Author: ZORAIZ KLASRA
ZORAIZ KLASRA
Zoraiz Klasra is the National Security and Defence Correspondent for The Islamabad Telegraph. He specializes in exposing hybrid warfare, disinformation campaigns, and regional threats to Pakistan. His investigative reporting focuses on covert networks involving India, Israel, and anti-state proxies.
Thailand energy crisis borrowing Decree upheld, unlocking $11.95bn fiscal support package Constitutional Court rejects challenge by 133 lawmakers, affirming emergency powers 200 billion baht allocated to ease cost-of-living pressures amid global energy volatility Remaining funds directed toward renewable energy transition and long-term infrastructure investment Thailand’s Constitutional Court has upheld the government’s controversial emergency decree authorising 400 billion baht ($11.95bn) in borrowing, delivering a decisive legal endorsement of Bangkok’s dual-track strategy to cushion households from surging energy costs while accelerating its transition to cleaner power. In a ruling issued on July 9, a nine-judge panel unanimously approved the core provision enabling…
Defence Technology Institute Thailand Awards 2026 mark a major milestone, highlighting Thailand’s growing leadership in defence innovation and public-sector technology. The institute’s indigenous ATD and drone training programme strengthen military readiness while reducing reliance on costly foreign systems. The dual recognition signals accelerating integration of defence and advanced technology across Southeast Asia’s law enforcement landscape. Enhanced surveillance, training, and data-driven capabilities are set to transform regional security, crisis response, and operational efficiency. In a significant endorsement of indigenous innovation and institutional capability, Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) has secured two major accolades at the GovMedia Conference & Awards 2026—marking a…
US Iran Strait of Hormuz oil crisis: The United States revoked Iran’s oil waiver after IRGC attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. At least three commercial vessels were targeted, escalating maritime tensions in a critical global oil chokepoint. Brent crude surged nearly 5%, signaling renewed volatility in global energy markets. The fragile US-Iran interim agreement now risks collapse, threatening global fuel prices and supply chains. WASHINGTON — The fragile détente between the United States and Iran has sharply deteriorated, with Washington revoking a కీల economic waiver that allowed Tehran to sell oil on global markets, following a series…
Global Market Volatility is reaching critical thresholds due to a 54% year-over-year surge in U.S. margin debt and a rapid doubling of high-risk leveraged ETF assets. Automated daily rebalancing in single-stock derivative products creates an artificial procyclical feedback loop, transforming minor tech corrections into broader systemic selling spirals. Rising geopolitical conflicts in West Asia threaten to inject unexpected inflationary shocks, accelerating non-discretionary liquidation across vulnerable equity sectors. A dangerous cocktail of hyper-leveraged financial engineering and acute geopolitical volatility is quietly assembling a systemic time bomb beneath global capital markets. While corporate boardrooms remain transfixed by the breakneck expansion of generative…
Pakistan earthquake Balochistan damages property but no casualties reported 5.2 magnitude quake recorded near Barkhan and Kohlu Tremors felt across multiple regions including Zhob and Rakhni Pakistan remains vulnerable due to active tectonic fault lines Pakistan experienced a series of moderate earthquakes in recent days, highlighting the country’s ongoing vulnerability to seismic activity due to its geological location. In its latest statement, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said an earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan with its epicentre located approximately 60 kilometres northeast of Kohlu, a district in the province of Balochistan. Tremors were felt across nearby areas including Zhob, Barkhan, and…
China counter-sanctions law empowers prosecutors to target foreign entities Expands Beijing’s legal framework against U.S. and Western sanctions Raises legal, financial, and operational risks for global companies Signals deeper fragmentation of global trade and supply chains China is moving decisively to fortify its legal defenses against foreign economic pressure, unveiling a new draft law that could significantly reshape the risk landscape for multinational companies operating in the country. The proposed legislation, reviewed this week by senior lawmakers in Beijing, would empower state prosecutors to file public-interest lawsuits against foreign entities deemed to have harmed China’s national or public interests. At…
Trump Iran Senate reversal reshaped Washington’s power dynamics within 24 hours Republican senators flipped positions after intense pressure from President Trump The failed War Powers resolution highlights weakening congressional authority Trump strengthened his negotiating leverage with Iran amid ongoing nuclear talks There are moments in American politics when power does not merely assert itself—it recalibrates the entire system around it. This week, in Washington, such a moment unfolded. Under mounting pressure from Donald Trump, a Republican-led Senate that had only a day earlier rebuked his Iran policy reversed course with striking سرعة, exposing not only the fragility of congressional dissent…
Pakistan Brokered US Iran Deal secures nuclear inspections and sanctions relief in landmark breakthrough Iran agrees to international oversight while gaining access to frozen assets and oil exports U.S. achieves key non-proliferation goal without military escalation Iranian President and Foreign Minister visit Islamabad in symbolic show of gratitude In a rare moment of convergence in one of the world’s most volatile regions, Pakistan’s quiet but determined diplomacy has delivered what many global powers had failed to achieve for years: a workable, mutually beneficial framework between the United States and Iran. The breakthrough, reached during high-stakes negotiations at Switzerland’s Bürgenstock resort,…
Strait of Hormuz closure 2026 disrupts global oil flows and exposes fragile US-Iran diplomacy Iran links closure directly to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon Switzerland technical talks downgraded to crisis-management amid tensions Pakistan-led mediation faces critical test as regional escalation intensifies Israel’s latest strikes on southern Lebanon have triggered a sharp geopolitical recoil, with Iran’s decision to once again close the Strait of Hormuz exposing just how fragile the emerging U.S.–Iran détente remains—barely days before technical-level talks scheduled in Switzerland on June 21. The timing is not coincidental. It is strategic signaling. Iran’s joint military command announced Saturday that maritime…
Trump Iran Deal driven by fear of global economic collapse and oil shock Pentagon requests $80 billion to sustain Iran war operations and refill depleted military resources JD Vance sharply rebukes Israeli critics, signaling a shift in U.S. foreign policy tone Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz restores oil flow, stabilizes markets, and boosts global trade Donald Trump’s decision to strike a deal with Iran—halting a costly war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and triggering a sharp rebound in global markets—was not born of ideological realignment, but of economic urgency, political calculation, and mounting strategic pressure. In his own unusually…