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A familiar tale of two classrooms unfolds as schools in Punjab shut down once again, this time due to conflict and a severe fuel crisis, setting the...
There is something almost ritualistic about the moment when oil prices cross the psychologically powerful threshold of $100 per barrel. Markets...
Here we go again, another repeat of knee-jerk policymaking in arbitrarily spiking fuel prices by almost 20% in a single stroke without reflecting on...
As the world marked International Women’s Day last Sunday, the streets of Karachi witnessed a quiet but vibrant revolution. Amid the familiar urban...
In classical history, the term Pyrrhic victory refers to a win so costly that it almost amounts to defeat. Its origin dates to the Greek King Pyrrhus...
As the world once again prepares to observe International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the rights, achievements and dignity of women,...
A mini-brouhaha has erupted over whether or not the Democratic National Committee has buried an “autopsy” report on the party’s loss in the 2024...
Power projection, in a strategic sense, is the capability of a nation to apply all or some of its elements of national power—military, economic,...
The geopolitical implications of the US–Israel Combine’s war on Iran will vary with the outcome. One, the belligerents have already lost the...
Imagine a Pakistan where all women could log on to the internet without fear of abuse, go to a police station and be heard without being judged, and...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, conversations about women’s empowerment often celebrate achievements and milestones. Yet, beyond...
The Middle East today stands at the edge of its most volatile moment in decades, as the rapidly escalating U.S.–Israel–Iran confrontation reshapes...
The US-led West has consistently connived to meet the insatiable demands of Israel’s abiding insecurities. Today, all of Israel’s deemed,...
Insurgency is defined as an organised, prolonged political and military struggle by a non-state group to overthrow a sitting government or occupying...
It was obvious. It was coming. It was inevitable. As American armadas gathered near Iranian waters and threats intensified, the Middle East could only...
Vacuum creates chaos, and chaos creates opportunity. Wars and geopolitical tensions are threats, but they also create openings for disciplined...
The launch of Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq by Pakistani forces, in the backdrop of provocative attacks on 53 locations along the border by the Taliban...
Pakistan and Afghanistan are currently locked in a war that neither side can win. Analyses of the situation suggest that since Pakistan’s patience...
A microscopic view of the youth bulge reveals its fractures. Whether it is a girl jumping from a hostel balcony, a candidate sobbing on a bench...
When intellectual deviance dons the cloak of religion, it becomes more lethal than gunpowder. History reveals that the greatest conspiracies to dim...
As we are now about mid-way through the holy month of Ramadan — and the Christian season of Lent — it is a good time to reflect on the value and...
Each morning, people reach for their phones, switch on lights, power up computers and drive along paved roads without pausing to consider the...
India unilaterally suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty) with Pakistan on April 23, 2025, following the tragedy in...
After a fairly rocky 2024–25, American Airlines (AA) seems to be recovering well in 2026. Like Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in Pakistan, AA...
It was late evening on 1 March 2026. While surfing through TV channels, it came as a shock to see that GEO TV was displaying a highly inappropriate...
The space domain is emerging as a new arena for competition, power and cooperation, characterised by new technologies. For centuries, powerful states...
In certain quarters of Washington, one imagines corks popping. The news flashes across screens: a coordinated American and Israeli strike has killed...
If you spend enough time with farmers, water stops being a technical subject very quickly. It becomes something personal. It comes up in offhand...
When the US makes nuclear weapons, it is good. When its allies make nuclear weapons, it is good. But Iran cannot, nor can any other country, make...
In the past 75 weeks, I have contributed management articles on these pages, where I have tried to concentrate largely on the value of instituting the...
Rev. Jesse Jackson, who passed away last week, was a larger-than-life figure who made enormous and consequential contributions to American life. He...
This piece stems from my last column, “When Pigs Fly”, published on October 25, 2025. After hosting thankless and ever-exploiting Afghans for over...
Politics in Bangladesh has rarely been a gentle craft. It has been a battlefield. Victory has meant annihilation. Defeat has meant persecution. For...
India’s engagement with Israel has undergone a profound transformation from cautious diplomatic recognition to a visible and multidimensional...
The Epstein files have revealed a disturbing truth that the perpetrators have sought to conceal. They have exposed the cover-up of their crimes,...
Faisal, a rice farmer in Hafizabad, does not know that a courtroom in The Hague matters to him. The farmers in Faisalabad, whose wheat crop depends on...
Political instability in any country not only hampers socio-economic development but also obstructs the process of strengthening democracy. This is...
In an evolving commercial landscape, Pakistan seeks to position itself as a jurisdiction conducive to investment, corporate expansion and sustainable...
The streets of Havana, once alive with music and the hum of daily life, now tell a quieter story: long lines at petrol stations with nothing to...
With the weather turning mild, an upsurge in terrorist attacks is noticeable. On the night of February 21, Pakistan launched intelligence-based...
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) realised in the 1980s that its Soviet-era fighters, notably the MiG-21s, were nearing retirement, prompting the...
When we work for institutions and organisations, or, as socialists would say, when we sell our labour to capitalists, we must behave according to the...
During the holy month of Ramadan, I felt compelled to write a short piece on a subject that is one of the leading reasons for discontent, jealousy and...
The Indian budget was presented in Parliament by the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, a little over a fortnight ago, but certain aspects still...
In exploring the latest developments in AI within Pakistan, one trend stands out: youth involvement in AI marks a significant generational transition...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), informally called drones in public discourse to include entire systems of platforms, ground control stations, their...
In the 1996 film A Time to Kill, a father shoots the two men accused of raping his young daughter. He does not deny it. The trial that follows is not...
On February 24, 2022, four years ago, the leadership of the Russian Federation announced the launch of a special military operation to protect the...
21st February is marked as International Mother Language Day, a day that gives the message of preserving languages across the world. Every species on...
When President Donald Trump convened his Board of Peace in Davos, Switzerland, a key agenda item was his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s extravagant (and...
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