Opinion

Within days, Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, which responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz

Country has responded with a historic 20% hike in fuel prices on existing stocks

SC meeting turned out to be a unanimous call for action on the Taliban

By striking Iran, Israel guaranteed that US military bases situated in GCC countries would be retaliated against

Like many transformative technologies before it, AI is a double-edged sword

A country whose international influence is not based on oil and gas, but on dominating clean energy transition

Nepal's recent elections mark the beginning of a new era of democratic transition

The conflict between Iran, US-Israel is increasingly producing consequences that go far beyond military calculations

Donald Trump may have set out to change the face of the Middle East by launching the war on Iran

In 2023-24, the agriculture sector grew at 6.25%, the highest increase in two decades

Have alternatives to Western liberalism ever been permitted to evolve in 'neutral' conditions, free from intervention?

Can Trump achieve his stated war objectives through air and intelligence operations alone

Power sustained by confidence endures; power sustained by control isolates itself from the people it claims to serve

Israel is no longer the victim but rather the entity in charge of the American government

By reducing bodily dominance, fasting refines intellect and conscience, making them more receptive to higher guidance

Civilian protection cannot be meaningfully defended if forces that endanger civilians are left unnamed or unexamined

In a region of unresolved disputes, nuclear capability, symbolic hardening can raise probability of miscalculation

To understand the true meaning of sacrifice, one must study the life of Imam Ali (AS)

In a world shaped by patriarchal violence, women carry a disproportionate burden of the aftermath

Israel's Hexagon of Alliances' purpose would be opposing "radical adversaries" in the "Shia Axis" and the "Sunni Axis"

The facade of responsible counterterrorism resembled a scripted farce, a staged act of aggression

Ghalib's couplets voicing an ache without a name, wounds that do not bleed

Regularly attending classes, submitting assignments shows discipline

Across much of the Shia world, Khamenei's assassination will be read through Karbala

Iran's economy, in a dire state due to sanctions, corruption, has taken more blows since the popular uprising

Trump might have believed that if regime change could be attempted elsewhere, such as in Venezuela, why not in Iran?

No war fought in a fragmented multipolar environment can stay regionalised

55-rupee increase in petrol price per litre will burn a massive hole in people's monthly budgets

Existential crises that haunt humanity are not always calamities born of nature

Gender equality is a question of power

A widening Iran war tests whether China will challenge US power beyond diplomacy

Ideology clouds national interest as Pakistan debates foreign crises over its own security

A court verdict confronts a long-normalised bias pushing minorities into sanitation jobs

A restless generation faces pressure, joblessness, stigma around mental health

Attacks have triggered regional crisis whose shockwaves are being felt from Gulf to South Asia

'Urdu Worlds' challenges traditional boundaries, exploring language, identity, intersection of art, cultural heritage

Khamenei's death sparks unity, frustration as US-Israel force regime change; Iran's resilience may defy expectations

In modern conflict theory, superiority does not always translate into decisive victory

The narrative of deprivation obscures structural weaknesses within the province

Iran may survive the onslaught by raising regional costs, stretching the war

Serious education builds enduring thinking, not fleeting skills tied to today’s technology

Epstein rumours show why the polio programme must confront misinformation with honesty and transparency

The issue is not a lack of potential but the absence of sustained institutional coherence

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is experiencing a sustained surge in terrorist violence again

For many, especially those in unstable economic positions, this technological shift is experienced as a threat

International investigators have documented rights abuses that may amount to crimes against humanity

Ancient civilisations used fasting to harmonise the human mind, body, soul before divine guidance

Impact on the innocent goes beyond the present

Solar power debate is more than about its future; payment plans, energy distribution, infrastructural integration

Despite the apps, the hype, the 5G towers, Pakistani citizens in 2026 are still digital ghosts