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Last week marked the first anniversary of the Pakistan-India conflict, a four-day military confrontation that not only pushed the two nuclear-armed...
"The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world." - William Ross Wallace The world would be a barren place without mothers....
I write this as Donald Trump is preparing for his visit to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping. He is set to meet the Chinese leader on May 14 for a...
A new tranche of $1.2 billion has been approved by IMF in what proves that the global lender has found Pakistan complying with the terms and...
For millions of overseas Pakistanis, investing in a home back home has long been both an emotional aspiration and a legal nightmare. Tales of...
To anyone profoundly unaware of Karachi's decades-long struggle with development, a four-year-long project remaining unfinished after almost 12...
Have you ever wondered why, despite unparalleled cognitive capabilities, humans lingered in a near-total primordial state of nature for most of their...
Pakistan's Constitution does not leave the question of natural resources to chance. It speaks clearly, even forcefully, about who should benefit...
Is punching above our weight a good thing? The question goes to the heart of the debate bubbling beneath the surface of our foreign policy euphoria....
The BJP's victory in last week's West Bengal state election marks one of the most consequential political realignments in contemporary...
A recent visit to Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney entailed interesting perspectives on how the middle power Australia, like Pakistan, is caught between...
Pakistan has yet again exhibited utmost responsibility in its relations with archrival India by calling for looking beyond an era of confrontation. On...
Every stone turned in Gaza reveals evidence of a stark violation of international human rights as well as humanitarian law. Yet, the self-acclaimed...
The Sindh High Court (SHC) order for the provincial government to make University Road in Karachi fully operational within two months is a...
It is a compelling argument that at its core, economics should be approached with the same pragmatism one applies to managing a household. Just as...
I often begin my 'Everyday Science' and 'Natural Science' lectures – now compulsory for students from Arts, Social Sciences,...
John Oliver recently turned a segment over to platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. The online outlet More Perfect Union has produced its own exposé....
Migration "should be a choice and not a necessity," said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Pakistan's Chief of Mission...
A slump in economic growth amid the adverse regional situation is set to impact balance of payments as the fiscal year comes to an end. Trade deficit...
The Government of India has spoken, and its message is a glaring admission that its national pride is only for show. The country's federal sports...
Few identities carry as much pride as that of the Pashtun. We speak of honour, courage, hospitality and dignity not as abstract ideals but as lived...
There are moments when a single policy decision reveals deeper structural cracks in a system. The recent announcement by the University of Karachi...
The prices of essential medicines had already been rising at a concerning pace well before the Iran War created a global supply chain collapse....
The power sector in Pakistan has been experiencing unexpected doubts recently. There have been a series of policy announcements that have followed...
Recently UNICEF and Pakistan's Ministry of Health issued a very alarming report about our children. More than 40% of children in high risk areas...
Peshawar Zalmi has lifted the Pakistan Super League 2026 trophy, closing a season which, more than anything else, strengthened the sense that the...
Punjab's governance is either drastically overconfident or highly efficient, judging from its claim to declare Rawalpindi completely...
There is some high confusion in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and the US are apparently testing each other's patience. Tehran claims that it has...
The world has witnessed eras of rivalry among powerful states, with the greatest often competing for global influence, alliances, resources and...
From ceasing a deadly war to attempting a permanent peace between two archrivals carrying decades of grievances against each other is a significant...
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has finally responded to the nationwide protests in the wake of a medical student committing suicide,...
Karachi touched a searing 42°C on May 3, with the "feels-like" temperature surging close to 49°C. While it marks the city's hottest...
Pakistan has registered another poor showing in the World Bank's Human Capital Index Plus (HCI ), ranking 130 out of 174 nations and well behind...
The US-Iran war is reaching an inflection point. Two months after the US and Israel started bombing Iran, there are still no clear winners. The...
A married woman tells her friend that she has maintained her weight within a healthy BMI range. She lives a comfortable life in a ten-marla house with...
The US-Iran war is hurting the world. No country - rich or poor, large or small - has been spared. Pakistan is among those that have been gravely...