Opinion

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US under the Trump administration seems to have moved into a scope condition and landed in a credibility trap

Conventional wisdom says a country's diplomatic strength has a direct correlation to its economic prowess

By keeping Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi identities in perpetual tension, ruling elites prevent unified opposition

Every corner has a story, every shop a memory, and every face a hint of warmth waiting to be recognised

Pakistan has refrained from engaging with other countries, has excluded dissenting voices

Both acceleration and complexity are making AI more agentic and capable

Can Thar's coal also drive local industry and livelihoods?

Over time, visible practices - dress, rituals, language - become shorthand for religiosity

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Escalation risks widen as Iran holds leverage over global oil routes

Critical minerals shift global power, placing Pakistan at a strategic crossroads

A denied food card highlights systemic cracks in America’s safety net

Harsh school practices fuel emotional damage instead of learning

The orientalist rarely sees the natural-civilisation decline cycle, analyses by blaming Islamic teachings

If ultimate authority belongs to a figure who will return, then no existing state can claim final sovereignty

Pakistan is a unique country that has rarely been swayed by shifting tides

Ironically, fathers often spend millions on their daughters' medical education

Tracy Kidder, American narrative journalist, told powerful stories of change in schools, Haiti’s TB wards, and Boston

In December 2025, Israel formally recognised Somaliland – self-governed state since 1991 without a UN seat

Even in developed world, empowered local governments wield immense economic power and fiscal authority

Poverty festers like an open wound

Despite vast progress, conflict, division threaten humanity’s future, demanding urgent collective action

Silence on stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh tests state responsibility, justice, moral credibility

Gavaskar’s critique of a Pakistani player blurs sports, politics, fueling jingoism over reason

Pakistan emerges as a quiet diplomatic bridge in a volatile conflict, reshaping its global image

Theories of realism explain a conflict where red lines harden and diplomacy stalls

Hope for de-escalation hinges on Pakistan’s mediation in a spiralling global crisis

Pakistan’s deterrence remains India-centric, despite US claims of global strike capability

Surrender policy yields little as entrenched gangs and patronage networks remain intact

Since Pakistan's birth in 1947, the only issue that seemingly unites Afghans of all shades is the "Durand Line"

Every few centuries, human civilisation wreaks havoc to the point it starts daydreaming about the end of times

For many students, faculty, the digital experience is a fragmented mess of lagging audio and dropped connections

China's consolidation of its environmental laws into a unified code represents a notable development

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US seems desperate to clinch a deal as the cost of war has spiralled out of control

Islamabad's diplomatic intervention in global crises is a political setback for New Delhi

Historically, development was measured almost exclusively in economic terms

Trump has turned the US into a joke by launching an illegal war against a country that did not attack America

The Strait of Hormuz has once again moved from geography to law.

What appears, at the outset, as decisive leadership can quickly turn into strategic entanglement