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The pervasive phenomenon of over-regulation is typically the result of a systemic fault within the state apparatus: an entrenched appetite for...
Follow a drop of water in Pakistan, from glacier to reservoir, through barrage and canal, into an aquifer, across a farm and through a city....
Last September, at the crucial historical juncture marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the...
Economic development is rarely the sole product of capital accumulation or technological advancement, but is fundamentally driven by the quality of...
Pakistan is building a framework to govern, protect and make better use of its data. But who is assessing whether that data actually represents...
AI is the new buzzword. We consume and utilise it on a daily basis. Regardless of which side of the fence one sits on with reference to the debate on...
For decades, Indian cinema has entertained audiences at home and abroad while helping construct national identity and project India’s culture....
A few days ago, a junior associate on my legal team walked into my office brimming with excitement. He told me he had used one of the popular AI...
Pakistan’s Armed Forces have always stood as the guardians of the nation’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. Through their...
On August 31, Monday, the FPSC disclosed the written result of the CSS 2026, leaving many aspirants in shock and continuing with the same passing...
Practically, every individual, irrespective of tribe, language, geography, culture or religion, simultaneously carries multiple layers of identity....
There is noise. There is clamour. There are voices of support. There is also vociferous resentment. Both are at opposite ends of the pole. A lot has...
A court can rule as many times as it likes. If the losing side simply refuses to listen, does the ruling mean anything at all? That is the question...
While the creation of new provinces is undeniably one of the most consequential questions ignored by the state since its inception in 1947, it must be...
We have big and sprawling cities faced with chronic municipal problems, weak law and order, and lax building and housing regulations. They have grown...
Interior Minister said the system has collapsed. Fair enough! But we shall look at the numbers first, because they tell a different story than the one...
Important things are happening in the country. The prominent writers in Pakistan are busy analysing President Trump's next move in the overall...
The potential geoeconomic dimensions of the MDA are extremely phenomenal too. Assuming Egypt and Iran also join up, then the MDA will boast of a...
The 26th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which concluded in Bishkek on September 1, 2026, marked an important moment in...
Sindh has a curious way of loving its women. It has sung about them for centuries, turning Marui, Sassui, Sohni, Noori, Moomal, Lilan and Sorath into...
The Makkah Defence Alliance (MDA) is imbuing deep, multi-dimensional paradigm shifts in the regional-global geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic...
Walk through almost any Pakistani city, and you will encounter stray dogs. From informal settlements to some of the country's most affluent...
Naveed Iftikhar's debut novel Hold On follows Hira Gul from a conservative household in Kohat to Peshawar, Islamabad and beyond, tracing the...
China's rise, sustained by extraordinary economic growth and by lifting some 75 per cent of its population out of absolute poverty, has deflated...
As put by a fellow columnist, a leader can say that the system has collapsed. It sounds like an admission without holding anyone accountable. The...
We have been borrowing regularly and progressively since the 1970s over the many decades that have ensued. We are continuing to pile debt upon debt....
President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic public endorsement of the agreement adds another dimension. Trump welcomed the pact as a “BIG, BOLD, AND...