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Seventy-nine years after independence, Pakistan stands at an important moment in its national journey; not merely looking back at the past, but...
As Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day, the country has more than one reason to reflect on its journey. From a state struggling for survival, it...
The emerging Pakistan–Saudi Arabia–Turkiye security understanding deserves to be examined beyond the immediate headlines. What began as...
-- Seven Decades On, the CSP's Ghost Still Shapes Punjab's Bureaucracy The latest demand by the Provincial Management Service Association...
The launch of the Punjab Drug Management & Distribution System (PDMS) marks a defining moment for Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry. At a...
First today: Congratulations on Pakistan’s upcoming Independence Day, 14 August 2026. And then, drawing attention to the title of my article, ‘We...
Every 14th of August, Pakistan risks reducing its Independence Day to a ceremony — a flag hoisted, a new song released, a holiday marked and...
The signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on 7 August 2026 by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye marks a significant development in the...
The Government officially transferred the effective management control of PIA to a local consortium purportedly led by Arif Habib Corporation with a...
The US dished out its latest National Security Strategy in November 2025, in which it was clearly stipulated that the US would not allow any...
When toxic smog forced schools across Punjab to close in November 2024, the learning of almost 16 million children was disrupted. Widespread flooding...
“The Saudis should know that a paper agreement with Turkey and Pakistan will not bring them security, just as years of one-sided milking by the...
Does criticising actions of the Israeli government or its prime minister fuel antisemitism? Despite this argument’s stretch of logic and the danger...
A Leader is one whose presence makes a difference among men, who could be in thousands or in millions. If the leader is not distinguishable among...
On July 1st, the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China officially came into effect. As the first foundational...
The emergence of corporate music platforms in 2008 altered this landscape. Their contribution to Pakistani music is undeniable: they expanded...
The signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA) on August 7, 2026, by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah...
There has been a lot of chatter about AI in Pakistan recently. One can see AI taking the front seat in the arena of Digital Pakistan, but what we’re...
In November 2017, I played session ukulele and bass guitar for Mehdi Maloof at two concerts at LUMS and Alhamra, Gaddafi Stadium. The audience knew...
Pakistan has a unique, multidimensional presence in the ME. It is a member of the Board of Peace in Gaza, is mediating between the US and Iran in the...
Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders have been in Saudi Arabia for two days, seeking economic relief, including deferred oil payments, while...
The US-Israel Combine’s rather misfiring war on Iran continues to trudge along pedantically and aimlessly. Its vaunted military has failed to...
This seems to be an uncomfortable summer for Pakistan. Forced labour and weak enforcement were raised as concerns in the EU’s GSP monitoring...
Every year at the beginning of August, the “Norway Cup” is held in Oslo. It is a large children’s and youth football tournament, the largest in...
Pakistan now has around 160 million broadband subscribers, and 69 per cent of its adult population is financially included. Both figures represent...
Briefly, we have tried to analyse the impact of the Third Wave on important events over the past two decades. In Ukraine’s 2013–2014 “Euromaidan...
December 1992. We were on a tour of Baluchistan as part of our training at the National Police Academy. We had met the Chief Minister, the Governor...
Following up on my piece last week, the key learning is that, when it comes to economic policies, it is imperative for Islamabad to follow correct and...
As we step into the month of August and the familiar green and white bunting begins to drape our streets, the national mood naturally turns...
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” These iconic...
The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, defined the foreign policy of the newly born country and its relations with other nations...
By late July 2026, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the monsoon that had begun just weeks earlier had already claimed...
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical maritime chokepoint and an important channel for international trade and energy supplies. It is estimated that...
Climate change has emerged as one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, and Pakistan is among the countries most vulnerable to its impacts....
The Finance Bill 2026 proposes a sharp rise in the surcharge for inclusion in the Active Taxpayer List (ATL) after the filing deadline: from Rs1,000...
Dowry (jahez or daj) is a term that is difficult to define in the contemporary context of our society, despite its long history across different...
Sometimes I wonder what the defining emotion of my generation is. Is it hope? Fear? Anger? Or is it simply exhaustion? To be young today is to wake up...
‘Living a Lie’, or existing in a state of self-deception or pretence, is one of philosophy’s most enduring puzzles. It forces us to ask: Who are...
The videos of landslides in Kaghan Valley circulating on social media are a stark reminder that the monsoon has returned. Every year, it brings two...
Several observations can be made regarding Rahm Emanuel’s recent speech at Tel Aviv University: what he said and didn’t say, and what impact (if...
For more than two centuries, the global framework of material and ideational power has largely been defined by the West. The phenomenon of the...
When the clouds finally break over Pakistan, the roads go first. Then the drains give up, water climbs into homes, standing crops are flattened, and...
The phone rings. A man introduces himself as Inspector Khalid from a local police station and asks for the father by name. His son, he says, has been...
Every day, millions of Pakistanis entrust their savings, identities and personal lives to mobile phones. Yet our policing model still reflects an era...
In recent weeks, a growing number of policy commentaries have argued that Balochistan's crisis cannot be resolved through kinetic means alone and...
For centuries, nations measured their prosperity by the land they cultivated, the minerals they extracted, and the industries they built. Today,...
History occasionally presents nations with moments that redefine their destiny. Such moments are rare and fleeting. They reward countries that possess...
We live in a time when we want to measure and weigh everything. But peace diplomacy cannot be evaluated that way, especially not if it is about...
That matters more than it might seem. Most people's actual experience of the world is narrow—bound by where they were born, who raised them,...
“A Government is nothing more than the combined force of society, or the united power of the multitude, for the peace, order, safety, good and...
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