■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 fallen during the night.…
When a nation marks over seven decades of existence and pauses at the threshold of its Independence Day to take stock of its soul,…
The Punjab cabinet’s recent decision to allocate funds for local government elections appears, at first glance, to be a positive step toward restoring a…
The greatest crisis facing Pakistan may not be inflation, terrorism, or failing public services. It is that we no longer seem surprised by any…
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 signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye is a historic and highly significant development in regional security.…
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…
The Middle East is passing through one of the most critical phases in its recent history, with war, diplomacy, energy security and shifting strategic…
The ink has barely dried on the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, but its shockwaves are already reverberating across capitals from Washington to Tehran. Signed…
By Faiza Younis Raja “The degree of civilisation in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Dostoevsky’s oft-quoted…
The announcement of a trilateral defense agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye is a landmark development in regional security cooperation. This pact is…
The recent announcement of Matriculation (SSC) examination results across various educational boards, including Peshawar, has once again exposed several grim realities of our teaching…
The strategic collective security agreement between Pakistan, Türkiye, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is the natural evolution and formal codification of decades…
Dr Zafar Khan Safdar There is a particular kind of institutional exhaustion that sets in when a government stops leading and starts reacting.…
By Syed Munawar Ali Between 2005 and 2010, as Pakistan lost much of its trained health talent to hospitals abroad, one clinical research professional…
The interior minister’s recent remarks at a seminar in Islamabad have reignited debate about the state of Pakistan’s political system. Mohsin Naqvi, who is…
■The Divine Blueprint of Badr, the First Positive Step, and the Eternal Law of Unseen Help■ “There is a tide in the affairs of…