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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...
The genius of one man led to the atom bomb. Intelligence can be destructive. Nations are built on a healthy combination of intellect and wisdom. If...
For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has been treated as a narrow stretch of water with outsized geopolitical importance. Yet the latest regional...
Watching elements of the Democratic Party establishment respond to insurgencies is fascinating. After Senator Bernie Sanders won several early...
In a recent article published in Foreign Affairs magazine, Paul Scharre analysed the advancement in military technology and why the illusion of...
Notwithstanding the MoU signed with great fanfare by the USA and Iran as parties to the conflict, and Pakistan as guarantor, the signatories agreed to...
Article 160 of the Constitution sets a clock. At intervals not exceeding five years, the President must constitute a National Finance Commission,...
For much of modern history, Eurasia has been viewed as a contested geopolitical space rather than a coherent strategic community. Great powers have...
The chamber in Islamabad’s most exclusive restaurant was steeped in the scent of old leather and older privilege. A few retired foreign policy...
In a country where the sporting narrative is overwhelmingly dominated by the crack of a cricket bat, there exists a vibrant pocket of Karachi that...
A misperception is a false or inaccurate understanding, interpretation, or belief about something. It occurs when sensory information or external...
Islam was brought to the west coast of India by Arab traders. According to Khushwant Singh in his book, India: An Introduction, Hindus gave their...
More than 90% of women, according to the HRCP 2020 report, are subjected to domestic violence. This is not only physical but takes several forms:...
In the race for artificial intelligence supremacy, tech giants are no longer just scraping the open internet; they are mining our digital lives. Meta...
Today, I would like to write about education and schooling, although it is in the midst of the school holiday time. Last year, too, I did that because...
All 2026-27 budgets, central and provincial, have now been announced and passed, but there remains an unspoken dichotomy between the aspirations of...
In today’s era of information warfare, perceptions often travel faster than facts. Repetition transforms narratives into accepted truths,...
The political history of Sindh is also closely related to public consciousness, political awareness and democratic struggle. This land has always...
Benjamin Netanyahu's recent declaration that Israel must eventually free itself from dependence on American military aid sounded, at first...
I’m not proud to admit it, but I hadn’t read a book in Urdu in a very long time. But I’m glad that Bangley ki Bawali by Ali Akbar Natiq was the...
July 5 is a day in the history of Pakistan that is not merely a significant date, but a turning point that has had an impact on the political,...
On July 5, 2026, Group Captain Asim Tariq of the Pakistan Air Force died in Islamabad. He was shot while trying to stop an abduction. A serving...
“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell.“Facts are stubborn things.” Let us dare to read, think, speak,...
The opening refrain of Pasoori evokes belonging for a global South Asian diaspora. The first piano notes of Kal Ho Naa Ho summon nostalgia almost...
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has long held sway in elections, threatening and intimidating any opposition. When a critic of...
Gilgit-Baltistan is no ordinary land. It has long stood at the crossroads of civilisations, where the world’s mightiest mountain ranges converge in...
Congratulations on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. Independence was secured...
As a pilot project of BRI cooperation, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has so far brought over 25.9 billion US dollars in direct...
The safety of medicines is directly linked to the safety of human lives. In an era where technology is transforming every sector, the pharmaceutical...
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