Digital Sovereignty: The New Defense Frontier
Digital sovereignty refers to a state’s ability to retain decision-making power and control over its critical data, digital infrastructure, technology, and digital economy. Just as a state protects…
The Public Purview
Opinion
The World We Gave Generation Z
Prof. Dr. Firat Kurt This is in response to an opinion article titled “Death of Deep Reading and the Rise of Pseudo-Intellectuals” published in…
Middle East Dominance: The Race Between Economic Vision and Military Illusion
The UN General Assembly address continues to expose the widening gap between political narratives and geopolitical realities. Among the most disconnected narratives was that…
Beyond the Anniversary: What China’s 77th National Day Signals for Pakistan
As China marks the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic on October 1, the occasion carries particular significance for Pakistan. This…
China at 77
Development, Innovation and Global Cooperation under Xi Jinping Leadership By: Arshad Khan The 77th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China recalls a historic…
The UN at 81: A Global Stage or a Broken Mechanism of Peace?
By: Engr. Saqlain Abid Every year, the United Nations General Assembly brings the world’s political leadership together to discuss political, social, economic and security…
The Federal Engine: Deciphering Pakistan’s National Budget System
By : Azmat Wazir The national budget of Pakistan is the fundamental macroeconomic instrument through which the federal government manages financial resources, establishes taxation…
The Myth of Linguistic Decay: Why Our Changing Tongue is a Sign of Life
Language is perhaps humanity’s most miraculous invention, yet we treat it like a leaking roof. Every few years, a fresh chorus of cultural critics…
ENGLISH, PLEASE!
A Good Morning at Midnight It is 01:17 in the morning. Which, in ordinary English, means it is still night. But why should we…
The Gulf’s Conflicts and Their Cost to Pakistan
Throughout the long and often turbulent history of the Gulf, the states of that vital region have repeatedly been plunged into the furnace of…
From Hormuz to Bab el-Mandeb: The Global Energy Crisis and Pakistan’s Diplomatic Test
The escalating crisis in the Middle East has now moved far beyond a regional conflict. Severe disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,…
The Grammar of Silence
By: Tahzeeba Bukhari A hand went up in the seventh row, then stopped halfway. The girl glanced first at her teacher, then at the…
LET’S DRAW THE LINES — WITH A PENCIL, NOT A DAGGER: PAKISTAN MUST NOT BLEED
■Lines can be changed. Boundaries can be redrawn. Administrative units can evolve. But Pakistan must not bleed.■ Perhaps I have been looking at the…
BORN WITH A DEBT
Every Pakistani citizen now carries a debt of roughly Rs325,000. A newborn carries it. A labourer carries it. A pensioner carries it. Even the…
Strategic Imperatives: Dismantling the Structural Foundations of Resurgent Militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The recrudescence of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has once again thrust the region into a precarious security dilemma, laying bare the persistent vulnerabilities within…
RUSSIA: THE BALLOT BOX, THE BELL-MAN AND THE HANDS BEHIND THE CURTAIN
The Eyrie was unusually quiet that evening. Beyond my west window, the Margalla Hills were slowly disappearing into dusk. Foxy, my mustard-coloured Volkswagen, rested…
The Journey of Knowledge or Continuous Torment: An Elegy on the Decline of the University of Gujrat!
By: Tahzeeba Bukhari In the semi-darkness of early dawn, when a thick veil rests upon the wide yet neat paths of Gujrat, thousands of…