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The Promise and Challenges of CPEC: Shaping Pakistan’s Economic Future

yesterday 40

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

National integration: Building unity in diversity

yesterday 50

Pakistan Observer

Abdul Basit Khan

Proxy terrorism in South Asia

yesterday 20

Pakistan Observer

Sehrish Khan

Pak-Afghan Border in Flames: Terror Nexus across the Frontier

yesterday 70

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Democracy is dead — long live democracy

yesterday 80

Pakistan Observer

Rashid Ahmed Mughal

Shaping Pak organized crime strategy

yesterday 10

Pakistan Observer

Hashim Abro

NCPS 2025: Pakistan’s Public Verdict

yesterday 40

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

BRI, Indonesia and Way Forward

yesterday 60

Pakistan Observer

Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Behind the screen: Pak cybersecurity threats

yesterday 30

Pakistan Observer

Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

Int’l Human Rights Day Universality of HR today

yesterday 20

Pakistan Observer

Dr A Z Hilali

The multipolar reality: Beyond the zero-sum game

For nearly three decades after the Soviet Union’s collapse, the international system operated under American unipolarity. Western thinkers declared...

previous day 30

Pakistan Observer

Engr Qaiser Nawab

Workplace stress crisis

Workplace stress crisis

WORKPLACE stress has evolved into a pervasive public-health concern in Pakistan, yet it remains insufficiently recognised as a structural and...

previous day 20

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Gaza war: Fragile ceasefire

THE ongoing sufferings of the Gazans are not ending due to Israel’s aggressive designs against innocent, unarmed Palestinians and its regional...

previous day 30

Pakistan Observer

Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Time and life

IMAGINE waking up one morning with the realization that you have only 24 hours left to live. How would those hours feel? How intensely would they...

previous day 40

Pakistan Observer

Waqar Hassan

Peshawar’s lost fragrance

Peshawar’s lost fragrance

PESHAWAR — the ancient heart of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a city that has witnessed empires rise and fall at its doorstep. Once a passage for Greek...

previous day 10

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

The VPN threat

The VPN threat

THE debate around Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) has recently intensified across Pakistan. What was once a niche technical issue has evolved into...

previous day 10

Pakistan Observer

Faisal Ahmad

New security challenges

  Since the dawn of independence Pakistan has faced immense problems on eastern borders because of the Kashmir dispute with India. The western...

monday 80

Pakistan Observer

Tariq Aqil

Taliban’s governance and its regional implications

  Taliban return to Kabul pushed Afghanistan into global terror pit that keeps widening every month. No diplomatic spin can hide ugly truth....

monday 5

Pakistan Observer

Asad Ali

Int’l Anti-Corruption Day 2025 and Pakistan

  The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) on October 31, 2003, and designated...

monday 3

Pakistan Observer

Dr Muhammad Khan

The significance of Hangor Day in Pakistan Navy: Historical legacy and strategic implications

The significance of Hangor Day in Pakistan Navy: Historical legacy and strategic implications

Hangor Day occupies a distinctive position in Pakistan’s maritime history, marking an event that profoundly shaped Pakistan Navy’s operational...

monday 1

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

What can go wrong, what can go right?

CENTRALISED decision-making, a restructured judiciary, and a military that functions as the state’s core operating system — that is the New...

monday 30

Pakistan Observer

Farrukh Saleem

Military and the people

Military and the people

  PAKISTAN’S politics has long been closely linked with its military, shaped by decades of turbulent history. Since its creation in 1947, the...

monday 20

Pakistan Observer

Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

The Strategic Depth of Azerbaijan–Pakistan Cooperation

The Strategic Depth of Azerbaijan–Pakistan Cooperation

By Aflatun Amashov In the current historical stage, where regional alliances are being reshaped, relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and...

monday 2

Pakistan Observer

Web Desk

Building a smart judiciary system

Building a smart judiciary system

Judicial modernization, judicial services and smart infrastructure have become central to global discussions and Pakistan is no exception. Today,...

07.12.2025 20

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Pak 2030: Asim Munir’s vision

Pak 2030: Asim Munir’s vision

  The Pakistan of 2030 is expected to be profoundly different—more organized, secure, responsible and stable. One of the most transformative...

07.12.2025 2

Pakistan Observer

Naveed Aman Khan

Journeys through Southeast Asia’s living mosaic

  TRAVEL is never just about destinations; it is about the stories we gather, the cultures we encounter and the perspectives we carry home. My...

07.12.2025 10

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Sultan M Hali

National stability remains Pakistan’s supreme objective

  DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif’s most recent press conference was not the routine institutional communiqué many expected. Delivered with...

07.12.2025 8

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Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi 

Pak GSP+ status hinges on climate, rights & diplomacy

Pak GSP+ status hinges on climate, rights & diplomacy

  FOR a decade, a special trade deal with the European Union has been a bedrock of Pakistan’s economy. The Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus...

07.12.2025 20

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Brig Raja Shozab Majeed R

When mercy is stronger than revenge The case for compassionate leadership

When mercy is stronger than revenge The case for compassionate leadership

In today’s turbulent world, leadership often finds itself torn between enforcing authority and embracing compassion. The teachings of Imam Ali ibn...

07.12.2025 5

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Punjab’s licencing initiative

Punjab’s licencing initiative

THE Government of Punjab is preparing to launch a transformative teacher licensing system, redefining teaching as a regulated profession rooted in...

06.12.2025 2

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

Ascendance of Algeria — Pakistan strategic ties

  THE People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria holds special strategic significance as the gateway to the African Continent, being the largest...

06.12.2025 20

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M Abdullah Hamid Gul

Localising social media networks in Pakistan

Localising social media networks in Pakistan

  PAKISTAN, one of the largest and fastest-growing digital markets, has about 116 million internet users, ranking 10th globally, with 71 million...

06.12.2025 1

Pakistan Observer

News Desk

China’s giant step towards denuclearization

  CHINA’S State Council Information Office latest white paper titled “China’s Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation in the New Era”...

06.12.2025 50

Pakistan Observer

Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Treaty of the Himalayas: A Final Call from Asia’s Crumbling Water Tower

Treaty of the Himalayas: A Final Call from Asia’s Crumbling Water Tower

In continuation of my earlier proposal to reshape global diplomatic architecture around transboundary geographical features, an instructive example...

06.12.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

Syed Wajahat Ali