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Is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf still merely a political party, or has it begun to resemble a fault line within the state itself? This is a question the...
Is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf now prepared to align its politics with someone like Arif Ajakia? Have such figures become its crutch? Is there no one...
A quiet but unmistakable shift is underway in the United States. For decades, support for Israel–especially during times of war–was treated as a...
In an increasingly interconnected yet deeply fractured world, diplomacy often unfolds not in grand declarations but in whispers, leaks, and carefully...
Pakistan is facing a sustained and organised information offensive that goes far beyond routine criticism or political debate. What is unfolding in...
The ongoing Iran conflict has already demonstrated a brutal truth: there is no clean military victory available to any side. What began as a campaign...
Fazila Abbasi’s case has drawn attention for the allegations involved as well as the muted response surrounding it. Hamza Ali Abbasi has remained...
By: Syeda Shafia Bukharii In many parts of Pakistan, a woman’s voice is often treated not as a right but as a challenge. From an early age, girls...
By Asif MahmoodIs the Baloch Yakjehti Council in reality functioning as a recruitment hub for the Baloch Liberation Army? This is no longer a question...
By Sardar Khan NiaziA senior counterterrorism official’s resignation, though couched in the language of routine transition, has cast a long and...
By Sardar Khan NiaziPakistan is facing a crisis that rarely makes headlines with the urgency it deserves. It does not erupt like political turmoil or...
Pakistan is fighting a war against terrorism, yet its true gravity is still not understood by our own society. A reading of the Global Terrorism Index...
Pakistan on the one hand is itself a victim of terrorism emanating from Afghanistan, and the safe havens available to militant groups inside...
The meeting between British High Commissioner Jane Marriott and Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who is the Leader of the Opposition, has raised several...
The question echoing across diplomatic corridors and ordinary households alike is deceptively simple: how long will the current war in the Middle East...
Pakistan has long had to navigate the shifting fault lines of Middle Eastern politics. Few rivalries have tested Islamabad’s diplomatic agility as...
Pakistan has always shown goodwill toward Afghanistan. Yet, more often than not, the response from across the border has been marked by hostility and...
By Sakandar AliEvery generation is defined by its response to the challenges of its time. Today, the future of our land rests in the potential of...
Prof. Hafiz Sajjad Qamar The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane Marriott, has been discharging herresponsibilities with remarkable energy and...
When the winds of time shifted ever so slightly, the many colors of the Sangh Parivar’s proclaimed friendship with Ira faded at once. What remained...
In the face of ongoing regional tensions, one truth remains undeniable: meaningful negotiation is the only path to lasting peace. The complexities of...
In international politics, the most dangerous wars are not those fought in self-defense but those launched by choice. When a powerful state decides to...
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on February 11, 2026, to hold a national referendum on March 15, 2026, for the adoption of...
The appointment of Ambreen Jan as Chairperson of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority is a welcome and reassuring development. This is not a...
From economic meltdowns to climate disasters, from pandemics to political instability, crises are no longer rare interruptions to normal life — they...
Balochistan stands at a moment that demands clarity rather than confusion. The state has every right to crush terrorism without hesitation. Armed...
The Olympic boycott of apartheid South Africa remains one of the most powerful examples of principled global solidarity in modern history. When...
An Indian man pleaded guilty on Friday to orchestrating a failed assassination plot against a Sikh separatist in New York, the first conviction tied...