Rethinking Afghan policy…Muhammad Amir Rana
THERE is an immediate need for Pakistan to overhaul its Afghanistan policy, since the present one has failed to yield positive results. The Taliban regime in Kabul has not responded … Read More
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Gaza genocide, degraded Axis…Abbas Nasir
AGAINST the backdrop of serious setbacks to the Iran-led so-called Axis of Resistance and destructive divisions in the Muslim world, Amnesty International has delivered a damning indictment of genocide against … Read More
CSS result and bureaucratic complex… Ali Hassan Bangwar
The recent announcement of CSS written results, like earlier ones, flooded social media, with congratulations to successful aspirants. While their efforts undoubtedly deserve praise, the relentless outpouring of accolades often … Read More
World of fantasy or real world?… Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan
Reading Yuval Noah Hariri’s recent book Nexus has been an absolute treat. Masterful and provocative, the book is a brief history of information networks from the Stone Age to AI. … Read More
How China is outsmarting the US in Latin America…Azhar Azam
In a latest sign of booming relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Lula da Silva upgraded their bilateral relationship and struck more than three dozen agreements including on … Read More
Subcontinent’s peace dividend…By Iqbal Latif
Imagine standing at the Khyber Pass today, a gateway that, for 5,000 years, funneled history’s most fearsome warriors toward the wealth of the Indo-Gangetic plains. From Alexander’s Greeks to Genghis … Read More
Pakistan’s ‘brain rot’…By Ghazi Salahuddin
We are increasingly living in a post-truth world. But what does it mean? Well, Oxford Dictionaries define it “as relating to and denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less … Read More
What did Baku deliver? … Raza Hussain Qazi
COP29, widely referred to as the Finance COP, concluded with an agreement on a $300 billion annual climate finance package under the much-anticipated New Collective Quantified Goals (NCQGs). After two … Read More
The fight for water access in Punjab … Hamid Masood
The state of Pakistan has taken upon itself to provide water as an essential service. The governance structure through a hierarchical approach defines related responsibilities – from quality standards to … Read More
Digital darkness …Khurshid Sherani
Pakistan again plunged into digital darkness as the government imposed internet shutdowns following political protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). This has become a regular tool for the government to … Read More