Opinion

The Pakistani ruling elite applauds a democratic triumph abroad while dismantling democracy at home

In Pakistan, bar elections look more like wedding parties than halls of law: that says it all

Pakistan’s AI ambitions risk failure without a clear national data governance framework to anchor them

New York’s choice of Mamdani reflects a city rejecting Islamophobia and reclaiming political originality

Five years after the Doha Accord, Taliban’s unfulfilled promises now threaten regional stability, global security

From security to economy, the Margalla Dialogue defines Pakistan’s new strategic vision

Bangladesh’s transition under Muhammad Yunus tests if reform can replace retribution

Democracy versus design, today’s politics risks losing its soul to convenience

Once a movement for justice, PTM now faces scrutiny for promoting divisive narratives, foreign ties

Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos are building bunkers while hiding the problems they’ve created for society

Sindh has devolved into a death zone for women who dare to exist as they see fit

Pakistan’s struggle with Afghanistan's terror policies continues, while diplomatic shifts raise questions

Remembering Jammu 1947: The genocide of Muslims that reshaped the region continues to fuel Kashmir’s suffering

Pakistan is highly vulnerable to rich cultural heritage both in terms of cultural sites and symbols

Strategic acumen requires analytical thinking, future orientation, holistic perspective

Language arrived with British rule and never truly left

Kabul River does not have to become another fault line

Universities treating education as a market commodity risk losing curiosity, creativity, deeper purpose of learning

Seventy-eight years on, Kashmir remains a human tragedy and political failure rooted in denial of justice and dignity

Pakistan loses nearly 2.5% of its GDP, around $9.3 billion, each year to financial scams

As debate over provinces resurfaces, experts warn that fragmentation cannot replace empowered local governments

We must remind ourselves that responsible science begins with disciplined reading

There are undocumented mobile phone manners for its use in public spaces, one's social biome

Tense negotiations highlight shifting power balance in Asia-Pacific trade

Colonialism dressed up as diplomacy, an ultimatum to besieged, brutalised people

For the year 2024-25, the total smog mitigation related ADP stands at Rs94.6 billion, and for 2025-26, Rs123 billion

Afghanistan's foreign policy embodies an ideological mindset that prioritise belief over strategy

Poverty, child marriage, unsafe learning environments and rigid social norms continue to deter girls from classrooms

Those that weaponise, magnify divisions fracture along economic, ideological lines, enabling rulers to sustain power

Live vividly, think freely, stay gentle, even when the world is not

From corruption to terrorism, our obsession with short-term fixes deepens crises instead of solving them

India’s 'Trishul' drills, Taliban border exercises spark scrutiny over coordinated pressure on Pakistan

As leaders trade threats and appeals, Istanbul talks end with fragile hope amid Pakistan-Afghanistan strain

We stand at a crossroads between becoming a supplier of clean energy or falling into another cycle of exploitation

A call to reclaim Pakistan’s art and history from distortion, to rebuild a truth that restores complex thought

From historical ties to strategic pressure, Afghan instability tests regional patience

As Russia redefines its political philosophy, thinkers frame the clash with the West as a civilisational struggle

Algorithmic censorship and information control are how social media platforms shape narratives, suppress dissent

Our culture of constant comparison breeds anxiety, alienation, despair in modern society

Taliban factions exploit terror proxies to pressure Pakistan while masking internal rifts

Bihar’s election mirrors the shift from development to identity, faith, manufactured external threats

When every monsoon washes away classrooms, Pakistan isn’t just losing schools, it’s losing futures

It’s the beginning of a harder battle: containing splinters, managing revenge, preventing their rebirth

Charter promises reform, renewal, but without consensus from key parties democracy hangs in the balance

Innovation, education, courage, three ingredients Pakistan must fuse if it hopes to convert knowledge into growth

True empathy begins when we stop seeing others as 'the other'

Pakistan’s stabilisation has begun, but without deep reforms, resilience, public trust, the next shock can break it

Afghanistan’s defiance and Pakistan’s indulgence have shaped a cycle of mistrust, militancy, and smuggling

What South Asia lost after independence was not structure, it was soul

When delayed payments become systemic and silence turns habitual, the artist’s dilemma exceeds being economic