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Karachi has been desperately water-stressed for longer than many of its citizens have been alive, but after almost a decade of work on a solution...
Few decisions have cast as dark and enduring shadows on Pakistan's economy as the power sector — electricity and gas. The 2016 LNG deal stands out...
The monsoon session of the Indian parliament has just begun. And so far, it is shaping up to be an event reminiscent of the Red Wedding from the...
Breakfast at Wimbledon' is a long-cherished tradition in sports. Here in America, as in London and across the globe, we can't wait to pour cream...
The recent release of the QS World University Rankings 2026 has yet again underscored the troubling reality of higher education in Pakistan. This...
It is never easy to speak about religion in Pakistan. Yet silence, especially when it protects abuse, is not piety. The recent tragic death of a...
Dear Humaira Abid, Allow me to begin this letter with a note of condolence; to the families who lost their children to wars, to anyone who could...
Rather than helping to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, the Israel-initiated 12-day war with Iran, which the US also joined, has seriously...
As another July 5th recedes into Pakistan's collective memory, it remains a symbolic rupture: the night when the populist experiment of Zulfikar...
It's been one year and nine months since the outbreak of the Gaza War; 77 years and two months since the occupation of Palestinian lands by the...
The US-China competition remains the 'defining issue' of international politics. My last piece titled the "Sino-US rivalry" was published in this...
Pakistani children aren't safe. That's not opinion or exaggeration. It's the bleak, burning truth we keep looking away from. They're ignored,...
This would not be an extreme position but rather doing quite a simple thing, which is stating things as they are. Soldiers serving in national...
"Beijing and Moscow should work to unite countries of global South and promote the development of the international order in a more just and...
Energy has shaped humanity's path – from mastering fire, to harnessing steam, to splitting the atom. Today, we're at the dawn of a new era. The sun...
India's strategic consideration is to extend the range of its ICBMs beyond the territories of its rivals — China and Pakistan. It's a worrisome...
Shoes Rs30,000; bag Rs110,000; watch Rs50,000. Confidence? Priceless. These are the familiar lines from reels that float across our screens,...
A video shocks our conscience. A young woman stands in front of her executioners and stands tall. She knows how it will end, yet she does not plead...
What good is a digital revolution if the law never arrives? Pakistan speaks with urgency about building a technology-driven economy. It sets...
The national bird of India is the peacock, a majestic animal known for its dazzling display of feathers. It is a grandiose symbol of beauty and...
The contemporary global landscape is characterised by increasingly complex geopolitical and economic dynamics, chaotic power shifts and rapid...