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A new article in the IMF's Finance & Development magazine argues that geopolitics is rewriting the global trading system, and that the...
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif recently rebuked Maulana Fazlur Rehman for suggesting soldiers fight for salaries, calling it an insult to the...
The recent wave of coordinated attacks across Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has brought immense grief to Pakistan. From the blowing up of a...
The white in our flag reminds us of the minorities that have enriched our culture, social mores and polity, making Pakistan a true melting pot of...
My recent visit to China as a part of media delegation from Balochistan, organised by the Centre for Democracy and Climate Studies in collaboration...
Diplomatic circles around the globe were buzzing with excitement when United States President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian...
In modern strategy, cognitive warfare redefines deterrence. Traditional deterrence focuses on convincing an adversary that in the presence of nuclear...
Indian Punjab has unintentionally conducted two experiments. One demonstrates that a neglected canal system can be restored to life. The other...
Saudi Arabia's strike on Sana'a International Airport, followed by Houthi missile attacks on two Saudi airports, has opened a dangerous new...
The war on Iran has stopped as diplomacy takes the front seat. For the Americans except Trump and his loyalists in the White House, the invasion on...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in its recent landmark judgment, in Younas Masih v. The State, authored by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, deals with...
Pakistan’s greatest challenge today is not defending the idea of the state, but completing the work of building one. Every country carries a story...
The recent NATO Summit, July 7-8, 2026, in Ankara offers an important window into understanding the changing character of international security. Much...
Laws designed to accelerate development often remove legal obstacles. The question is Whether Pakistan’s telecommunication bill also remove...
Carl von Clausewitz, a prominent Prussian general and military theorist, defined war as a “continuation of policy by other means.” In the...
In recent times, Bar Councils have taken stringent steps to improve the standard of both legal education and the legal profession. The introduction of...
When one of Pakistan’s finest directors, Mehreen Jabbar, says that Pakistani content is missing from global streaming platforms not because it lacks...
The latest report by the World Bank has once again reignited a fundamental debate over Pakistan's fiscal federal structure. Its recommendations...
Pakistan's universities face a number of problems including, underfunding, low enrollment, and questionable degree quality. One problem cuts...
Punjab’s cotton cultivation for the 2025-26 season fell to 2.614 million acres against a provincial target of 3.2 million acres, an 18.3 percent...
A few days ago, the federal government was struggling to get the budget approved. One major reason was the need to meet IMF conditions. Another was...
On 3rd July 2026, the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives issued a notification that deserves more attention than it has...
“This is the trajectory of broken institutions: they master the mechanics of modernization while completely losing their moral compass.” —Noam...
“The committee had earlier directed the FBR during the previous meeting to submit complete details of taxes assessed, collected, and pending from...
Pakistan's role in helping calm one of the Middle East's most dangerous confrontations has generated a wave of optimism in Islamabad. Donald...
The approximately $100 billion in Iranian assets held abroad is a critical factor influencing negotiations between the United States and Iran,...
Nandipur should not be treated as another power-sector embarrassment to be filed away under "lessons learned." It is part of a wider...
“Be you ever so high, the law is above you” – Lord Denning Lord Denning’s observation goes to the heart of constitutional government....
When Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented Pakistan's federal budget in the National Assembly on June 12 and announced tax cuts across...
The breakdown of the MoU between Iran and the United States does not come as a surprise. It was structurally designed as such. The main questions...
In international relations, hard power matters, and a state's global influence is often measured by its military and economic strength. This...
The latest American strikes against Iran following the IRGC’s attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have once again raised fears...
The former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is not what the 25th Constitutional Amendment of 2018 aimed to transform it into. This amendment...
Pakistan today finds itself at the epicenter of a global freshwater emergency. The World Bank's Global Water Monitoring Report 2025 has sounded...
The strongest bridge between neighboring nations will not be built by diplomats alone—it will be built by universities. The strongest bridge between...
The former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is not what the 25th Constitutional Amendment of 2018 aimed to transform it into. This amendment...
The publication of the fifth volume of The Governance of China by Xi Jinping marks the consolidation of a political formula within a world governed by...
The reported case involving foreign women allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Lahore is deeply disturbing. The first concern must be the...
In today’s world, the nature of national security has changed fundamentally. While territorial integrity and military preparedness remain...
I cannot shake the image of two little girls trapped in a car on a deserted mountain road in Balochistan. Their father lay dead behind the steering...
The recent controversy over the Indus Waters Treaty has triggered a debate far larger than water. What began as a dispute over river rights quickly...
At the gates of Karachi Port, just after dawn, a line of container trailers stretches so far back that drivers switch off their engines and settle...
The annual budget invariably revives the familiar debate about Pakistan's low investment in education. This year's budget is no exception....
The beginning of 2026 proved highly challenging for Pakistan across multiple fronts. The country faced severe blows to its internal security, spanning...
Forty-nine years ago, General Zia-ul-Haq’s tanks moved on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s government. I was twenty. Two months later, I, together with a...
Cinematically, the phrase “Enter the Dragon” conjures images of lethal precision, calculated strikes, and a singular martial discipline. Decades...
“The 1973 Constitution introduced a bicameral legislature. Equal representation given to all provinces in the Senate was intended to give a measure...
There is an old saying that hatred clouds judgement. If proof were ever needed, one need only read some of what now passes for commentary on Pakistan...
“Constitutions endure not because institutions are powerful, but because every institution understands where its authority ends and another’s...
The world has changed a lot over the last three decades. Technological advancement, space travel, advanced military weapons, the arms race, economic...
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