Fahad Nabeel

Special thanks to Muhammad Ammar Alam for the invitation.

The lecture, part of the ‘International Relations in the New Millennium’ course, focused on an introduction to cyber warfare and information warfare with a special emphasis on India and Pakistan. A brief overview of Open-Source Intelligence was also included.

Delivered a guest lecture on ‘Cyber Warfare and Information Warfare between India and Pakistan’ at COMSATS University’s Department of Humanities.

Paper Presentation -https://www.academia.edu/144828815/COMBATING_INDIAN_DISINFORMATION_A_CRITICAL_EVALUATION_OF_PAKISTANS_RESPONSE_IN_THE_MAY_2025_CONFLICT

The paper argues that Pakistan’s resilience is hindered by fragmented legal frameworks, limited regulatory mechanisms, and reliance on a single official fact-checking unit.

The paper aims:
- To understand the motives, tactics, and actors in India’s information warfare
- To analyze Pakistan’s disinformation resilience during the conflict

YouTube video by Fahad Nabeel Combating Indian Disinfo - A Critical Evaluation of Pakistan’s Response During the May 2025 Conflict

Presented my conference paper titled “Combating Indian Disinformation - A Critical Evaluation of Pakistan’s Response During the May 2025 Conflict” virtually at @iubwp’s 5th International Conference on the Interdisciplinary Approach in Social Sciences.
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UNPACKING THE CYBER DIMENSION OF THE 2025 INDO-PAKISTAN CONFLICT The paper aims: • To analyze the strategic objectives, operational tactics, and tangible impacts of cyber operations conducted by both states. • To examine how these cyber operations influenced the tr...

Paper Presentation – www.academia.edu/144625182/UN...

It argues that the cyber ops observed leading up to and during the conflict reflect a recurring pattern of cyber hostilities surrounding Indo-Pakistani military or political flashpoints. However, unlike past trends, this time was notable for the extensive deployment and publicization of cyber ops.

The paper aims:
• To analyze the strategic objectives, operational tactics, and tangible impacts of cyber operations conducted by both states.
• To examine how these cyber operations influenced the trajectory of the conflict.

YouTube video by Fahad Nabeel Conference Paper Presentation - Unpacking the Cyber Dimension of the 2025 Indo-Pakistan Conflict

Presented my conference paper titled “Unpacking the Cyber Dimension of the 2025 Indo-Pakistan Conflict” virtually at the 9th Bosphorus International Conference on Cybersecurity, Digital Politics, and Social Sciences.
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“The only commonalities,” he said, lay in both India and Pakistan accusing its neighbours, Pakistan and Afghanistan, of not doing enough to stop UN-sanctioned individuals and groups from using their soil to attack others.

However, Nabeel said that he did not see major parallels between India’s response to the April attack and Pakistan’s recent approach towards the Taliban.

“The main question will be why Pakistani officials did not claim responsibility for the past alleged strikes [in Afghanistan]. If Pakistan merely uses the terrorism-threat narrative, critics will ask why it did not take such actions in the past decade,” Nabeel told Al Jazeera.

This [Pak’s posture of neither accepting responsibility for explosions in Afghanistan, nor denying a role] could damage Pakistan’s credibility if groups based in Afghanistan attack Pakistan again, suggested Fahad Nabeel, who leads the Islamabad-based research consultancy Geopolitical Insights.

‘New Normal’: Is Pakistan trying to set new red lines with Afghan Taliban? Amid growing clashes with the Taliban, Pakistan's moves mirror, ironically, an approach it has decried in the past.

I’m quoted in Abid Hussain's story for @aljazeera.com on Pakistan’s supposed “new normal” approach toward Afghanistan:

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

- Nabeel said Islamabad will have to try to build goodwill with ordinary Afghans while making it clear that anti-Pakistan armed groups cannot operate freely, if they have a hope of eradicating the violence.

- Fahad Nabeel, who leads the Islamabad-based research consultancy Geopolitical Insights, said counterinsurgency is only successful in any region with local support.

- A lack of coordination between federal and provincial authorities and the army has also been a particular issue, Nabeel said.

How Pakistan misread the Taliban and lost peace on the frontier As Kabul resists action against the Pakistan Taliban, Islamabad is left to weigh military strikes and expulsions.

I am quoted in Abid Hussain's story on the surge of violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social:

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

YouTube video by Fahad Nabeel Mapping the Trends of AI-Enabled Disinfo Threats and Vulnerabilities to Pakistan’s National Security

In this paper, I argue that AI-driven disinformation threatens Pakistan’s national security by eroding trust, exploiting divisions, and destabilizing democracy.
youtu.be/1napQEx4wnk

MAPPING THE TRENDS OF AI-ENABLED DISINFORMATION THREATS AND VULNERABILITIES TO PAKISTAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY In this paper, I argue that AI-driven disinformation threatens Pakistan’s national security by eroding trust, exploiting divisions, and destabilizing democracy.

The paper attempts to answer the following questions: ·
• What AI-enabled disinformation tactics are being deployed to target Pakistan’s national security?
• In what ways does AI-generated disinformation shape public perception?

Paper Presentation - www.academia.edu/143657755/MA...

Presented my conference paper titled ‘Mapping the Trends of AI-Enabled Disinformation Threats and Vulnerabilities to Pakistan’s National Security’ at 3rd National School of Public Policy on Artificial Intelligence in Public Policy and Governance.

In this paper, I explain that the data protection bills presented over the past few years inherit the colonial model, in which the executive defines threats, interprets laws, and exempts itself from compliance.

Paper Presentation - www.academia.edu/143338303/DE...

The paper attempts to answer the following question:
- What are the conditions and continuities of coloniality in Pakistan’s proposed data protection regime?

Presented my conference paper titled ‘Decolonizing Surveillance Infrastructures and Personal Data Protection in Pakistan’ at the University of Peshawar’s Dept of Criminology’s 1st International Conference on “Criminal Justice Reforms in Pakistan: Addressing Colonial Legacies and Modern Realities”.

The program also featured an exchange with officials from the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, offering valuable insights into bilateral cooperation.

• Shanghai Institute for International Studies
• Sigenergy Global Manufacturing Center
• Shanghai Astronomy Museum
• Qian Xuesen Library and Museum
• Comau Engineering Company
• Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
• Startup Factory China
• HAHN Automation Group

• Guozijian (Imperial Academy)
• The Temple of Confucius
• The Lama Temple
• The Great Wall of China
• The Summer Palace
• Huawei Research Center
• Modula Factory
• RedNote (Xiaohongshu) Headquarters

Over the course of 14 days, participants explored multiple facets of China’s technological development through lectures, discussions, and site visits to prominent cultural, industrial, and research institutions, including:

Last month, I attended the 6th edition of the China School, themed “China's High-Tech Rise: Strategies, Players, and Perspectives.” The program was organized by the Research Center on Contemporary China, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Management at the Polytechnic University of Milan.