When loyalty replaces responsibility
When the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was announced recently, not by voters or public mandate, but by a directive from a jailed...
How China’s open-source AI models are democratizing AI globally
In the sleek boardrooms of London, Singapore, and Dubai, the traditional narrative of the global artificial intelligence race is being rewritten. For years, the...
The mineral chessboard
The last great scramble for strategic advantage was fought with tank columns and tanker convoys; the next will be fought with magnets so tiny...
The short end of the stick
AT PENPOINT
No sooner had the IMF released the new conditions it had set during its last review that rumours started of moving into another...
The limits of legal silence
Pakistan’s criminal law defines rape with apparent clarity, yet one exception continues to shape the boundaries of legal protection within marriage. Under Section 375...
A quiet crisis of conscienceÂ
I came to the legal profession carrying a certain kind of innocence. I was trained at elite law schools, shaped by ideas of constitutionalism,...
From Fentanyl to WMDs
On December 15, US President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order formally designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of...
‘Islamabad, Cairo, Ankara’
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy PM /Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and a couple of other Federal Ministers were quite frequently visiting...
Questions surrounding the Indian government
India is portrayed as facing a period of deep political turbulence, intensified by Dr Subramanian Swamy’s explosive allegations that senior leaders may be vulnerable...
Wake Up: It’s Not Your Daddy’s New York City Anymore
Analysts are still working to understand Zohran Mamdani’s decisive victory in last month’s New York mayoral race. Like the blind men in the old...
America Falls Victim to Its Own Pre-Emptive Doctrine
The doctrine of preventive and pre-emptive strike, once defended as a tool to neutralize danger, has instead evolved into one of the most destabilizing...
Growing Tourism in Pakistan and AJK
Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir possess extraordinary tourism potential due to their stunning natural landscapes, deep historical roots, and vibrant cultural diversity. From...
Blatant violation of the constitution
Nobody in his right mind likes the permeating ambience of confrontation between the Army and PTI which unfortunately is a sequel to false and...
A new age of Artificial Intelligence: Trump launches the ‘Genesis Mission’
In the turbulent landscape of American politics, decisions that define the direction of technology often lay the foundation for new global races. In recent...
Climate change and Pakistan’s struggle for survival
A single truth frames Pakistan’s experience of climate change. The country has contributed comparatively little to the problem yet is enduring some of the...