Baqir Sajjad Syed

Articles by Baqir Sajjad Syed

EU notes ‘issues’ in Pakistan’s GSP+ compliance, urges Islamabad to address 'shortcomings'

News July 16, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The European Union on Thursday noted “issues” in Pakistan’s compliance with its commitments under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) and cautioned that Islamabad would ...

After the US-Iran MoU: Diplomacy’s unfinished business

Business July 13, 2026

Barely four weeks after the signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) that brought an uneasy halt to one of the most dangerous confrontations between the two rivals in decades, missiles...

Pakistan successfully brokered peace between the US and Iran. Can it now reap the dividend?

Business June 20, 2026

Earlier this week, the US and Iran finally reached an agreement to stop the war. Pakistan, which played a central role in said agreement has been acknowledged and praised by the international communit...

US-Iran deal seems more of a ‘stopgap measure’

News June 15, 2026

FOR a few hours on Saturday, it appeared that the long diplomatic effort led by Pakistan to end the US-Iran war was approaching its culmination. President Donald Trump spoke of signing an agreement on...

A US-Iran deal to stop the war is imminent. Here's what we know about its contents so far

News June 14, 2026

For a few hours on Saturday, it appeared that the long diplomatic effort led by Pakistan to end the US-Iran war was approaching its culmination. President Donald Trump spoke of signing an agreement on...

BUDGET 2026-27: Defence gets Rs3tr amid security concerns

Health June 13, 2026

• Increase comes amid tensions with India, Afghan border concerns• Allocation crosses 2pc of GDP after 17.6pc hike• Military spending makes up nearly 16pc of federal outlay• Rs967.55bn earmark...

Naqvi takes CDF’s message to Tehran amid stalemate

News June 7, 2026

• IRNA says ‘important message’ meant for Iran’s supreme leader• Interior minister receives instructions from PM before departure ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday stepped up efforts to break ...

Analysis: Reimagining deterrence, 28 years after Chagai

News June 1, 2026

TWENTY-eight years after the nuclear tests at Chagai, the strategic environment in South Asia has shifted dramatically. The assumptions that shaped Pakistan’s deterrence posture in 1998, and the par...

US-Iran deal in sight as CDF wraps up trip

News May 24, 2026

• ISPR says ‘intensive negotiations’ resulted in ‘encouraging progress’ towards agreement• Trump claims MoU on peace deal ‘largely negotiated’, will only sign when ‘we get everything...

‘Big guns’ descend on Tehran as talks enter decisive phase

News May 23, 2026

CHIEF of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir is embraced by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni upon his arrival in Tehran.—AFP • Rubio says US in constant co...