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A nation’s roads often reveal more about its governance than its political speeches ever can. Smooth highways, efficient transport systems and...
OPERATION Bunyan-un-Marsus is a pivotal and heroic turning point for Pakistan because it was the most devastating moment in the country’s history....
AT a time when the global order no longer coheres around a single centre of gravity, the growing prominence of the Kazan Forum reflects something...
FROM plowing the stubborn earth to sowing the precious seeds, from carrying water under the burning sun to gathering the golden harvest at last, the...
SOCIETIES do not collapse all at once. They do not shatter like glass; they wear down over time like stone, almost imperceptibly. The first sign will...
On 10 May 2025, Pakistan launched Operation Bunyan un Marsoos in response to India’s Operation Sindoor. What followed was not a conventional...
From April 25 to May 1, 2026, Asif Ali Zardari undertook a five-day official visit to China, marking 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two...
HISTORY does not unfold as a mere sequence of events; it is shaped in defining moments when nations confront existential questions of identity,...
PAKISTAN’S swift and decisive military operation, Bunyan al-Marsus, has been presented by many analysts as a defining moment in South Asian...
THERE are moments in a nation’s history that come to define its institutional resilience, strategic posture and national cohesion. Marka-e-Haq –...
PUNJAB’S education landscape has long balanced ambition with structural constraints, where reform efforts have often struggled to translate into...
The completion of one year since the successful execution of Operation Bunian Ul Marsoos, also remembered as Marka-e-Haq, marks a significant...
A state exists and thrives when laws prevail over whims of individuals. Pakistan was established through a constitutional struggle waged by...
The European Union (EU) is Pakistan’s largest export destination, accounting for roughly 28% of the country’s total exports—equivalent to around...
The sustained, tireless and well-intentioned efforts of Pakistan’s leadership—represented by its Chief of Defence Forces, Asim Munir, Prime...
For decades, public examinations in Pakistan have remained wedded to manual processes—paper scripts, human examiners and time-consuming tabulation....
That day, by good fortune, I found a window seat in a Karachi minibus. After a long day’s fatigue, even waiting for the bus—and then traveling...
A year has passed since the skies of South Asia were lit by drones and the deafening roar of fighter jets. In May 2025, India launched what it...
The 11th 2026 NPT Review Conference convenes in New York (April 27-May 22) as the credo of the-disarmament and non-proliferation regime reaches a...
LNG in the age of outrage In the latest debate over Pakistan’s energy costs, a single number is being used to fuel public outrage: the daily payment...
BEIJING—Islamabad friendship entered a new phase when two Pakistani astronauts, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, were selected for a space...
THE recent decision of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to witness the exit of the United Arab Emirates marks a significant...
The President Asif Ali Zardari’s week-long visit to China, commemorating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, was not a ceremonial...
Ostensibly, climate change is becoming a bigger threat than terrorism. In this regard, the Government of Balochistan in 2024 launched the Green...
IN Pakistan, land is far more than just a physical asset; it represents identity, honour and generational security. Families invest their entire lives...
FROM sword to hybrid warfare, conflict has transformed profoundly and with it, the soul of soldiering. Where battles were once fought on visible...
ENEMIES of Pakistan are blatantly using propaganda tools to create wedge between the masses and the state institutions. An insightful study by the...
RECENT national and international surveys indicate a notable shift in the outlook of Generation Z and Generation Alpha in Pakistan, particularly...
THE world is not merely warming; it is edging toward a silent crisis that threatens the very foundation of human survival—food. As temperatures rise...
WORLD Hand Hygiene Day, observed annually on 5 May, is a global reminder of the importance of clean hands in preventing disease and saving lives. In...
BY offering a new set of proposals to Donald Trump, Iran has shifted the debate on the emerging global order into Washington’s court. The central...
PAKISTAN’S education system today reflects a long history of ambitious promises and uneven delivery. From the early years of independence to the...
The strategic evolution of Pakistan from a facilitator to a “strategic intercalator” represents a paradigm shift in 21st-century diplomacy. This...
THE world today stands suspended between peace and persistent disruption. In this emerging era of disorder, the erosion of international law,...
THE first anniversary of Marq-e-Haq (The Battle for Truth), the official name for the broader conflict between Pakistan and India from April 22 to May...
Having served as the Registrar of Quaid-i-Azam University for three years (2021–2024), I am compelled to reflect with candour on the current state...
In 2014, Pakistan entered into a 15-year agreement with Engro Elengy Terminal Limited for the deployment of the Floating Storage and Regasification...
As Pakistan grapples with persistent economic instability and seeks a sustainable path toward growth, a glaring reality remains at the heart of its...
THE war between Iran Israel and the US is now over two months old with a fragile ceasefire now in force. Historians and defense analysts now trying to...
THE Pakistani military operation “Bunyan-un-Marsoos,” conducted on May 10, 2025, was a significant development in the evolution of modern warfare....
In March 2026, inspectors fanned out across Pakistan’s capital to examine the places where its people eat every day. They checked 1,618 food outlets...
Pakistan is once again in the global spotlight, not for crisis, but for opportunity. From the copper-gold reserves of Reko Diq to the untapped mineral...
THE 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition—Auto China 2026—has once again spotlighted the extraordinary strides China has made in the...
On March 30, 2026, the Israeli Knesset passed a law in its second and third readings, making death by hanging the default sentence for Palestinians...
THE aerial engagements in May 2025—often associated with the contested framework of “Operation Sindoor”—have ignited intense debate within...
PAKISTAN is located in a region where geography has always been a center of power, trade, and politics. Unfortunately, we have not fully utilized this...
FROM March through April and into the present moment, Islamabad handled the Iran–US crisis with notable strategic discipline. Back channels remained...
INDIA’S unilateral move to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance is not merely a diplomatic provocation or a technical dispute over...
Pakistan is home to one of the largest youth populations in the world. Nearly 64% of the population is under the age of 30, and around 23% are...
Recent legislative progress of the Child Marriage Restraint Bill by the Punjab Assembly, has renewed national attention on the urgency of addressing...
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