Will Pakistan achieve food security through global partnerships?

Pakistan faces a challenge in ensuring food security for its growing population. With a population of over 240 million, the demand for...

The greater Israel idea and its regional implications

By: Pakeeza Rafique The notion of "Greater Israel," also known as the "Zionist Plan for the Middle East," was floated by the founder...

Recalibrating for 2025: China’s high-stakes economic agenda

China's leadership signaled a decisive shift toward bolstering economic growth and safeguarding stability in 2025, with key pledges for an expansive fiscal...

Ghosts of the past

AT PENPOINT The imposition of martial law by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol may have had to be withdrawn, but it was...

Bangladesh faces threats of civil war

Bangladesh, a nation lauded for its steady economic growth and social advancements, finds itself at a critical crossroads. The July uprising has...

Digital divide and women

The digital divide is the gap between those who have easy access to digital technology, such as the internet and computers, and...

Names, roses and smells

That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. So says Shakespeare, who usually knows what he...

Countering PTI propaganda

The political landscape in Pakistan has long been plagued by controversy, disinformation, and power struggles, but the recent allegations of a massacre...

Going downhill with democracy

This chaotic world has always been a theatre for the big powers to flex their might, with one's rise orchestrating another's fall....

Need to remember: Palestinians in Gaza are still suffering

  WASHINGTON WATCH It’s disturbing how the US news media flits from story to story, seemingly incapable of sustaining attention on events that require...

Intellectual decline in the age of social media

Where are the philosophers, the intellectuals, and the dreamers of our time? Have they been silenced by the deafening roar of trending...

Youth must exercise caution

Propaganda is another form of misleading content that circulates on social media, but it is typically more deliberate and strategic. It involves...

China’s legitimate right and misperception of threats to regional stability

By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan It seems that Mr. Adan Shawal Akbar, the writer of the article titled "A threat to regional stability"...

Syria: Trampled like grass

When Israel was carrying out its military operations against Palestine, I initially believed that the scale and magnitude of Israel’s actions were...

Breaking the plastic ceiling: A global call for environmental justice

The global plastics crisis has reached an inflection point, demanding immediate and decisive action from world leaders. With the U.N. Plastics Treaty...