforms. Information warfare does not begin with technology; it begins with intent. At its core, it is the organized effort to influence what people believe, how they interpret events, and how they make decisions. The actors involved identify a strategic objective perhaps to discredit an opponent, create doubt around an institution, soften resistance to a policy, or simply distract the public fromRead More
Ukrainian Ambassador rejects Russian narrative
Ambassador Chuchuk also highlighted alleged crimes against Ukrainian children, including unlawful deportations, forced transfers and re-indoctrination DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 16 /DNA/: The Embassy of Ukraine in Pakistan has strongly rejected a recent statement issued by the Embassy of the Russian Federation, describing it as an exercise in “hybrid information warfare” based on propaganda, disinformation and distorted facts. In a detailed rebuttal, Ambassador of Ukraine to Pakistan, H.E. Markiian Chuchuk, said Russia’s attempt to label its actions as a “Ukrainian crisis” was misleading and aimed at obscuring responsibility for what heRead More
Uzbekistan–Japan: Expanding the Boundaries of Strategic Partnership
In December 2025, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay an official visit to Japan and take part in the high-level Central Asia + Japan Dialogue summit. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states on 26 January 1992, the development of Uzbek–Japanese cooperation has been one of the key priorities of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on mutual respect and trust, Tashkent and Tokyo are today building dynamic, multi-tiered cooperation covering politics, security, the economy, investment, innovation, education, culture, tourism, and interaction withinRead More