Opinion

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Rising global tensions and weak institutions expose cracks in international law and collective security systems

Iqbal’s vision lives on in PAF, where courage, discipline and spirit define the guardians of Pakistan’s skies

When success is built on injustice, its rewards enrich elites while its true costs are borne by the public

Trust in higher education is falling, raising questions about cost, tech’s role and the purpose of learning

Unsafe medical practices continue to spread deadly diseases across Pakistan’s healthcare system

Lasting peace in South Asia requires dialogue, not hostility, between India and Pakistan

Managing Indus waters is now critical as climate change intensifies risks for Pakistan

Lack of exam guidance leaves students guessing rules that determine their academic future

Misreading enemies, not strength, drives conflicts as leaders ignore Sun Tzu’s core lesson

Power shortages, rising tariffs and policy gaps deepen Pakistan’s worsening electricity crisis

Pakistan’s climate finance ambitions grow, but weak systems stall turning funds into action

Pakistan’s mediation fuels US–Iran talks, but fragile ceasefire tests durability of peace

Global power shifts as US credibility dips, China gains ground, and Pakistan emerges as mediator

Pakistan’s mediation role faces global media bias, as narratives downplay its role in halting war

War’s toll on education grows as schools, children, and futures are shattered across conflict zones

Pakistan brokers ceasefire between major powers, averting global crisis as markets stabilise

The Islamabad Talks 1.0, seemingly unavailing, actually redefined Global South integration taking place in the back

One of the few countries currently maintaining lines of communication with all the key players at once

Art historians are forensic investigators of human consciousness

Go, feel the sun; it opens closed pores

Manipur has remained unstable, large numbers of people continue to live in relief camps, unable to return safely

Talks ended without an MoU signed, as the US 'expected'

Classrooms are not spaces of curiosity but arenas of economic urgency

Pakistani Americans are mostly in the gas station business, which we call petrol pumps in Pakistan

Iran imposes equal costs on US power, reshaping modern warfare into a symmetric model

Peace holds as long as war costs outweigh gains, echoing Clausewitz’s theory

Legal progress on women’s rights contrasts with persistent violence

Hidden talent in Pakistan needs nurturing to unlock genius across all backgrounds

A brief truce reminds us: safety and dignity should not be selective rights

Once driven to return, a teacher now questions urging students to stay

Reform must move beyond policy into courts, districts and legal culture

Unsafe streets and heat push children into digital worlds

Echoes of Suez: Trump’s Iran move may hasten US decline and shift global power toward China

Crises reshape behaviour—but when education is sidelined, the long-term costs far outweigh short-term fixes

In colonial bureaucracy, faint praise in ACRs masked sharp judgments, shaping careers with subtle precision

Blaming parents for social decline oversimplifies behaviour shaped by complex social and structural forces

Delayed justice deters investment; mandatory mediation could unlock Pakistan’s economic potential

Unchecked power politics and weak accountability keep the world trapped in cycles of war and injustice

Teachers are praised in words but neglected in reality, weakening education and society’s moral foundation

Public-funded academia is failing its duty as fear and ambition silence truth and erode intellectual courage

Ceasefires reflect exhaustion, not resolution, as instability reproduces itself

Rising militancy reframes Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions as a regional, not bilateral, concern

Jurisdiction now hinges on inflation-adjusted values, not the nominal Rs500m figure

Governance failures, not just militancy, lie at the heart of Balochistan’s unrest

Long conflict between Iran, external powers not merely a story of geopolitical rivalry, a story of repeated disruption

Quitting with finesse, rather than clinging to conflict, is what ultimately shapes history