Opinion

In the mystical realm of folklore and the labyrinth of power, a legend emerges—the tale of Doctor Faustus

The Jakarta-Bandung railway cuts travel time from three hours to less than an hour

A flimsier State of Palestine will be a nice subterfuge to an abiding deal

It may be wiser for poorer countries of the global south to push for securing more immediate and targeted commitments

China’s building of seaports in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar is indicative of the former’s trans-regional growth

The worst governance hiccup was Khan’s tolerance of appointing irrelevant people to important positions

Ways to strengthen biodiversity include reducing emission and absorbing carbon

Hamas' attack a result of interconnected facts unfolding in global politics for more than a century

India has long been ambitious to dominate the region

Feelings of happiness are temporary and meaningless

Erdogan has overseen a radical transformation of Turkey

Türkiye’s Red Crescent has already dispatched emergency convoys and aid supplies for Gazans

It is heart-warming that in China, the term ‘Ba Tie’ (Iron Brother) is reserved only for Pakistan

We were both at a conference, and I had asked him: why isn’t there more emphasis (or any emphasis) on funding projects

In a world where diplomatic turbulences are commonplace, the recent storm brewing between India, Canada is alarming

Biden failed to prevent deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel and blamed his administration of patronising Iran

We should aim to preserve any and all elements of the Indus River Valley Civilization

Pakistan yet again failed to beat archrival India in a World Cup encounter

Pakistanis are gripped in inflation, and there is no way out

Jubilant students at dismissal of school remind us of whining students when they creep towards school

Pakistan encountered formidable challenges in establishment of fully functional democratic political institutions

Societies have green belts turning brown due to withered ornamental plants habituated by stray dogs

Pakistan ranks among some of the most water-stressed countries in the world

Economies worldwide rely heavily on tax collections, which serve as a fundamental component to generate revenue

Equality lies in the very nature, creation and existence of human beings

After Oslo Accord and for over thirty years the world didn’t talk about the two-state solution

Arshad, the city’s self-proclaimed economic guru, who, by day, masquerades as a chaiwala

Economics, foreign policy, domestic policies circle drain because previous dominant order left few cards on table

Palestine lacks a holistic representation of Western standards

Gandhi believed peaceful resistance might change society and politics without violence

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' paper does not elaborate rationale behind Pakistan’s acquisition of nuclear weapons

Despite immense growth, the world remains a very uneven place

Blobs on Pakistan's experimental glass slide indicate Politics, the Military and the Judiciary

People are immune to medical negligence, malpractice and lack of medical ethics in Pakistan

Gazan are disallowed to use their air, water or land for engagement with the outer world

Aggression is the supreme war crime because it involves everything that follows

Without knowledge and thought nations die; their names and traces are erased; only their ruins remain

Rather than building on the remnants of old structures, the US decided to raise an Army and Police Force from scratch

India and the US have openly discredited China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with a particular reference to CPEC

Afghanistan continues to impact Pakistan’s security due to influx of refugees, smuggling and terrorism

No reason why elections cannot be fair if held by incumbent government if ECP asserts itself

Upcoming elections in India will probably revolve around their favourite bogeyman, Pakistan

In the age of AI, machine learning, people of Pakistani state is becoming irrelevant in global world

Financial crises, like the one we are facing right now, change development priorities

Initiatives like e-Rozgar and DigiSkills.pk trained over half a million individuals to become freelancers

AL govt unable to popularise its narrative that country progressed during Sheikh Hasina's era, even after 15 years

G20 believes MDBs can deliver $3 trillion annually by 2030 to work on SDGs from their balance sheets

Over last three decades, the establishment has thrown its weight behind one political figure after another

Real shift in Pakistan’s stance began when there was a change of army command

Climate change is a reality, its consequences flow from criminally reckless urbanisation