Criticizing Israel: No longer controversial in US politics
WASHINGTON WATCH
US voters’ attitudes towards the Israeli Palestinian conflict have changed, but media commentators and political consultants haven’t figured that out. They are stuck...
The silent crisis of public safety
Pakistan loses thousands of citizens every year to incidents that are neither natural nor unavoidable. They are the result of structural neglect, weak regulation,...
Clashes that could ignite a war
Over the past month, tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have entered one of their most dangerous phases in recent years. Pakistani fighter jets launched...
KP’s IFRP failure threatens Pakistan
Across the globe, every sovereign nation faces the pressing challenge of managing migration while safeguarding its national security and resources. For Pakistan, this challenge...
Beneath the Surface: Stress and Society in Pakistan
Pakistan is facing a complex situation. On one hand, the country has a young population, abundant human potential, and fast digital connectivity. On the...
The G-20 Summit Sans America
The 2025 G-20 Summit in South Africa will be remembered not only for the historic decisions taken, but equally for the loud, symbolic silence...
Dealing drugs or death?
One of the disadvantages of removing the PTI government has only now been felt, with the continuing campaign against drug dealers in Punjab. There...
A lone gunman sparks Trump’s War on legal immigrants
On a gray November afternoon, just two blocks from the White House, the story Donald Trump wanted to tell about a “safe and peaceful”...
Karachi in the Mirror of the World Urbanization Prospects 2025
A quiet revolution has just taken place in the way the world understands cities. The UN’s World Urbanization Prospects 2025 (WUP 2025) has redrawn the global...
Sudan’s Agony
“Some are in for money, some for gold, some for power and some are told, feral killing, bloodbaths of simple, innocent and helpless souls”...
TTP–TALIBAN, TERRORISM AND PAKISTAN
For decades, Afghanistan has been both a battlefield and a refuge for militant groups whose ambitions have transcended borders. Among the most troubling of...
Redefining Regional Alignments
By Muhammad Shahghazi
The visit of Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to New Delhi marked a striking reversal in South Asian diplomacy. After four...
The Jobless Crisis Reaches a 21-Year High
The Labour Force Survey 2025 should have jolted the nation into a collective pause, because what it reveals is not a routine economic fluctuation...
Inaction After COP30
What happened at COP30 in Brazil has left people not just disappointed but genuinely alarmed. The world arrived in Belém carrying a sense of...
Governance & institutional reforms
Governance involves the frameworks and processes that manage a nation's affairs efficiently, influencing all sectors and driving sustainable socio-economic development. Built on principles like...