Smarter Asset Strategy
The government’s plan to bring the Privatisation Commission and the Public-Private Partnership Authority (P3A) under a single institutional framework represents a pragmatic step towards improving the management of…
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The Soldier Who Chose the Path of Peace
The true stature of a nation is measured not merely by the strength of its weapons, but by the wisdom with which it employs…
When Survival Silences Passion
Passion is what makes us feel alive, but empty hands and empty stomachs force us to confront survival before pursuing our ambitions. When economic…
Wheat market uncertainty
The Sindh government’s decision to announce an indicative wheat price of Rs4,500 per 40 kilograms has offered some reassurance to growers, but it falls…
Kammi, Muzara, Hari: The Poverty We Speak
Ask a child in any village school what the worst thing is that you can call another boy, and he won’t reach for a…
CPEC 2.0: From Infrastructure to Industrialisation
By Syeda Zainab Gilani For more than a decade, the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been a defining feature of Pakistan’s economic relationship with…
The Ones Who Spoke Up Got a File. The Rest of Us Got Tea.
A question for the conscience of university faculty The staff room door opens and the conversation stops. Cups halt halfway to lips. Someone becomes…
Avoiding another regional crisis
As talk intensifies about the possibility of renewed military action against Iran, a growing number of influential states across the Middle East and Europe…
From Makkah to Badr: Can Deterrence Diplomacy De-escalate Regional Wars?
The evolving geopolitical situation in the Middle East has compelled regional capitals to search desperately for political and economic reconciliation. Amid escalating tensions, the…
THE WAGE THAT CANNOT BUY A LIVING
Every morning before sunrise, thousands of factory workers and daily-wage earners across Pakistan leave their homes to begin twelve-hour shifts. They return long after…
When Conflict Becomes an Electoral Asset
Democracy is meant to be a contest of performance. Governments seek re-election by presenting their achievements, while opposition parties challenge their record and offer…
The Nabobs of Academia and the Reign of Institutional Tyranny
Across the civilized world, a university represents a sanctuary of uninhibited thought—a sacred space where critical inquiry, scholarly skepticism, and the relentless pursuit of…
Mardan’s Test of Governance: Beyond Inspections and Promises
There is a familiar saying that it is not the gun but the person behind it that matters. The same holds true for public…
The Silent Healer
The art and science of medicine have, in our own age, attained extraordinary powers in the prevention and treatment of human disease. Through the…
Policy without direction
Pakistan’s proposed Auto Policy 2026-31 sets out an attractive vision for the future of the automotive sector, promising cleaner mobility, stronger exports, increased competition…
The Mathematics of Middle East Diplomacy: Hezbollah, Houthis and the House of Honour
Mathematicians argue that a system can be tested by examining its symmetrical sides: where conditions share the same origin, a rule applied to one…
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore: Remembering Sr. Pilar and a Legacy of Love
Some people leave behind positions and achievements, while others leave behind values that continue to shape lives long after they are gone. Sr. Pilar…