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Modi's geo-economic pivot: implications for Pakistan
Europe's courting of India signals geopolitical realignment leaving Pakistan to reassess place in regional supply
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From clay to creations: a homage
Reflecting on the impactful lessons from Madam Talat Ahmed
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Balochistan — management or resolution?
Balochistan’s ongoing conflict calls for strategy focused on governance, outreach, conflict resolution
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Cosmology and God
From the vastness of galaxies to the enigma of dark matter, cosmology reveals the boundless nature of the universe
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When constitutional entitlements become grievances
K-P warns of a constitutional crisis as federal funding shortfalls threaten stability in merged districts
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Terrorists in Balochistan and the indomitable Pakistan
State stands firm against BLA attacks, asserting that law will prevail over foreign-backed terror
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Decentralising climate action
Pakistan’s climate resilience needs to be locally incentivised
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Violence in plain sight
Why Pakistan must move past silence to protect the lives and dignity of its trans community
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ESG in Pakistan: promises versus reality
Is ESG in Pakistan a real tool for change or just a "compliance ritual" to mask structural environmental damage?
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Resurrection of Dravida Nadu
CM Stalin rejects "double engine" rule as the Dravidian South resists the BJP’s Hindutva agenda, seat cuts
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Martin Luther King Jr and the unfinished march of humanity
Why his call for conscience is the ultimate solution to modern inequality
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Nipah outbreak in India: why is the world afraid?
Why a disease with a small footprint is triggering global border screenings, pandemic fears
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The abandoned Pakistanis of 1971
More than 50 years on, the plight of stranded Biharis remains absent from Pakistan’s policy agenda
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Beyond the limits of human perception
Through Miraj, faith transcends time, space
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Remember the names
From Lahore to Karachi, open manholes reflect systemic failure
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When memory trembles
How could remembering ever be a burden?
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Are we ready for AI-governed tax system?
FBR’s shift to AI-driven audits promises efficiency but risks bias without a framework to audit the algorithm
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Gangsterism — the new American doctrine
History repeats in the Middle East as US "gangsterism" pushes Iran toward an explosive conflict
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CSS success theory
Success in CSS exams is built over years; academies exploit students
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Education sans morality
Pakistan’s education system creates "clever devils" by prioritising elite interests over ethics
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The persisting impasse
Can CPEC reach Afghanistan if borders stay shut?
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Elite veto, national cost
From industry subsidies to clerical defiance, Pakistan’s elite often treat the state as a resource to be hollowed out
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The new life of the 'peela school'
Sindh’s public school students are reimagining their world, proving that constraints can be creative engines
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When power defines peace, and victims are excluded
A "Board of Peace" with no Palestinians?
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The global development crisis
Reducing international aid signals a collapse in the idea that wealthy states owe it to help vulnerable countries
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The politics of delay
Colonisation was also enforced through bureaucratic, judicial slowness, dampening sparks of revolt
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Work in progress!
While Sindh government daydreams infrastructure, Karachi citizens face the city's urban, political collapse every day
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Good hegemon, bad hegemon
Political restructuring, multipolarity at Davos' WEF annual meeting 2026
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Five failures in five years: ISRO's launch crisis a national liability
Space success depends on reliability, ISRO is dangerously losing it
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Shaping up the future world
Global South is pushing back as great powers weaponise markets, energy, technology
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Oh, for the seats of my youth
Security may be necessary, but turning campuses into fortresses suffocates learning
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Pluribus and Islam
AI dystopia underscores why Islam values choice, repentance, imperfection
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Why Pakistan is letting its girls fall behind
Need for systemic reforms that ensure 12 years of education for every girl
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What Islamabad's tree felling reveals about climate governance
Why the removal of the capital's canopy highlights a lack of ecological data and inter-ministerial coordination
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In the line of fire
Why the Gul Plaza fire was a predictable result of blocked exits and governance failure
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Woman as a divine blessing
The evolution of women's rights from pre-Islamic subjugation
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Imam Ali and the courage to be just
Imam Ali’s life joined faith with justice, authority with an uncompromising moral conscience
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Are we misunderstanding our students?
Students crave intellectual depth; it may be teachers who are choosing the easy way out
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Regional realignments: Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghan factor
Shared threats from Afghanistan make Pakistan–Uzbekistan cooperation vital for regional stability
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Time to respect and empower the conscience of Pakistanis
Poverty, brain drain signal the urgent need for a people-driven social contract
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Why Pakistan joined Trump's Board of Peace
Pakistan aims to stay relevant while safeguarding its stance on Palestine
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School formalism
Fear and compliance stifle creativity and growth, leaving students with little room for independent thought









































