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,...
A gathering under the Eurasian Sky
The latest summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) brought together the leaders of its five member states— Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia—...
Walking Away from Radicalization
Contemporary national and international security dynamics have transformed many once-local issues into global challenges– including cyber threats, climate change, inequality, and radicalization. While insurgency...
From International Wins to Domestic Urgency
As Pakistan enters 2026, there is much to celebrate alongside reasons for sober reflection. The past year brought significant moments that lifted national morale...
Russia’s growing shadow
For more than a decade, Russia has expanded its influence across regions far from its immediate borders. Much of this activity has unfolded quietly,...
The silent crisis of public safety in Pakistan
Pakistan loses thousands of citizens every year to incidents that are neither natural nor unavoidable. They are the result of structural neglect, weak regulation,...
Pakistan’s youth are entering the stock market — why it matters
For decades in Pakistan, the stock market was seen as a playground for the privileged few. Now, social media influencers are breaking norms, teaching...
Why would a nation glamorize those who seek to destroy it?
“The propagandist’s purpose is to make a set of people forget that certain
other sects of people are human” —Aldous Huxley
This quote from...
IMF’s EFF programme: some reflections
As another of many years come to close during the last four decades or so, when Pakistan finds itself in yet another International Monetary...
China poised to outpace the USA in the AI race
In a recent interview, a senior NVIDIA executive offered perhaps the most candid assessment yet of the global AI race, admitting openly that China...
Big boost for Pakistan’s Defence
The US State Department’s authorization of the sustainment and package for the PAF’s F-16 fleet, is worth $686 million, which signifies a strategic importance...