Karbala Tragedy: The Apotheosis of Resistance and Faith

Today is Ashura Sacrifice for the glory of Islam enlivens the brave heart. Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH),...

Are Iran and Israel Already Starting the Next Round?

The ceasefire between Iran and Israel— declared hastily and with much fanfare by US President Donald Trump— is already beginning to look...

Tourism Without Rules, Nature Without Mercy

It was supposed to be a morning filled with laughter, the cool breeze of the Swat valley whispering through the trees, the...

It can drown Pakistan in floods and scorch it with heatwaves 

In September 2022, Pakistan was in global headlines, but not for a good reason. A large portion of the country, nearly one-third,...

Pakistan: Glass half full

I was invited to a seminar at University of Punjab on 20 June 2025, titled, “Glass half full or half empty: Understanding...

‘Death to the IDF’

What began as a defiant chant by a single British artist at Glastonbury has erupted into a global phenomenon— a symbolic battle...

Nuclear Nemeses

AT PENPOINT The succession of attacks on Pakistan and Iran revived the familiar trope of Muslims under attack, while reviving the equally familiar...

Public debt facts and figures

Public debt plays a crucial role in a country's fiscal and economic framework, serving as a key instrument for financing the budget...

Sindh’s climate imperative

The province of Sindh stands at a critical juncture in its development trajectory as it faces the mounting challenges posed by climate...

Militants, Mullahs and the State

The incidents of armed militants appearing in towns across Balochistan, whether around Khuzdar, somewhere in Kalat, or more recently in Mastung or...

Strategic stability in South Asia post-Pahalgam

We live in the dawn of a dark age. South Asian strategic stability has never been shaken as much as it has...

Voyage of defiance

The Gaza Strip— a sliver of land gripped by blockade and burdened by an enduring humanitarian crisis— continues to haunt the conscience...

Why Mamdani won

WASHINGTON WATCH It was 2006 and Tim Kaine had recently won the Virginia gubernatorial election. I was at a meeting at Democratic Party...

Balochistan’s double burden: The inhospitable land and the unkind climate

Environmental concerns are capturing the attention of everyone including the developed and underdeveloped states and are one of the major concerns of...

When the river rises

Nineteen lives, including an entire family from Punjab, were swept away in Swat last week when a sudden surge in the river...