Opinion

Pakistan’s path to prosperity hinges on overcoming economic flaws, political instability, underdeveloped sectors

Drug experiment reveals the disparity in quality, price, the poor bearing the brunt of unsafe medicine

A Trump warning to Iranian protesters sparked strike speculation, but Israel, Gulf states saw the risks as too high

When conformity is treated as virtue and disagreement as disrespect, free thinking withers

It is not clear what understanding exists between Pakistan and the United States in the prevailing situation

Stability in South Asia can only be secured through transparency, dialogue, adherence to established agreements

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan will not shift Middle Eastern power dynamics, dominated by the US

Pakistan's external victories mask internal economic stagnation, as rising hunger contrasts with diplomatic success

Pakistan's brain drain costs the country billions, draining talent needed for national development, economic stability

Engineered ignorance in power structures sustains oppression, hindering genuine democracy

From Gaza to Venezuela, Western justice speaks loudly, only selectively

History shows youth movements ignite change, rarely get to shape what follows

If law yields to convenience, smaller states lose the only shield they have

Overworked, underpaid, job insecure academics are burning out in silence

Many prominent multinational corporations have been implicated in bribery scandals across the Global South

The Nakba never ended; law itself has sustained forced displacement

As great powers jostle from the Arctic to Asia, Pakistan faces an uncertain strategic horizon

Side hustles may ensure survival, but divided commitment quietly erodes public institutions

Denying Afghan-based terror ignores the 3,800 incidents in K-P, reality of regional militant sanctuaries

Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela signals a dangerous era of U.S. unilateralism, strategic overstretch

Islamabad has traded its crystal-clear springs and green spaces for concrete

Trump, Musk fearmonger through "white genocide" claims, justifying ICE’s actions while ignoring the tragedy in Gaza

AI fluency and prompt engineering are no longer optional, essential for survival in the global workforce

Pakistan must strategically manage its rare earth elements to drive economic growth, avoid Global North conflicts

True progress in Pakistan requires a cultural shift away from coercion, arrogance toward self-accountability

Kashmir is an Orwellian "locked room" where dissent is met with systemic repression

Selling broken institutions after years of neglect socialises losses and privatises gains

History shows Afghanistan as a hub of civilisation, not a perpetual battlefield

Rigid bureaucracy, degree myopia are pushing capable Pakistanis back out of the country

Universities must nurture ethical leaders, not just employable graduates

As US power is exercised with fewer inhibitions, China faces the rising cost of staying on the sidelines

From Trump’s strongman moves to Pakistan’s wordplay wars, why writing about politics feels like writing on quicksand

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What was once called the City of Flowers is now a city under siege

Pakistan's elite status quo thrives on historical mistakes, maintaining a brutal system at people's expense

US shifts to a strategic logic where military power serves commercial interests, raising stakes globally

Global instability, national security concerns drive Pakistan’s leadership, rejecting dialogue with opposition

Space debris could create a "Kessler Syndrome," potentially locking satellites, creating a new form of sovereignty

A mutilated democratic structure, an eviscerated judicial system, crippled fundamental rights

Politics is a sacred institution designed to govern and safeguard the interests of society

The 'Donroe Doctrine' and Trump’s new approach to foreign affairs

The 'Rules-based order' we know is a farce

From Venezuela to Ukraine, power politics is dragging the world toward chaos

Power, not law, now defines global order as US aggression reshapes geopolitics

Beyond DNA redefines curatorial practice by exploring identity beyond genes, biology

Native flowers, pollinators could unlock a sustainable, export-ready floriculture sector

Weaponising water erodes the Indus Waters Treaty and risks turning scarcity into conflict

Dowry isn’t tradition when it coerces; it’s violence dressed up as culture

In Pakistan’s hospitals, AI’s promise isn’t glamour, it’s saving time, lives and dignity

America’s outrage wasn’t about aggression in Venezuela, but about losing the comforting fiction