New normal of Pakistan
Field Marshal Asim Munir while addressing the cadets on the eve of their passing out parade at the Military Academy Kakul last Friday minced...
The Myth of the promised land
The premise that the Israeli state's "tyrannical actions since its inception" belie the foundational covenant to the Promised Land is a core argument used...
Ceasefires and capers
When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire? The ceasefire in Gaza, which was hailed by all and was personally guaranteed by US President Donald...
Automobile Industry: Beyond the Junction
The Federal industries and Production Ministry earlier last month unveiled the new energy vehicle (NEV) policy for the years 2025-2030. This marks a significant...
A Catholic Marriage or a Rainy-Day Friendship?
A Netflix series, The Diplomat has a line that, “it might be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be its friend its fatal.” This could...
China locks in its economic future
An important turning point in China’s policy and governance orientation was reached this week as the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of...
Trump’s Gamble
Qamar Bashir
Since Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025, US policy toward China has been a study in contradictions. On some days, he hails...
Vanishing Voices
Rida Fatima and Aaila Aziz
In today’s digital era, Artificial Intelligence sits quietly at the writer’s table, ready to craft stories, poems, and essays with...
The Fight against Breast Cancer
October is the month when the world turns its attention to breast cancer and in Pakistan that attention cannot be purely symbolic. Breast cancer...
Zionists become Holocaust deniers
AT PENPOINT
One of the most interesting dimensions of the Israeli genocide in Gaza has been how Israel, or rather the international Zionist lobby backing...
Opinion writing and GenAI
While there is no denying the general utility of Generative AI, it is going to be an unmitigated disaster for the field of opinion...
Not a Con Job
Pakistan’s climate crisis is not an accident; it is the arithmetic of injustice. In 2022 the deluge drowned one-third of the country, displaced millions...
The quest for regional peace in South Asia
Pakistan has been one of the nations hardest-hit by terrorism, losing thousands of lives while fighting to restore regional stability. Despite the proxies’ war...
Pakistan leads Doha deal 2.0
When the delegations of Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban walked into the grand hall in Doha this October, they carried the residue of a...
Middle East tensions and Pakistan’s Military Imperative
Qatar, a country that has often played a diplomatic role in mediating Israeli-Palestinian tensions, was targeted in a recent Israeli drone strike that sought...