No Safe Spaces: The Tragic Attack on Dr. Mahnoor and the Urgent Need for Workplace Safety
The horrifying acid attack on Dr. Mahnoor Nasir, a young postgraduate resident…
The Script Must Change: Time to Retire the ‘Pathan’ Stereotype
​In a media landscape often dominated by repetitive tropes and easy punchlines,…
The Rot in North Nazimabad—How Long Will Karachi Breathe Trash?
​A disturbing video recently surfaced on social media, capturing a sight that…
Karachi’s Water Crisis: A Big City Dying of Thirst
​Karachi is Pakistan’s biggest and richest city, but it is facing a…
The Fiscal Chokepoint: Debt Servicing, IMF Hegemony, and the Strategic Mandate for a Structural Rupture
The fiscal year 2026-27 national budget presents a distressing yet familiar landscape…
Islamabad’s Calculus: Bridging the Washington-Tehran Divide
The meeting in Washington between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…
Strategic Equilibrium and the Imperative of Comprehensive National Development
​The annual commemoration of Youm-e-Takbeer serves as a pivotal juncture to reflect…
The Islamabad Nexus: How Field Marshal Asim Munir Masterminded the Great De-escalation
​When history looks back at the resolution of the conflict that erupted…
The Knife of Inflation and the Neck of the Middle Class
​The crescent of Dhul-Hijjah traditionally brings a sense of spiritual anticipation to…
A Verdict for Sana Yousaf—and a Mirror to Society
​The capital’s courtroom was cramped on Tuesday afternoon, but the echoes of…