Ties with Israel

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's latest remarks in Washington mark a significant inflexion point in Middle Eastern diplomacy. His...

yesterday 90

Editorial

In the land of the cowards, the vocal man is king

Tom Cruise is famous for pulling daring stunts in his movies instead of using the stunt doubles like most of the other actors. While he shows...

yesterday 20

Imran Jan

Dog bite menace

The recent disclosure that Mayo Hospital in Lahore alone received 1,796 dog bite cases in 14 months has caused justifiable public alarm and is...

yesterday 20

Editorial

Muslim women in crosshairs of India's hate machine

The chaos that followed the 10 November 2025 blast at Delhi's Red Fort was still unfolding when Indian news channels hurried to stitch together a...

yesterday 20

Durdana Najam

TV and traffic

An Op-ed should also discuss social issues that the citizenry faces daily, and do so without any claim to sainthood, realising one's own complicity...

yesterday 20

Inam Ul Haque

The proliferator next door

On November 12, 2025, the US Treasury Department sanctioned 32 entities and individuals linked to Iran's ballistic missile programme, including an...

yesterday 20

Amna Hashmi

Kabul's myopia

Kabul's quest to reach out to Delhi by antagonising Islamabad is myopic in essence. It is a pity that the landlocked country is behaving in quite...

yesterday 40

Editorial

Vulnerability index

There is no two opinions that developmental mosaic in Pakistan is lopsided, and regions of the country are not dealt with equally by policymakers....

previous day 80

Editorial

Unrest within marriages

Marriage is a sacred bond that religion cherishes, society accepts and psychologists believe as a source of emotional satisfaction and stability....

previous day 30

Saira Samo

Karachi's water woes

In a city already parched for water, unscrupulous businessmen behind the predatory water tanker networks have exacerbated the problem by siphoning...

previous day 20

Editorial

Emerging tech: harnessing the promise and potential

The world is witnessing technology's most momentous intercession in human history reshaping and redesigning how mankind moves forward and determine...

previous day 50

Shahid Najam

Steadfast for Palestine

At a time when global responses to the unending Palestinian tragedy oscillate between hesitation and opportunism, Pakistan's position at the UN...

previous day 20

Editorial

Cry me another river

Just like I spoke about the 26th constitutional amendment, the 27th constitutional amendment was inevitable. It was bound to happen and it will be...

previous day 20

Zorain Nizamani

Mamdani's win: lesson in moral leadership and representation

"I am young despite my best efforts to grow older. I am Muslim. I am a democratic socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologise for any...

previous day 20

Faisal Kutty

The silence on Sudan

A wall seems to separate us from the information from Sudan. While the scenes of utter destruction and unimaginable horror, especially in El...

wednesday 70

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

Re-imagining fairness through AI

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic idea. It has become a defining force of the twenty-first century, transforming how societies...

wednesday 80

M Ahsan Irfan

Afghanistan: the question of Pakistan's complaints

Recently, Taliban regime's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi asked a question that reveals profound ignorance and calculated denial: "If...

wednesday 70

Ibrahim Khalil

Guilty in exile

An authoritarian leader has finally been convicted. Sheikh Hasina, the long-time strongwoman of Bangladesh, has been found guilty and sentenced to...

wednesday 60

Editorial

Change of guard in AJK

In a surprising but well-choreographed move, PPP has formed government in AJK at a time when hardly six months are left for the state elections....

wednesday 50

Editorial

HIV outbreak

At least 15 children, some as young as one, have now tested HIV-positive after being treated at Valika Hospital in SITE Town, Karachi. Since the...

wednesday 20

Editor

Impact of AI on warfare

AI is ushering in a new era of warfare defined by chip power, making warfare more lethal, faster and rapidly scalable. In the past the neophytes in...

wednesday 200

Dr Raashid Wali Janjua

Thirtieth global climate deliberations

The global community has been meeting every year under the auspices of the United Nations. At the meeting held in Paris in 2015, nations decided...

18.11.2025 100

Shahid Javed Burki

BJP's victory

From Pakistan, we watch India's political landscape not out of rivalry, but because the stability of South Asia depends heavily on the democratic...

18.11.2025 50

Editorial

Europe and the Indo-Pacific: partners for a resilient future

Europe and the Indo-Pacific find their futures increasingly interlinked in a world marked by geopolitical shifts, economic uncertainty and...

18.11.2025 60

Raimundas Karoblis

Torturous zoo

A recent report submitted to the Sindh High Court has exposed a harrowing extent of neglect at Karachi Zoo, revealing profound deficiencies not...

18.11.2025 4

Editorial

Back in form

Good news for Pakistan cricket! Babar Azam is back in form. The former skipper hit an unbeaten 102 off 119 balls, steering Team Pakistan to an...

18.11.2025 1

Editorial

Between forbidden fruit and fear

Pamaal, a drama serial drawing huge audiences these days with Saba Qamar, as Malika, in the female lead, seems to be the story of every household....

18.11.2025 3

M Nadeem Nadir

Getting our priorities right

In recent weeks, Islamabad has witnessed a flurry of activity with the inauguration of flyovers and underpasses aimed at easing traffic congestion...

18.11.2025 20

Dr Ali M Mir

Shrinking digital space

For the fifteenth year in a row, global internet freedom has continued its downward slide — a trend that should concern every society navigating an...

17.11.2025 6

Editorial

Deadly constructions

Multiple localities in Karachi are home to multi-storey buildings erected on a small patch of land, usually housing an upward of ten people per...

17.11.2025 1

Editorial

Boarding pass

"America is home to lower-middle-class immigrants; the well-offs must strive to find means to establish their prosperous future in their homeland,...

17.11.2025 3

Muhammad Ali Falak

Gearing up for protest

The country is swinging into an agitational gear in the backdrop of the passage of the 27th amendment. The controversial legislation has...

17.11.2025 2

Editorial

Those Bani Gala days

There is more to the Mr & Mrs Khan story than the Economist's latest report describes. But does a layered narrative of the former First Couple's...

17.11.2025 30

Fahd Husain

Margalla Dialogue — 2025

The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) hosted a two-day Margalla Security Dialogue from November 11-12 at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad....

17.11.2025 60

Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Afghanistan's alternative trade routes and a trade misunderstood

The Afghan Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, has directed Afghan traders and industrialists to explore...

17.11.2025 10

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Ties with Israel

Editorial

In the land of the cowards, the vocal man is king

Imran Jan

Dog bite menace

Editorial

Muslim women in crosshairs of India's hate machine

Durdana Najam

TV and traffic

Inam Ul Haque

The proliferator next door

Amna Hashmi

Kabul's myopia

Editorial

Vulnerability index

Editorial

Unrest within marriages

Saira Samo

Karachi's water woes

Editorial

Emerging tech: harnessing the promise and potential

Shahid Najam

Steadfast for Palestine

Editorial

Cry me another river

Zorain Nizamani

Mamdani's win: lesson in moral leadership and representation

Faisal Kutty

The silence on Sudan

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

Re-imagining fairness through AI

M Ahsan Irfan

Afghanistan: the question of Pakistan's complaints

Ibrahim Khalil

Guilty in exile

Editorial

Change of guard in AJK

Editorial

HIV outbreak

Editor

Impact of AI on warfare

Dr Raashid Wali Janjua

Thirtieth global climate deliberations

Shahid Javed Burki

BJP's victory

Editorial

Europe and the Indo-Pacific: partners for a resilient future

Raimundas Karoblis

Torturous zoo

Editorial

Back in form

Editorial

Between forbidden fruit and fear

M Nadeem Nadir

Getting our priorities right

Dr Ali M Mir

Shrinking digital space

Editorial

Deadly constructions

Editorial

Boarding pass

Muhammad Ali Falak

Gearing up for protest

Editorial

Those Bani Gala days

Fahd Husain

Margalla Dialogue — 2025

Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Afghanistan's alternative trade routes and a trade misunderstood

Dr Shazia Anwer Cheema