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Elections in Azad Kashmir are just around the corner, yet the real issue is that the politicians have been left behind while society has moved ahead....
India’s problem is no longer confined to hate speech. Hate itself has become an industry. It is being written, recorded, marketed, streamed, and...
The eventual end of hostilities involving Iran, whenever it comes, will undoubtedly be welcomed across the world. Energy markets will stabilize,...
The European Commission’s report on GSP raises an important question: has Europe weaponized the concept of human rights, particularly minority...
Diplomacy is often portrayed as a contest between adversaries sitting across a negotiating table. Yet the real challenge frequently lies elsewhere:...
One of the gravest threats to peace in the Middle East stems from Israel’s expansionist interpretation of the biblical “Land of Israel.” Unlike...
In my previous column, I discussed why it is geographically inaccurate to describe India as the upper riparian state for every river. In the case of...
In the ongoing debate over the Indus Waters Treaty, India is frequently described as the upper riparian state. Factually, however, that is not...
Artificial intelligence has become the defining technology of our era. From classrooms to hospitals, workplaces to courtrooms, AI is rapidly changing...
The Iran war has returned. The fragile arrangement keeping the guns quiet finally gave way. The United States and Iran traded blows once again, and...
The reported cargo aircraft crash off the coast of Ormara is first and foremost a human tragedy. Families wait for answers, colleagues mourn their...
India fooled the world for years, but his true face has finally been revealed. The world has begun to realize that Hindutva poses a growing threat to...
Pakistan’s gas sector has reached a point where temporary fixes no longer suffice. Every winter, households endure shortages, industries curtail...
India is making the same mistake over the Indus Waters Treaty that it made during Operation Sindoor. There, too, it committed a strategic...
The World Bank’s latest report on Pakistan’s fiscal federalism has reopened an old but unavoidable debate: has the National Finance Commission...
India’s water aggression against Pakistan has three distinct dimensions. The first is that it has blocked Pakistan’s share of the waters that flow...
On 5 July, Kazakhstan celebrates National Dombra Day. Among the many forms of traditional Kazakh art, the dombra and the art of kui performance...
Water has long been described as the lifeblood of civilization. In South Asia, where hundreds of millions depend on the Indus river system for food...
Iran is bidding farewell to its Supreme Leader. For the Iranian people, this is a moment of profound grief, perhaps the saddest they have witnessed in...
The prime minister’s directive banning the production and use of substandard syringes is a necessary response to a matter that directly concerns...
Richard Lindsay’s recent remarks on the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan deserve attention in Islamabad as well as Kabul. For a country that has spent...
The relationship between the United States and Israel has long been regarded as one of the most durable strategic partnerships in modern international...
Pakistan’s recurring dependence on borrowing is often portrayed as a temporary crisis brought about by external shocks, political instability, or...
It may be that my wit is short, as Chaucer might put it, or perhaps this is only a coincidence, but whenever I have observed Aimal Wali Khan speaking,...
Pakistan has every reason to take pride in its overseas community. Millions of Pakistanis living and working abroad have, for decades, played a vital...
The spectacle is striking. A politician who built much of his career portraying Iran as America’s foremost adversary now finds himself repeatedly...
For more than seven decades, the U.S. dollar has served as the world’s principal settlement currency for cross-border trade. From oil shipments in...
Whenever positive news emerges about Pakistan, it often triggers a familiar reaction in certain quarters. The latest example is the recurring question...
Human history often appears to be a chronicle of conflict. From ancient wars to modern geopolitical rivalries, violence has shaped borders,...
The late Allama Saqib Akbar was a remarkably gracious, serious, and composed personality. He was perhaps also the Secretary General of the Milli...
Most of you may not like what I am about to say. That, however, makes little difference. Those who have been reading me for years know that I have...
From May 9 to June 9, the pattern has been strikingly familiar. The rhetoric is the same. The method is the same. Even the excuses are the same. First...
For decades, Pakistan has sustained a loud, performative public discourse celebrating the rise of the professional woman. We take immense pride in the...
Pakistan’s public sector universities are confronting one of the gravest financial crises in their history. Institutions established to produce...
For decades, wars in the Middle East have been accompanied by grand predictions. Every major conflict is said to herald a “new Middle East,”...
In an era marked by geopolitical uncertainty, economic fragmentation, and emerging security challenges, regional collaboration has become a necessity...
For years, discussions about drug abuse on university campuses have followed a familiar pattern. A disturbing incident comes to light, concerns are...
Asif MahmoodIn our context, budgets are usually seen through two familiar lenses. One is to view them as a supporter of the government, and the other...
On June 10, 2025, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the federal budget for FY2025–26 before a noisy National Assembly. It was passed on...
On June 10, 2025, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the federal budget for FY2025–26 before a noisy National Assembly. It was passed on...
By Nawabzada Shah Ali In international relations, some partnerships develop quietly, away from the spotlight, yet gradually evolve into relationships...
The recent evolution of India’s military doctrine has revived an old but increasingly urgent question for South Asia: how does India’s security...
The fundamental question surrounding the movement currently being revived in Azad Kashmir is simple: what exactly is its agenda? If the objective...
The debate over the recent Israel-Iran war often focuses on military tactics, intelligence successes, and regional power balances. Yet one reality...
Amid growing turmoil within the state-owned Bank of Khyber (BoK), sources have painted a grim picture of institutional decay, alleging that “merit...
Pakistan stands at a critical environmental crossroads. While economic instability, political uncertainty, and security concerns often dominate...
There is a widely shared conception of justice that is universally recognized: that every individual should receive what is rightfully due. Yet in our...
Baluchistan has become a battlefield, and the lines of confrontation are now unmistakably clear. On one side stands the security and integrity of...
Problems of governance exist across the developing world. Whenever a movement emerges on the basis of such problems, the first question that arises is...
Russia is drawing closer to the Taliban at a rather strange moment. Its own security officials are warning that Afghanistan remains full of militant...
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