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Fourteen hundred years ago, on the 20th of Ramazan, a remarkable event in human history occurred, which is still remembered today and has...
Part - I The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed by India and Pakistan on September 19, 1960, has been widely acclaimed as the world’s most...
Pakistan, like many nations, is grappling with a mounting crisis – ‘plastic waste’. As we mark the International Day of Zero Waste on March 30,...
In the aftermath of World War II, the US and its allies created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) in 1949 to curtail Soviet expansion...
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), ranks Pakistan as the second most...
There is something dangerously seductive about a good conspiracy theory. The suggestion that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are ‘for sale’ is one such...
The issue of the six canals to be pulled out of the River Indus apparently to irrigate Cholistan is now well documented. Also, well understood is...
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader, Mahrang Baloch, was arrested by Quetta police last week while participating in a protest against police...
In my career of over three decades in the development and humanitarian arena at national, regional and global levels, I have often pondered over...
Inheritance for women in Pakistan is not just a legal issue but a deeply entrenched societal struggle. While Islamic law and the constitution of...
The looming spectre of a food crisis and economic instability poses a significant threat to Pakistan, as the nation grapples with alarming...
The frenzy of military spending seems to have gripped several parts of the world once again. Numerous states are preparing to pour billions — if...
Local governments in Pakistan function [or dysfunction] under their respective provincial frameworks as Article 140-A of the constitution of...
In an unprecedented environmental disaster, Pakistan finds itself situated right at the heart of catastrophe. It is increasingly becoming one of...
Consider a country where utter poverty led to people starving to death. With limited natural resources and more than 7,000 individuals per square...
Pakistan’s economic stagnation and governance inefficiencies are deeply rooted in a bureaucratic structure that prioritises control over progress....
The Pakistani government’s proposal to slash the buyback rate for surplus solar electricity from Rs27 to Rs10 per unit has ignited debate. I have...
The European Union’s introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a significant development in global trade and climate policy....
Brazen terror attacks at Bannu, Akora Khattak and the Jaffar Express have jolted an enervated nation and the Pakistani state. What the bloodbath at...
On January 20, following the US president's Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning US Foreign Aid, all US-related government to government...