Fiza Batool Bukhari is a 7th-semester undergraduate student of Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Her research focuses on regional security dynamics, non-traditional security threats, including maritime smuggling and human security challenges, as well as the evolving nature of counterinsurgency strategies in Pakistan’s border regions. She has also interned at the Ministry of Defence and the Associated Press of Pakistan, gaining practical experience in national security affairs and media analysis.