Aerial firing and animal rights
It seems that in Karachi a new trend has developed, which might change the direction of how The New Year is to be welcomed,...
Beyond pipe dreams
The elections in Gilgit-Baltistan are scheduled to be held in the upcoming months of 2026. This will be the fourth election since Gilgit-Baltistan got...
A shiny nuclear mirage
“The dream of reason produces monsters,” wrote Francisco de Goya, warning future generations about ambition unrestrained by wisdom. Hannah Arendt later observed that political...
Protecting Gaza, not policing it
Gaza has endured relentless destruction and profound human suffering, with civilians bearing the overwhelming toll of a war that has exacted unimaginable loss. As...
Beyond Silence
In 2015, when I chose the topic of rape jurisprudence in Pakistan for my senior year project at LUMS, there was no ChatGPT, no...
The Osman Hadi murder mystery
Once again, Bangladesh has witnessed the eruption of violent protests, reflecting the country’s continuing political instability. Last year, large-scale demonstrations were led by student...
The Syrian File
One of the fallouts of the Gaza campaign undertaken by the Israeli Defense Forces and 5he Pentagon combined has been the much-awaited fall of...
Nuclear trust and India
In late November, international media outlets reported that India and Canada were close to finalizing the 10-year uranium deal worth $2.8 billion. Canada’s Cameco Corp....
Contribution of English Courses to undergraduate academic development
The initiative of English courses at undergraduate level in Pakistani universities has proved beneficial in academic development. English as a medium of instruction holds...
Beijing’s quiet challenge to US influence in Latin America
By any historical measure, great powers rarely announce their ambitions with fireworks. They prefer white papers, strategic roadmaps, and bureaucratic understatement. China’s latest policy...
A Christmas Miracle?
AT PENPOINT
The US attack on Nigeria may have seemed another example of how Christianity is being used merely to justify an attack on others,...
Weaponising Water
Weaponizing water is tantamount to an act of war— not because of rhetoric, but because water sustains life, food, energy and social stability. This...
How Trump ’s tariffs handed Beijing the strategic advantage
When Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, he entered office with a renewed conviction that China was the central threat...
‘It’s unfair!’
That babies are born to parents with all sorts of religious backgrounds is a familiar objection that atheists raise against all religions. The argument...
Quantum mechanics education
The United Nations General Assembly had declared 2025 as the Year of Quantum Science and Technology under the leadership of the United Nations Educational,...