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Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

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The Illusion Of Reset And The Reality Of Collapse

The Illusion Of Reset And The Reality Of Collapse

The phrase “system collapse and reset” has gained currency in Pakistan’s public discourse recently. It is a superficial diagnosis of a much...

tuesday 10

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Energy, Populism, And The Fall Of US Influence

For decades, the world has borne the costs of the United States wars. These wars were fought not for collective security but for unilateral dominance....

02.04.2026 50

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Punjab’s Cleanliness Drive Shows Ambition, But Behavioural Change Is Missing

“The largest waste management drive in South Asia will falter unless civic responsibility replaces the culture of normalising cesspools around”...

20.03.2026 60

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Ending Child Trafficking In Pakistan Through Birth Registration

The scale of child trafficking in Pakistan is staggering. According to the U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report 2025, Pakistani authorities investigated...

27.02.2026 50

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Pakistan’s Local Governments: Struggling For Power, Funds, And Democratic Reform

12.01.2026 60

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Childhood In Crisis: Pakistan’s Children Face Death, Abuse, And Exploitation

05.12.2025 40

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Painted Children In Pakistan: Chemical Harm, Exploitation, And Institutional Neglect

29.11.2025 20

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Valuing Sanitation Workers: Key To Public Health, Climate Resilience, And Safe Cities

21.11.2025 30

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

No Taxation Without Representation: Giving Pakistan’s Salaried Class A Voice

07.11.2025 40

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

The Year The Aid System Died: Collapse Of Global Development And Its False Promises

18.10.2025 40

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Why Pakistan’s Labour Migration Crisis Begins In The Classroom

10.10.2025 40

The Friday Times

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Re-imagining the political economy of learning

28.09.2025 40

The News on Sunday

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi

Poverty of learning

Pakistan’s bleak HDI reflects more than economic fragility.

13.08.2025 100

Dawn

Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi