Opinion

FBR’s shift to AI-driven audits promises efficiency but risks bias without a framework to audit the algorithm

History repeats in the Middle East as US "gangsterism" pushes Iran toward an explosive conflict

Success in CSS exams is built over years; academies exploit students

Pakistan’s education system creates "clever devils" by prioritising elite interests over ethics

Can CPEC reach Afghanistan if borders stay shut?

From industry subsidies to clerical defiance, Pakistan’s elite often treat the state as a resource to be hollowed out

Sindh’s public school students are reimagining their world, proving that constraints can be creative engines

A "Board of Peace" with no Palestinians?

Reducing international aid signals a collapse in the idea that wealthy states owe it to help vulnerable countries

Colonisation was also enforced through bureaucratic, judicial slowness, dampening sparks of revolt

While Sindh government daydreams infrastructure, Karachi citizens face the city's urban, political collapse every day

Political restructuring, multipolarity at Davos' WEF annual meeting 2026

Space success depends on reliability, ISRO is dangerously losing it

Global South is pushing back as great powers weaponise markets, energy, technology

Security may be necessary, but turning campuses into fortresses suffocates learning

AI dystopia underscores why Islam values choice, repentance, imperfection

Need for systemic reforms that ensure 12 years of education for every girl

Why the removal of the capital's canopy highlights a lack of ecological data and inter-ministerial coordination

Why the Gul Plaza fire was a predictable result of blocked exits and governance failure

The evolution of women's rights from pre-Islamic subjugation

Imam Ali’s life joined faith with justice, authority with an uncompromising moral conscience

Students crave intellectual depth; it may be teachers who are choosing the easy way out

Shared threats from Afghanistan make Pakistan–Uzbekistan cooperation vital for regional stability

Poverty, brain drain signal the urgent need for a people-driven social contract

Pakistan aims to stay relevant while safeguarding its stance on Palestine

Fear and compliance stifle creativity and growth, leaving students with little room for independent thought

Migration during Partition fundamentally altered Pakistan’s social fabric

Poetry, economics and our future

Joining Trump’s Board of Peace risks Pakistan’s moral credibility

Trump-Pakistan "bromance" at Davos offers a transactional opening to leverage global influence on issues like Kashmir

Pakistan’s universities face a collapse of relevance and autonomy, rethinking funding

Legitimacy of power depends on whether it serves the people or masks insecurity

18th Amendment promised devolution, fiscal tension continue to divide Pakistan’s provinces

Corporate power may soon surpass political control, as billionaires influence policies

Pakistan's hopes of breaking free from the IMF are lofty; financial independence requires deep structural reforms

Civic sense is not just an ideal; it’s the practical contract of urban life

Analyzing the NCMR Act 2025: Can a new independent commission bridge the gap between law and reality for minorities?

From Greenland to Venezuela: How the collapse of the unipolar world order is triggering a global march toward chaos

Deep dive into Mohsin Shafi’s "Between the Two Worlds," exploring identity, Sufi mysticism, the "Third Space"

America is no longer willing to participate in global climate summits

Afghanistan’s insecurity is a homegrown crisis fueled by weak institutions and fractured Taliban leadership

Tehran must shift from rigid ideology to addressing the public’s economic aspirations

Pakistan needs thoughtful crypto regulation, not a cluttered framework that excludes local startups

From Venezuela to Pakistan, foreign interference continues to undermine the true will of the people

Maduro's capture proves that might still sets the rules, with technology as the silent arbiter of global power

As the 2026 elections loom, the 50-year marginalization of Bangladesh’s Bihari community remains a moral crisis

For Pakistan, regional instability under the Donroe Doctrine necessitates balanced ties with global powers

Deterrence is no longer about preventing war; calibrated violence for conflict management

Pollution awareness campaigns fail, misaligning the message with the audience, systemic barriers to change

US actions in Greenland, Venezuela highlight geopolitical power plays driven by demographics