Amir Jahangir
@amirjahangir.bsky.social
Amir Jahangir is a strategic communications expert & AI governance thinker. Founder/CEO of Mishal Pakistan (WEF partner), he leads reforms research and narrative design. A Young Global Leader, he bridges policy, media, and technology through storytelling.
#Pakistan is fighting the wrong #digital battle. Blocking platforms and removing posts cannot undo the #narratives already shaping public #perception. We need algorithmic #accountability, real-time detection and platform-native engagement.
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The Wrong Battle
Pakistan’s information policy has spent years fighting the wrong thing. It has focused on content: identifying hostile material, requesting removal from platforms, restricting VPN access and blocking ...
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September 21, 2026 at 8:18 AM
#Pakistan is fighting the wrong #digital battle. Blocking platforms and removing posts cannot undo the #narratives already shaping public #perception. We need algorithmic #accountability, real-time detection and platform-native engagement.
#DigitalGovernance
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#DigitalGovernance
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New provinces should bring government closer to citizens and Pakistan’s regions closer together. Before drawing boundaries, we need to test viability, protect inclusion and keep governments lean.
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A Map That Creates Shared Value
Pakistan’s debate on new provinces asks whether units should be created on ethnic grounds, administrative need or revenue capacity. The answer cannot be binary.
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September 14, 2026 at 12:06 PM
New provinces should bring government closer to citizens and Pakistan’s regions closer together. Before drawing boundaries, we need to test viability, protect inclusion and keep governments lean.
My latest in The News: www.linkedin.com/pulse/map-cr...
My latest in The News: www.linkedin.com/pulse/map-cr...
Framing does not always require inventing facts. It can work by highlighting selected truths while excluding others.
My latest article examines the narrative PTM built around a complex conflict—and the parts of the story it left out.
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#Pakistan #PTM
My latest article examines the narrative PTM built around a complex conflict—and the parts of the story it left out.
Read: www.linkedin.com/pulse/story-...
#Pakistan #PTM
The Story PTM Sold
Framing does not always require inventing facts The suffering of people in Pakistan’s former tribal areas is undeniable. Terrorism destroyed families, livelihoods and communities.
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September 11, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Framing does not always require inventing facts. It can work by highlighting selected truths while excluding others.
My latest article examines the narrative PTM built around a complex conflict—and the parts of the story it left out.
Read: www.linkedin.com/pulse/story-...
#Pakistan #PTM
My latest article examines the narrative PTM built around a complex conflict—and the parts of the story it left out.
Read: www.linkedin.com/pulse/story-...
#Pakistan #PTM
Pakistan’s textile industry needs more than rebuttals. It needs credible evidence. A transparent Pakistan Textile 100 Index can verify compliance, reward progress and strengthen buyer confidence. #Textiles
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Pakistan’s Textile Industry Must Own Its Compliance Story.
Pakistan’s textile and garment industry stands at the centre of the country’s economic identity. It contributes approximately 8.
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August 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Pakistan’s textile industry needs more than rebuttals. It needs credible evidence. A transparent Pakistan Textile 100 Index can verify compliance, reward progress and strengthen buyer confidence. #Textiles
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Pakistan does not merely face instability. It faces an instability-inducing system that converts genuine concerns into identity-based grievances and hostile narratives. My latest article, “Induced Chaos”
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#Pakistan #InformationWarfare
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#Pakistan #InformationWarfare
Induced Chaos
The original article Induced Chaos by Amir Jahangir was published in The News International on Monday, Aug 03, 2026 Pakistan does not have an instability problem. It is afflicted by an instability-ind...
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August 7, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Pakistan does not merely face instability. It faces an instability-inducing system that converts genuine concerns into identity-based grievances and hostile narratives. My latest article, “Induced Chaos”
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#Pakistan #InformationWarfare
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#Pakistan #InformationWarfare
A false narrative does not always need to defeat the truth, it only needs to remain present while the truth is absent.
Read: The Field Left Open
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#Pakistan #5GW
Read: The Field Left Open
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#Pakistan #5GW
July 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
A false narrative does not always need to defeat the truth, it only needs to remain present while the truth is absent.
Read: The Field Left Open
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#Pakistan #5GW
Read: The Field Left Open
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#Pakistan #5GW
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@amnesty.org International Has Become a Spokesperson for Terrorists
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@amnesty.org International Has Become a Spokesperson for Terrorists
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Amnesty International Has Become a Spokesperson for Terrorists
When a human rights organization consistently amplifies the narratives of designated terrorist groups while remaining conspicuously silent on the victims of those same groups, it has stopped being a n...
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July 22, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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@amnesty.org International Has Become a Spokesperson for Terrorists
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@amnesty.org International Has Become a Spokesperson for Terrorists
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Disturbing footage appears to show Taliban personnel assaulting and intimidating Afghan women. This is not religion or culture, it is systematic gender persecution. Afghan women deserve education, freedom, dignity & justice. The world must not look away #AfghanWomen
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July 17, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Disturbing footage appears to show Taliban personnel assaulting and intimidating Afghan women. This is not religion or culture, it is systematic gender persecution. Afghan women deserve education, freedom, dignity & justice. The world must not look away #AfghanWomen
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What is Pakistaniat? 🇵🇰
Pakistan's greatest strength is Pakistaniat, the identity that unites us beyond language, ethnicity, and region. In today's world, protecting national unity is as important as protecting our borders.
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#Pakistaniat #Pakistan
Pakistan's greatest strength is Pakistaniat, the identity that unites us beyond language, ethnicity, and region. In today's world, protecting national unity is as important as protecting our borders.
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#Pakistaniat #Pakistan
Pakistaniat Under Pressure: Why National Identity Matters
"Nations do not usually collapse because of the strength of their enemies; they fall because the very forces that once made them great are allowed to become sources of division, complacency, or decay....
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June 29, 2026 at 8:11 AM
What is Pakistaniat? 🇵🇰
Pakistan's greatest strength is Pakistaniat, the identity that unites us beyond language, ethnicity, and region. In today's world, protecting national unity is as important as protecting our borders.
linkedin.com/pulse/pakist...
#Pakistaniat #Pakistan
Pakistan's greatest strength is Pakistaniat, the identity that unites us beyond language, ethnicity, and region. In today's world, protecting national unity is as important as protecting our borders.
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#Pakistaniat #Pakistan
Pakistan’s $6T+ mineral wealth could reshape regional geopolitics. But will instability and the Indo-Taliban dynamic threaten US access to these critical resources?
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#Pakistan #CriticalMinerals #RekoDiq #Geopolitics
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#Pakistan #CriticalMinerals #RekoDiq #Geopolitics
US, Pakistan Minerals and the Indo-Taliban Nexus
In the emerging global order, control over critical minerals is increasingly shaping technological leadership, industrial competitiveness, national security and geopolitical influence. Copper, lithium...
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June 1, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Pakistan’s $6T+ mineral wealth could reshape regional geopolitics. But will instability and the Indo-Taliban dynamic threaten US access to these critical resources?
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#Pakistan #CriticalMinerals #RekoDiq #Geopolitics
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#Pakistan #CriticalMinerals #RekoDiq #Geopolitics
India’s approval of the Dulhasti Stage-II project on the Chenab adds a new layer to South Asia’s water politics. In times of climate stress, shared rivers need transparency, cooperation, and trust—not unilateral control. Water security is regional security. #IndusWaters #Chenab #WaterSecurity
May 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
India’s approval of the Dulhasti Stage-II project on the Chenab adds a new layer to South Asia’s water politics. In times of climate stress, shared rivers need transparency, cooperation, and trust—not unilateral control. Water security is regional security. #IndusWaters #Chenab #WaterSecurity
Afghanistan’s crisis is no longer contained within its borders. Political exclusion, women’s repression, and militant sanctuaries are reshaping regional security from Pakistan to Central Asia. My latest piece. #Afghanistan #RegionalSecurity #Taliban
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Afghanistan’s Silent Collapse: A Nation Paying the Price for Taliban Rule
Nearly five years after the Taliban seized Kabul in August 2021, Afghanistan stands dangerously suspended between statehood and strategic collapse. What was presented to the world under the Doha frame...
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May 25, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Afghanistan’s crisis is no longer contained within its borders. Political exclusion, women’s repression, and militant sanctuaries are reshaping regional security from Pakistan to Central Asia. My latest piece. #Afghanistan #RegionalSecurity #Taliban
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Pakistan has played a key diplomatic role in easing regional tensions. Reports say the CDF engaged all sides, with major developments expected tomorrow. If true, this could mark a major breakthrough where dialogue and restraint prevail over escalation
May 23, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Pakistan has played a key diplomatic role in easing regional tensions. Reports say the CDF engaged all sides, with major developments expected tomorrow. If true, this could mark a major breakthrough where dialogue and restraint prevail over escalation
The Trump–Xi summit signals a new geopolitical phase. As Washington and Beijing move toward strategic coexistence,
A changing world order is reshaping South Asia.
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#Pakistan #China #USA #Geopolitics #India
A changing world order is reshaping South Asia.
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#Pakistan #China #USA #Geopolitics #India
Return of the G2: Why the Trump–Xi Summit Matters for Pakistan and India
The recent visit of US President Donald Trump to China and his high-profile engagement with Chinese President Xi Jinping may ultimately be remembered as one of the defining geopolitical moments of thi...
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May 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The Trump–Xi summit signals a new geopolitical phase. As Washington and Beijing move toward strategic coexistence,
A changing world order is reshaping South Asia.
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#Pakistan #China #USA #Geopolitics #India
A changing world order is reshaping South Asia.
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#Pakistan #China #USA #Geopolitics #India
Truth is contested. Narratives shape reality.
Disinformation collaborates. Truth competes.
Build #WallsOfTruth, to connect, not divide.
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#InformationIntegrity #NarrativePower
Disinformation collaborates. Truth competes.
Build #WallsOfTruth, to connect, not divide.
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#InformationIntegrity #NarrativePower
Walls of Truth
The original article "Walls of Truth" by Amir Jahangir was published in The News International on Monday, May 11, 2026 This article is adapted from my speech delivered at a seminar hosted by the Exter...
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May 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Truth is contested. Narratives shape reality.
Disinformation collaborates. Truth competes.
Build #WallsOfTruth, to connect, not divide.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/walls-...
#InformationIntegrity #NarrativePower
Disinformation collaborates. Truth competes.
Build #WallsOfTruth, to connect, not divide.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/walls-...
#InformationIntegrity #NarrativePower
Pakistan rises to 104th in World Happiness Report 2026 (from 109 in 2025).
Real insight: Happiness is now a governance outcome, shaped by trust, institutions & digital behavior, not just income.
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#Pakistan #HappinessReport #Governance #WHR26
Real insight: Happiness is now a governance outcome, shaped by trust, institutions & digital behavior, not just income.
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#Pakistan #HappinessReport #Governance #WHR26
Happiness in an algorithm?
The World Happiness Report 2026 comes as societies grapple with a major shift: the convergence of wellbeing and digital life. By centring social media, it moves beyond traditional factors like income ...
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April 4, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Pakistan rises to 104th in World Happiness Report 2026 (from 109 in 2025).
Real insight: Happiness is now a governance outcome, shaped by trust, institutions & digital behavior, not just income.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/happin...
#Pakistan #HappinessReport #Governance #WHR26
Real insight: Happiness is now a governance outcome, shaped by trust, institutions & digital behavior, not just income.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/happin...
#Pakistan #HappinessReport #Governance #WHR26