expand_moreexpand_lessexpand_moreexpand_less
|
 |
 |
The Nation |
That matters more than it might seem. Most people's actual experience of the world is narrow—bound by where they were born, who raised them,...
“A Government is nothing more than the combined force of society, or the united power of the multitude, for the peace, order, safety, good and...
Hailing from a family with a long-standing industrial background, as a young student in the 70s, I vividly recall dinner table discussions on how the...
Ask ten people what literature is, and you'll get ten different answers. Some will say novels and poetry. Others will throw in plays, essays,...
The laws of nature are the bedrock of the laws of physics. From the laws of physics emerge the laws of motion, which were enunciated by Isaac Newton....
Every technological revolution arrives with a familiar cycle of anticipation, anxiety and exaggerated expectation. Artificial Intelligence is no...
For more than a decade, the political landscape in India has been reshaped by the rhetoric of nationalism, charismatic leadership and identity...
Pakistan's fight against terrorism has entered a new phase. While security forces continue to dismantle terrorist networks through...
Two years after Lahore’s Air Quality Index reached 1099 and the city briefly ranked as the most polluted in the world, I was invited by the...
Landlocked Central Asia has spent 30 years searching for reliable routes to warm-water seaports. For Uzbekistan, the most populous country in the...
Evidence keeps piling up that the bipartisan consensus on US support for Israel is dead. Signs appear almost daily that Israeli behaviour and the...
“We believe in the principle of honesty and fair play in national and international dealings and are prepared to make our utmost contribution to the...
Pakistan's major cities experience the same cycle of disruption every monsoon. A few hours of heavy rainfall are enough to inundate roads,...
Certainty is a fleeting state of mind whereby doubt is momentarily suspended. Certainty searches for guarantees and, as such, is the psychological...
Pakistanis love their heroes; nay, we worship them. The decade of the eighties was special for hero-worshippers, as we had leading sportsmen and film...
Balochistan is burning; the flames of Baloch rebellion and TTP’s religious militancy have reached the outskirts of the provincial capital; the...
The title of this piece comes from a book I have just finished reading, “The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014”, authored by Ms...
In Pakistan, population planning remains central to economic planning and the delivery of social services. According to the National Institute of...
Richard Wagner believed that recurring musical themes could help audiences navigate the complexity of opera. Theodor Adorno worried that the same...
During the last century, we have seen a sharp increase in the tech industry, while genuine human connections have begun to decay. We are living in a...
At the geostrategic level, the US-Israel Combine’s war on Iran floundered quite spectacularly and then petered out into a dull stalemate. Iran,...
Education is many things, not only the learning of formal academic curricula, with rote learning and the memorisation of so many things. Education is...
The US-Israel Combine’s war against Iran was quite obviously the result of Israel’s, or rather PM Netanyahu’s, personal obsession with getting...
Similarly, the National Adolescent and Youth Policy (NAYP) provides a comprehensive framework for promoting youth education, health, social inclusion,...
As the FIFA World Cup 2026 draws to a close, conversations inevitably centre on tactics, star players and the team that will lift the trophy. Yet one...
For the vast majority of Pakistanis, the brutal summer heat is not just a seasonal discomfort—it is a matter of survival, made exceedingly worse by...
Pakistan currently stands at a crucial demographic crossroads. Nearly 70 percent of the country’s population is under the age of 30, making it one...
The 2026 World Cup ended with an unexpected rebuke to modern football. At a time when the game increasingly celebrates individuals over institutions,...
The Ziarat tragedy stands among the most painful chapters in Balochistan's recent history. The brutal killing of police personnel not only...
Imagine a citizen seeking a government service, a pension payment, a utility connection, a tax matter, or a land record. After waiting for hours, they...
At a time when economies around the world are navigating uncertainty, inflationary pressures, geopolitical tensions, and shifting trade patterns,...
Humanity would exist in a violent ‘state of war’ where everyone is pitted against everyone else. Thomas Hobbes. The collapse of the Islamabad MoU...
Several observations can be made regarding Rahm Emanuel’s recent speech at Tel Aviv University: what he said and didn’t say, and what impact (if...
Pakistan’s youth are our greatest national asset and the driving force behind the country’s economic transformation. With nearly 70 per cent of...
Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry, with more than 700 registered pharmaceutical companies, has quietly reached a landmark that deserves far...
Motherhood—what does this word bring to your mind? I can probably guess what first appears in most of our minds: the ideal image of a woman becoming...
Education in Pakistan is always considered the foundation of national development, economic stability, and social prosperity, but the ground realities...
“The life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”“Man’s perpetual and restless desire for power after power, that ceaseth only in...
The presence of military leadership at that table is less a verdict on civilian capacity than an extension of a model Pakistan has already tested. The...
Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) is a world-famous children’s book writer and the best-selling Swedish writer ever. I will write about her today, but...
Data from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies shows a reduction in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, attributed to the success of...
Pakistan is not short of people. It is short of time. Total fertility has fallen from 4.1 births per woman to 3.6, and contraceptive use has crept up...
July 16 marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation between China and Russia—a landmark...
Pakistan loves the word merit. It appears in speeches, university admissions, job advertisements, scholarship announcements and competitive exams. It...
“A widow is a person who loses her spouse; an orphan loses his parent, but there is no word in English for the one who loses his child because,...
Pakistan's judiciary has been signing cooperation agreements with courts across the world. The choice of partners deserves a closer look....
The 48-team World Cup promised upheaval. For a fortnight, it looked capable of delivering one. Paraguay dumped four-time champions Germany out on...
In 1948, a brutal insurgency erupted in the dense jungles of Malaya. The Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA), which was a communist guerrilla...
“Facts are stubborn things. Let us dare to read, think, speak and write.”John Adams The US leaders seemingly have overcome their war fatigue and...
Another factor is the use of good old built-up areas, towns, and villages. These provide forces with crucial tactical advantages for cover and...
login
who are we?
contact us
qosheapp
