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Protecting civilians requires more than protecting individual objects. International law must also account for the systems that make civilian life...
The incident at the District Headquarters Hospital in Jauharabad is currently being discussed on social media. The Secretary Health visited the...
Pakistan’s war against terrorism has exacted a staggering human and economic cost, yet the threat continues to evolve. The challenge today is not...
The Houthi attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, which killed at least 12 people and injured 309 others, marks a dangerous...
To the honorable people of the United States of America—the scholars, the students, and the members of the media,We begin this letter by saluting...
In Pakistan, health and education must be treated as essential public responsibilities, not privileges reserved for those who can afford them. The...
Asif MahmoodThere is no denying the importance of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam as a political party, nor can Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s democratic struggle be...
Protecting civilians requires more than protecting individual objects. International law must also account for the systems that make civilian life...
Pakistan’s rising number of income tax returns has given the government a reason to claim progress in improving tax compliance. The Federal Board of...
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has suggested that the leader of a political party is upset because he was denied the governorship of Khyber...
Maulana Fazlur Rehman claims that no government can be formed without JUI-F and that even if a government is formed without his party, it cannot...
From 2010 to November 2025, the federal government has transferred Rs6,572 billion to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government under the NFC Award. Of these...
Karachi (Kashif Shamim Siddiqui) : Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said on Thursday (today) that development projects were...
Pakistan cannot afford to wait for winter to expose the weaknesses in its gas supply system. With colder months approaching and uncertainty...
Pakistan’s livestock economy has long presented a paradox: the country possesses an enormous animal resource, yet has struggled to convert it into...
Repeated electricity price adjustments are deepening the financial strain on Pakistani households and businesses, raising questions about...
The path PTI has chosen is one of chaos and destruction. The party keeps making one blunder after another. If it finds itself in serious trouble...
Governor’s rule has been imposed. There are two fundamental points that need to be understood. The first is that governor’s rule and an emergency...
The participants discussed peace, security, political dialogue, economic hardships, inflation, unemployment, terrorism, new provinces, and the need...
The negotiations have, for the time being, failed. The question is: what next? The answer lies in the latest tweet by Sohail Afridi, apparently...
There is sometimes a curious gap between what politicians preach and what their own political record or party manifesto says. Mahmood Khan Achakzai...
Before the shock of one terrorist attack has even subsided, another terrorist incident takes place somewhere in Pakistan. It is as if the string of...
The widening shadow of-linked Indian operations has now gone beyond South Asia getting to countries such as the United States and Canada. What...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s description of China’s role in promoting global peace, stability and development highlights a relationship that...
As Pakistan observed the International Day of Older Persons on Oct 1, 2026, the occasion without doubt prompted more than ceremonial statements. It...
What we are witnessing in KP is perhaps the worst example of the worst kind of governance. Administrative problems are simmering in Khyber...
Education is often described as a bridge to the future. In Gaza, that bridge has been systematically broken and the cost is being paid by children....
Every now and then, some group announces a march on Islamabad, and the entire city is placed under siege. Roads are blocked, educational institutions...
El Niño is often described as a climate phenomenon: a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific that disrupts weather patterns across much of the...
At the BRICS summit, India served only vegetarian food to the visiting world leaders and described it as its “rich vegetarian culinary heritage.”...
The world does not need another closed maritime chokepoint. Yet that is precisely the danger now emerging around Bab al-Mandeb, the narrow passage...
As cities struggle to balance public health, economic activity and everyday life, the idea of a blanket lockdown is increasingly difficult to sustain....
The Kohat tragedy is deeply painful. Terrorist proxies continue to play their dirty game against Pakistan. Terrorists and their sponsors have turned...
Pakistan’s textile sector has started the new fiscal year with a modest but welcome improvement. Textile and clothing exports increased by 5.55 per...
Whenever there is talk of creating new provinces or administrative units, the Pakistan Peoples Party rolls up its sleeves. Why? Is it love for Sindh,...
Last August, a single hour of heavy rain fell on Buner, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In that one hour, the area got almost 15 percent of the rain...
Where does China stand in the Strait of Hormuz crisis? Let us take a look. According to a Brookings report, the winds have changed. America has got...
Governments are not elected merely to remain in power. They are elected to govern. Political parties can choose the politics of protest, confrontation...
The expiry of the 60-day US-Iran ceasefire framework should not be treated as merely another missed diplomatic deadline. It is a warning that the...
Asif MahmoodWhen in power, our rulers have little interest in reforming the prison system. But the moment they land behind bars, they discover its...