Somewhere Between Together and Apart
“Somewhere between right and wrong, there is a garden, and I will meet you there.” — Rumi I was passing near the railway tracks in Lahore Cantonment when…
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Opinion
She Said, They Heard Otherwise
At a thesis synopsis defence, the tea is going cold and the committee is discussing a candidate’s sample. The youngest woman on the panel…
When Emergency Powers Override the People’s Mandate
Pakistan’s history of federal interventions raises an uncomfortable question: how secure is an electoral mandate when extraordinary powers can displace an elected government? By…
World Standards Day: Building Trust, Protecting Consumers, and Driving Sustainable Growth
By Ms. Amina Qasim Director C.A Lahore Zone Every year on October 14, the global community observes World Standards Day to pay tribute to…
Embracing Quality Standards for Economic Prosperity and National Growth
by Noor Ahmed Jamali Media Advisor PSQCA On World Standards Day, the global community gathers under the theme “Shared Vision for a Better World:…
Trilateral Power-Sharing: Can Washington, Beijing and Moscow Broker a New Global Consensus?
It is often said that if peace cannot unite opponents, war eventually forces them to reconsider their differences. The geopolitical recession that has emerged…
FINANCIAL RUIN OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN PAKISTAN
Public higher education in Pakistan is facing a crisis that extends far beyond budgetary shortfalls. Across the country, public universities are struggling to pay…
WHEN POLITICS PLAYS GAMES, THE PEOPLE PAY – The Maulana, the Political Bargain, and the Supremacy of Law
The Eyrie, F-10 Markaz, Islamabad. Something was terribly wrong. I had known BāBā-Tāl—the Bell-man—for long enough to recognise the difference between his customary silence…
After the UN, Now the ICC: Will Europe Stand Firm or Surrender?
The international order is approaching another crossroads. On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay…
Emergency or Democracy?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” These famous words, attributed to John F. Kennedy, carry a powerful message for…
War Warns China, Warms Iraq: How Trump’s Pressure on Iran Is Reshaping Beijing’s Oil Options?
War does not only test opponents; it often tests friends more severely. The Iran-China equation, which initially appeared relatively unaffected by Washington’s naval pressure,…
I AM HEJAZI, TA’ZEEM HEJAZI—A PATRIOT SPIRIT, A PROUD SERVITUDE OF MUHAMMAD ﷺ
The wind howls across the jagged edges of the Karakoram, a relentless frozen beast scratching at the wooden door of a small watch-hut. Inside,…
The Fiscal Mirage of New Provinces: Why Pakistan Needs the Divisional Portfolio Model to Kill Circular Debt
By Arslan Ahmad Pakistan stands at a critical socio-economic crossroads, captured by two competing visions for its future. On one side is a popular…
Pakistan’s IMF Trap: The Long Road to Economic Independence
Pakistan’s recurring dependence on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has become an enduring feature of its economic history. Every new programme brings temporary relief,…
Trained to Say Yes
Every home runs a quiet school. It has no building, no syllabus and no attendance register, and nobody is ever formally enrolled. A girl…
FILTERING THE FUTURE: A DIGITAL ECONOMY ON AN UNSTABLE INTERNET
For a growing number of Pakistanis, the internet is no longer a place they visit. It is where they work. A software engineer in…
THE YAMANIS ARE COMING — FORMATION OF AN ‘UMMAH BODY’ FOR THE HIJAZ IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR
Last night, I took “Foxy: [ my mustered coloured Volkswagen] out of the “Eyrie” [ eagle’sNest- my rooftopstudioapartmentatMarkazF-10]. The old “foxt” coughed, huffed and…