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Why Pakistan’s Blunt 'No' to Trump’s Abraham Accords Is a Masterclass in Geopolitical Consistency

The modern Middle East is frequently treated by Washington as a canvas for rapid transactional diplomacy. US President Donald Trump’s latest push to tie a potential US-Iran breakthrough to an expanded Abraham Accords framework is classic dealmaking: high-stakes, maximum-leverage, and transactional. By publicly urging nations like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan to join the normalization pact with Israel, Trump attempted to reshape the geopolitical map in a single stroke. Yet, Pakistan’s immediate, public, and uncompromising refusal-articulated bluntly by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif-is a stark reminder that some national foreign policies are anchored in foundational ideology, not transactional realpolitik. Islamabad’s firm thumbs-down is a calculated, necessary assertion of its state identity, proving that a country's core principles cannot be bartered away for diplomatic favor or financial incentives. The Illusion of the Transactional Middle East Trump’s diplomatic strategy op...
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Peshawar University Announces Winter Holidays

 The University of Peshawar has officially announced its winter vacation schedule for the 2025–26 academic session.

According to the notification, the university will remain closed from December 22, 2025, to January 3, 2026.

During this period, all academic and administrative offices will be closed. However, the university has emphasized that all scheduled exams and tests will continue as planned, and students are advised to follow the existing academic timetable.

University authorities stated that the winter break is part of the seasonal academic calendar and aims to give students and staff adequate time to rest and prepare for the upcoming term.

Regular classes and administrative operations will resume on January 3, 2026.

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