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The tragic killings in the scenic Pahalgam resort, near Srinagar, must drive some deep introspection for all. It is neither a moment to react with...
Pakistan did reach out to Kabul in an ostensible reset of its fracturing ties with its erstwhile proteges, the Afghan Taliban. Deputy Prime...
The world has an unsettling tendency to pick and choose which humanitarian crises are worthy of outrage. Right now, Sudan has fallen through the...
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) – of which AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is the most advanced stage – is a disease that many avoid...
The numbers speak for themselves. In just a year, the Banking Mohtasib Pakistan has had to intervene in 27,753 cases of fraud and bank-related...
One more example from the tech world before I jump to the political world.If you look at the power systems around the world, the prevailing mindset...
US President Donald Trump's nonsensical "reciprocal tariffs" and the ensuing trade war with China have devastated the global economy and threaten...
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has inadvertently rubbished the claims of local agriculturists that support prices are critical for the...
Violence Against Women (VAW), once treated as a forbidden text, is now a yardstick for measuring national progress. Gone are the days when...
There is a professional goof at work while dealing with the Haj operations. The fear that around 67,000 aspiring pilgrims will be denied their...
That evening, I walked into a café as I often barge into such places: dumbfounded by the day, dwindling in self-confidence, dressed to attract...
In a world where scrolling is second nature and videos under a minute define cultural shifts, the battlefield has expanded far beyond borders and...
The US media recently reported that terrorists attacked the Jaffar Express with NATO grade weapons. BBC confirmed that half of around a million...
Tehreek Tahaffuz Aayen-i-Pakistan is turning out to be a non-starter. The anti-government movement that was supposed to be spearheaded by the...
A few days earlier, a high-level meeting was arranged on polio eradication. According to media reports, the meeting compared the polio cases data...
In my previous op-eds published in these columns over the last couple of months, I explored the unique position of Generation X as the bridge...
April is not supposed to be this warm. The heatwaves in parts of the country are not normal. The sudden hailstorm in Islamabad a couple of weeks...
Pakistan is facing a climate crisis unlike anything seen before. From catastrophic floods and scorching heatwaves to choking pollution and...
A leap forward has been attained as Pakistan and Afghan authorities have struck a deal to get going amid adversity and reservations. A one-on-one...
Plastic pollution is a global problem that significantly impacts humans, wildlife and ecosystems. To combat this mounting crisis, Sindh government...
It was clear from some of the recent decisions taken by President Donald Trump concerning the US economy that he had a poor understanding of...
In August last year, when the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina came to an end as a result of violent protests, there was a rare opportunity for...
The Punjab government has once again announced an initiative to support Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) by launching a Rs1 billion programme that...
Making efforts to achieve quantified targets is the zeitgeist of today's world. Our obsession with metrics, targets and standardised indicators...
It's easy to say that we're the ones hit hardest by climate change while contributing the least to it, but only those truly suffering its effects...
Dear Honourable PM, Progress requires a detox from perpetual pessimism and learned helplessness. Unwillingness to change has pushed Pakistan into a...
The declining level of development spending is a matter of grave concern, as not even 40% of the federal government's proposed PSDP from the budget...
Abandoned weapons in Afghanistan are now threatening peace and security across the horizon. Credible reports and recent incidents, such as the...
Karachi is broken — and it cannot be rebuilt with mere buses and buzzwords. The Sindh government, in a recent meeting with the International...
The world is witnessing a surge in shuttle diplomacy as President Trump tries to deliver on his promise of ending the Ukraine war. Earlier this...
The right of children to identity is globally recognised, with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasising its critical...
Failures are an integral part of life's pursuits. Too often, we attribute our setbacks to external constraints — limited resources or...