Silencing the Truth
A free and responsible press remains one of the strongest pillars of any democratic society. Yet across the world, journalists continue to face growing risks while those responsible…
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PEACE CANNOT SURVIVE ON DENIAL
The conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan is no longer confined to diplomatic disagreements or the movement of goods across a shared frontier. It has…
Nowhere Else to Go
Ask any one of those thousands in Sialkot why he had come, and I suspect you would have got a shrug, a laugh, or…
India’s Democratic Contradictions: Domestic Unrest and the Race for Africa
India is undoubtedly one of the world’s largest functioning democracies, with federal institutions, a judiciary, a powerful military and an extensive diplomatic network. From…
Beyond Encroachments: The Need for Better Urban Management
The imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been followed by a major administrative reshuffle and an intensified campaign against illegal encroachments across…
Provinces and priorities
Calls for creating new provinces have gained momentum in recent years, particularly in regions where citizens feel excluded from the benefits of development and…
Holograms and Elections: Convenience or a Question Mark?
Imagine a lawyer contesting an election who is sitting in Lahore, while at the same moment his address is being displayed in bar rooms…
Pak-China Friendship Hospital: A New Step Towards Accessible Healthcare in Pakistan
Affordable healthcare is a major concern for most of the ordinary or lower class families in Pakistan. A regular visit to the hospital generally…
Empty Wallets: Petrol Prices Rise Family Peace
The escalating cost of petrol represents one of the most pressing economic challenges facing modern families in the contemporary world. When fuel prices surge,…
Beyond Shanghai: Building Pakistan’s Skills Agenda Around Regional Realities
By Farhana Saleem Pakistan’s maiden participation in the 48th WorldSkills Competition (WorldSkills Shanghai 2026) has put the country on the global skills map, or…
Maritime Boundaries and Strategic Bargains: Europe, Russia and the Middle East
The future of global politics is increasingly tied to the resources states possess, the maritime routes they can access, and the alliances they can…
The Rise of Islamic Civilisation: Lessons from History and the Imperatives of the Present Age
History is not merely a chronicle of events consigned to the irretrievable past; it is a mirror in which the rise and decline of…
Syed Ali Nawaz Gilani: A Glorious Chapter in Journalism, Banking and Pakistan-China Friendship
One year has passed, but the memories of his intellectual, journalistic, literary and social contributions remain alive. October 31, 2025, was a deeply…
Democratic reset needed
Parliament has once again become the stage for an important national debate about the future of democracy in Pakistan. Yet meaningful discussions alone cannot…
THE HUMAN COST OF OUR PEACE
Pakistan’s fight against terrorism is often described through numbers, military operations and territorial gains. But behind every security briefing lies a more painful reality…
The Politics of Intervention: Washington and the Struggle for Sovereignty
The supreme power that seeks to shape the world order often makes selective choices. It selects friends at a cost, chooses enemies in response…
What Happens When AI Starts Doing Business with AI In Pakistan
For most of commercial history, every transaction in Pakistan, as everywhere else, had a human at each end. A shopkeeper in Raja Bazaar haggled…