
FROM DEFENCE TO DEVELOPMENT: THE MAKKAH MOMENT
August 16, 2026
On August 7, 2026, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in the holy city, declaring that…

The Silent Guardians of History: Preserving the Sacred Sanctuary of the Book in the Age of Information Chaos
August 15, 2026
By: Sheikh Abdul Rashid When the Great Library of Alexandria was engulfed in flames, history records that scholars and scribes cast themselves directly into…

From The Dawn Of Freedom To The Frontiers Of The Future
August 13, 2026
Article by: Izmi Herlani Pakistan’s Independence Day is not merely an annual ritual of flags and parades; it is a reaffirmation of a promise,…

Who, Then, Is the Murderer?
August 13, 2026
The night had descended deeply upon Karachi. Its innumerable lights stretched towards the horizon, yet, beneath the ceaseless clamour of the metropolis, an austere…

THE WORLD NEEDS PAKISTAN — BUT DOES PAKISTAN KNOW IT?
August 17, 2026
Pakistan → Gulf → Iran → China → Afghanistan → Central Asia → Gwadar There are countries that possess oil. There are countries that…

PAKISTAN: SEVENTY-NINE YEARS INTO THE DREAM
August 13, 2026
Pakistan turns 79 this August, carrying with it a history of extraordinary achievement, painful contradiction and an unfinished national promise. The green and white…

Securing Public Health: The Imperative for Strict Enforcement Against Counterfeit and Smuggled Medicines
August 12, 2026
The proposed legislation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa directed against the sale of fake, unregistered, and unlicensed medicines represents a highly commendable, essential, and indispensable step…

The Letter from Japan, When Pakistan Was Still New
August 12, 2026
By Saud Abdul Malik History is often preserved in places where we do not expect to find it. Not always in government archives, official…

The Lamp of a Living Sanctuary: Arif Ali Mir and the Intellectual Odyssey of Gujrat’s Civilization !
August 11, 2026
In those serene pockets of the Subcontinent where time slows its frantic march, coming to a standstill much like a dervish wrapped in contemplation…

”FOREIGN FORCES” – A.A. VELAYATI ON ‘X’ — A SURGEON’S KNIFE TO THE NUCLEUS
August 11, 2026
■When protection arrives from outside, who decides whether it is security—or intrusion?■ In the morning Islamabad still smelled faintly of the rain that had…

Can Our Universities Build a New Pakistan?
August 11, 2026
When a nation marks over seven decades of existence and pauses at the threshold of its Independence Day to take stock of its soul,…

LOAD SHEDDING OF THE SOUL
August 10, 2026
The greatest crisis facing Pakistan may not be inflation, terrorism, or failing public services. It is that we no longer seem surprised by any…

Pakistan, Partners and Perception
August 10, 2026
Time is a stern teacher of nations. It changes the character of alliances, reshapes national priorities and repeatedly reminds states that geography is destiny…

THE INK WAS STILL WET… HISTORY HAD ALREADY BEGUN READING IT
August 9, 2026
From Karachi and Gwadar to The Bosporus, Through Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab —A New Strategic Geography is Being Written. The old man was known…

Makkah defence pact: A new strategic equation in the Middle East?
August 9, 2026
The Middle East is passing through one of the most critical phases in its recent history, with war, diplomacy, energy security and shifting strategic…

Redrawing the Strategic Map: The Geopolitical Weight of the Mecca Agreement
August 9, 2026
The ink has barely dried on the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, but its shockwaves are already reverberating across capitals from Washington to Tehran. Signed…