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Abdul Basit KhanArab News Pakistan |
DONALD Trump’s second presidency has reopened an old American debate: how much power should a president be able to exercise, particularly when he...
Where political authority is unstable or institutional boundaries are uncertain, the bureaucracy becomes vulnerable to competing pressures. This does...
Subsequent Supreme Court proceedings have also referred to the principles laid down in that judgment. The question, therefore, is not whether such...
PAKISTAN is once again preparing to reform its civil service. The latest initiative is ambitious: the federal government has proposed 11 specialised...
PAKISTAN is searching for sustainable ways to accelerate economic growth, increase exports, reduce poverty and create employment. We debate...
Friday marks 25 years since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. The attacks transformed international security...
PAKISTAN’S governance crisis is often explained in remarkably simple terms: the bureaucracy is inefficient, corrupt, resistant to reform and...
PAKISTAN is once again debating creation of more provinces. The demand is neither new nor entirely without merit. In a country of more than 259...
PAKISTAN has spent decades discussing economic growth without addressing the structural weaknesses that repeatedly pull the economy back into crisis....
An equally important question is whether political parties actually implement the electoral programmes on which they seek votes. In every election...
Pakistan’s militants are fighting from the air now https://arab.news/vsya4 Pakistan’s militant landscape has shifted in recent months, in both...
WE frequently quote the sayings of the great Quaid-i-Azam. We make speeches in front of his portraits, listen to accounts of his life and repeat...
As Pakistan approaches another Independence Day, the familiar celebrations will once again fill our streets with flags, lights, national songs and...
THE contrast between Barack Obama’s and Donald Trump’s approaches towards Iran reflects two competing schools of American foreign policy. Obama...
WATER scarcity and climate change have emerged as two of the greatest threats to Pakistan’s food security. The challenge is not simply a shortage of...
Corruption is often described as a moral failure, but its consequences extend far beyond ethics. It remains one of the greatest barriers to economic...
EVERY age has its own grammar of war. The weapons, strategies and technologies that define one era are often replaced by new instruments of power in...
PAKISTAN’S rapidly growing population is no longer merely a demographic concern; it has become one of the country’s most pressing governance and...
Why Jamaat-ul-Ahrar struck Karachi https://arab.news/pe9c6 On June 27, a coordinated gun-and-bomb attack on the paramilitary Rangers’ headquarters...
GENDER-based violence (GBV) remains one of the gravest human rights challenges facing societies across the world. It affects women regardless of...
RURAL areas of Pakistan are home to nearly two-thirds of the country’s population and hold immense potential for national development. Life in...
THERE was widespread speculation and uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget 2026-27, as there was little hope of meaningful concessions or relief...
Why China’s mediation can manage but not resolve the Afghanistan-Pakistan deadlock https://arab.news/rhkbp As China lays the groundwork for a second...
AS Pakistan moves closer to the announcement of the Federal Budget 2026-27, speculation has intensified regarding the government’s taxation...
PAKISTAN’S economic future largely depends upon its ability to attract sustainable foreign investment. Foreign investment is often described as the...
PAKISTAN’S villages remain the backbone of the country’s agriculture, labour force and cultural identity, yet millions living in rural areas...
THE recent approval of nearly $1.3 billion along with additional support under the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) has...
Chinese mediation is best placed to pacify Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions https://arab.news/5yd4f In March, China’s mediation efforts, including a...
THE recent decision of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to witness the exit of the United Arab Emirates marks a significant...
THE International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) record in stabilising and developing member economies has long been debated. While critics often highlight...
With country’s population expanding at an alarming pace, the strain on already limited national resources is becoming increasingly visible with...
THE recent Islamabad talks between the United States and Iran, which reportedly continued for nearly 21 exhausting hours, have ended without any...
TRAFFIC congestion is no longer a problem confined to Pakistan alone; rather, it has become a global urban challenge. Whether a country is developed...
Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions will persist without degenerating into a full-scale war https://arab.news/8dff3 In February, Pakistan launched...
POVERTY in Pakistan is defined and measured by various institutions, including the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the Household Integrated Economic...
MIGRATION is generally defined as the movement of people from one place to another. This movement can occur within a country (internal migration) or...
THE modern international order rests upon a central principle: states must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of one another. This idea...
PAKISTAN’S recent precision military response against targets inside Afghanistan marks a significant turning point in an already fragile...
POPULATION growth fuels overpopulation, and overpopulation, in turn, entrenches poverty. This cycle has become one of Pakistan’s most pressing and...
The recent election at Lahore Gymkhana will be remembered as one of the most closely contested and dramatic in the club’s history. What began with...
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