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For more than a decade, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has dominated conversations about Pakistan-China relations. It has been measured...
There was a time when the publication of an Amnesty International report carried almost unquestioned authority. Governments disputed its conclusions,...
While global initiatives have significantly reduced the public health burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency...
WHEN Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office on the steps of City Hall on January 1, 2026, the skeptics began their countdown before the confetti had...
CHINA is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in 2026 and intends to use it as more than a routine diplomatic gathering....
THE policy framework and opening of Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licenses is yet another initiative taken by the Ministry of Information...
RELIGION is often understood as a collection of beliefs, rituals and sacred traditions passed from one generation to another. Yet beneath these...
THE Audio Leaks Commission was established to answer troubling questions about alleged interference in Pakistan’s judicial system. Instead, it...
FEW regions in Pakistan carry as much strategic significance as Balochistan. Covering nearly forty-four per cent of the country’s landmass and...
One defining feature of President Xi Jinping’s leadership has been his emphasis on discipline, merit and accountability. Soon after taking office in...
FOR far too long, political discourse in AJK has been driven by major Pakistani parties, revolving around the politics of the past rather than the...
TRAVEL from Lahore to Peshawar and you feel the state change its attitude. In Punjab, despite flaws, the state tries to deliver. In...
THE land of Bengal remains a part of our heart, yet it is also an enigma. There are many questions to ask, though one question overshadows all the...
PAKISTAN’S digital transformation is creating new opportunities for women, but it is also exposing them to new forms of harm. Cyber harassment,...
IT’S an epiphany moment for Pakistan. The world around it is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, digital platforms, green technologies,...
Despite international waters prohibiting tolls, both the US and Iran seek influence over the Strait of Hormuz for strategic leverage. While Washington...
Pakistan today stands at a decisive crossroads. Persistent governance failures, absolute elite capture, economic fragility, institutional decay,...
Seventy-five years ago, on May 21, 1951, Pakistan became one of the earliest countries to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic...
This year marks the 13th anniversary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a transformative global “endeavor” that has become one of the...
For years, Gwadar Port was viewed more as a promise than a fully functioning commercial hub. The port is gradually transforming into an operational...
A wise man always thinks before speaking. Selection of proper words may enhance the message intended to convey. Likewise, inappropriate words may...
THE participation of Major General Iftikhar Hassan Shah, Commandant of the Pakis-tan Military Academy, in the passing-out parade held recently at the...
A good tax system is not only about collecting revenue. It is also about building trust between citizens, businesses and the government. People are...
IN the vast and resource-rich landscapes of Balochistan, progress has too often been interrupted by cycles of violence. Operation Shaban, launched on...
Corruption is often described as a moral failure, but its consequences extend far beyond ethics. It remains one of the greatest barriers to economic...
PAKISTAN’S national security debate has long been dominated by the armed forces, border management and counterterrorism operations. Yet recent...
Every few years, Pakistan finds itself defending the same accusations before the same audience. Yet the real question is no longer whether Pakistan...
AS I assumed the charge of Dean of the School of Digital and Cinematic Arts at the Institute of Art and Culture (IAC), I found myself reflecting upon...
THROUGHOUT human history, kingdoms, empires and nations have sought power and dominance. Power has never been limited to military might alone; it has...
THERE are lines you never cross, even in politics. In Kasur, Fazal ur Rehman crossed one. He said our soldiers die because they get paid to die. Like...
THE transformation in the international strategic environment, the increasing probability of state-on-state wars, the ongoing war between Russia and...
A quiet but consequential shift in the global energy order took shape this week and most of the world missed it. On July 10, Beijing released the...
A ten-year-old sits in a Pakistani classroom, five years into her schooling, unable to read the sentence written on the board. She is enrolled,...
Strait of Hormuz is a shipping channel to the United States; but to Iran, it’s a sovereign soil guarded with the same resolve Iran showed centuries...
Rivers are more than channels of flowing water. They are the lifelines of civilizations. Throughout history, great civilizations emerged along rivers,...
“Guarding the border for one day in the cause of Allah is better than the world and all that is in it.”(Sahih Muslim) There are certain words that...
Studying at Yanshan University in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, has been a transformative academic journey, offering opportunities to experience...
PAKISTAN and Turkiye share a historically deep-rooted, strategic partnership which is gen-erally dubbed as “Two States, One Nation”. Their...
London, my favorite city in the world, has long been one of the greatest cities in the world, but the London of the time when I lived here in the...
Every year, July 19 is observed by Kashmiris as Accession to Pakistan Day, commemorating the historic resolution adopted by the All Jammu &...
History does not merely remember wars by who fired the first shot. It remembers them by the political ambitions they fulfilled or the strategic...
THE announcement in June 2026 of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Washington and Tehran stirred cautious optimism across diplomatic...
A recent comment on social media by a very senior and seasoned politician has stirred a storm. The gentleman, perhaps unaware of the weight of his...
CLIMATE risk is emerging as an important dimension of Pakistan’s maritime economy, but the one that is probably the biggest yet least discussed. The...
KASHMIRI people have endured one of the longest and deadliest occupations in modern history. Tens of thousands of innocent and unarmed people have...
WHEN the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was announced, a weary world dared to hope for a reprieve. The diplomatic breakthroughs engineered a...
A recent statement by Maulana Fazlur Rehman during a public address has sparked considerable debate across Pakistan. He remarked that soldiers of...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday announced the creation of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) and called for...
Pakistan has single-handedly destroyed India’s delusion of so-called hegemony in the region. Since May 2025, Pakistan’s standing in the region and...
Every couple of years, Brussels publishes a report on Pakistan’s GSP status, and every time you can almost predict which paragraph will get...
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