Muhammad Umar

I explain the world as it is.

[Muhammad Umar @umarexplains]

A nuclear state cannot be casually coerced. That single fact, more than any diplomatic skill, is what lets Islamabad now stand between Tehran and Washington. @thenews_intl
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My piece on the Chagai dividend:
https://t.co/EIMTOGYnbu

[Muhammad Umar @umarwrites]

https://t.co/Yj6jC22up2

While everything was broken, several million households rebuilt Pakistan's electricity supply. My latest for @thenews_intl @geonews_english

[Muhammad Umar @umarexplains]

https://t.co/QNbsmc5jRr

It is time to abolish the personal income tax.

Salaried Pakistanis paid more than any other. More than two in five of those who do file declare no taxable income at all.

@thenews_intl @geonews_english

[Muhammad Umar @umarexplains]

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Pakistan is collecting on a debt of patience the world has owed it for two generations, and it should do so with a steady hand, a clear conscience and no apologies. @thenews_intl @geonews_english

[Muhammad Umar @umarexplains]

The PIA sale broke a taboo three decades old, and the distribution companies are next. But a country cannot shrink its way to prosperity. My latest in @thenews_intl on the half of reform Pakistan is building for itself:

@geonews_english

https://t.co/aQfjKWIeYR

[Muhammad Umar @umarexplains]

The PIA sale broke a taboo three decades old, and the distribution companies are next. But a country cannot shrink its way to prosperity. My latest in @thenews_intl on the half of reform Pakistan is building for itself:

@geonews_english

https://t.co/aQfjKWIeYR

[Muhammad Umar @umarexplains]

Countries that matter economically are listened to diplomatically. Countries that matter only diplomatically are managed.
New op-ed in @thenews_intl
https://t.co/0OT3vUoHjl

[Muhammad Umar @umarwrites]

The Pakistan–India rivalry is no longer just persistent. It is increasingly unproductive. As the world shifts, the region risks falling further behind.
My latest:
https://t.co/pDtSQNchD1⁠
@thenews_intl
@geonews_english

[Pakistan TV @PakTVGlobal]

You have to look at this in two different ways, procedurally and politically. Diplomacy is very much alive procedurally, but pretty much dead politically. The channel, with Pakistan and others mediating, is not closed but badly damaged. Iran still exchanges messages indirectly, yet Iranian officials contradict the president. Trust is at absolute zero, and both sides present maximalist demands: Muhammad Umar, US-based security analyst
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@OmarButtPK

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[Omar Khalid Butt @OmarButtPK]

TONIGHT AT 8:05 PM: BEYOND BORDERS

TOPICS

The West:
1.Trump's Address On Iran War
2.Oil Surge, Stocks Slide as Trump Iran Threats Loom; UK Hosts Talks on Hormuz Reopening

South Asia:
Pakistan's Fight against Terrorism

GUESTS:
1/ Brig. Gen. (R) Mark Kimmitt
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
2/ Ines Burrell
Geopolitical Analyst
3/ Muhammad Umar
Security Analyst, U.S.
4/ Osama Rizvi
Founder of Rizvi Insights & Economic Analyst
5/ Brig. (R) Haris Nawaz
Defence Analyst
6/ Hassan Khan
Afghan Affairs Expert

Repeat timings: Friday at 7:05 am and 2:05 pm

Stream on: https://t.co/pqLz7BTSpY

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@iqrahanif2610

[Muhammad Umar @umarwrites]

My latest in The News International:
Israel’s war has expanded beyond Iran, pulling the U.S. into a conflict it neither controls nor can easily contain.
What began as “deterrence” is now escalation without strategy, with global consequences already unfolding.
A recalibration is still possible, but it will not happen without coordinated pressure and accountability.
Read more: https://t.co/SdEtY5ezFY⁠

@geonews_english @thenews_intl

[Muhammad Umar @umarwrites]

My latest op-ed examines how the US–Israel strikes on Iran fit a familiar pattern of intervention and escalation.
Read: https://t.co/P2pTfFCYR8⁠

@thenews_intl
@geonews_english

[Pakistan TV @PakTVGlobal]

Meaningful diplomacy between the US, Israel, and Iran is unlikely right now because conditions for negotiations aren’t met, and any talks would require secret channels, credible guarantees, and a halt to ongoing military attacks: Muhammad Umar, security analyst, Philadelphia
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@faryaallllll
@leekahs324

#Iran #MiddleEastCrisis #IranIsraelUSWar #PakistanTV #PakistanTVGlobal

[Omar Khalid Butt @OmarButtPK]

Tonight at 8:05 pm: Beyond Borders

Topics:

Mena:
Iran-US-Israel war enters 12th day

South Asia:
Pakistan's war against terrorism continues

Guests:
1/ James M. Dorsey
Senior Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
2/ Muhammad Umar
Security Analyst
3/ Dr. Jamil Khan
Former Ambassador
4/ Zahir Shah Sherazi
Senior Journalist

Stream on: https://t.co/VzyoXS8t1J

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[Pakistan TV @PakTVGlobal]

A diplomatic solution with Iran is still possible, but it requires halting the ongoing bombardment first: Muhammad Umar, security analyst, Philadelphia
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@leekahs324
#USIranConflict #Bombardment #PeaceTalks #MiddleEastDiplomacy #PakistanTV

[Muhammad Umar @umarwrites]

Cross-border strikes between Pakistan and Afghanistan are often framed as routine escalation. That misses the asymmetry of exposure and the security logic shaped by geography and spillover militancy.
My latest:
https://t.co/oin6NvvKqT⁠

@thenews_intl @geonews_english

[Geo English @geonews_english]

For Pakistan, militancy emanating from Afghanistan is not a distant geopolitical abstraction, writes @umarwrites

Read more: https://t.co/oRL20sGpEn

#GeoNews

[Muhammad Umar @umarwrites]

Every few years, the idea of a “Muslim Nato” resurfaces.
In my latest for @thenews_intl, I argue that overlapping defence ties between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye reflect pragmatic partnerships, not a unified military bloc.
In a multipolar world, cooperation is selective, not ideological.
Read here: https://t.co/9lr2rFVSyo
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[Muhammad Umar @umarwrites]

Davos did not judge Pakistan’s intent. It measured execution.
This year’s WEF revealed a global system that is less patient with reform narratives and more exacting about durability, enforcement, and follow-through.
My latest in @thenews_intl:
https://t.co/fiK1DSp1Od

@geonews_english @umarexplains

[Pakistan TV @PakTVGlobal]

The phone call between Pakistan’s Prime Minister and Qatar’s Amir highlights strong Pakistan-Qatar ties: Muhammad Umar, security analyst, US.

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#PakistanQatarRelations #PMShehbazSharif #SheikhTamim #BilateralTies #StrategicPartnership #MiddleEast #RegionalStability #PakistanTV #PakistanTvglobal