Opinion

The right to repair: Pakistan must design E-waste out of our future

A phone should not become electronic waste because its battery has become tired. Yet that is increasingly how we have…

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Makkah Pact: Deterrence without entrapment

The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye on August 7, 2026, has already been given…

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Hormuz bottleneck: Could Middle East crisis change Gwadar’s fortunes?

At a time when the world is tense and the Middle East crisis has disrupted the flow of ships through…

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The wars no one declared

In 2011, Muammar Gaddafi went on state television to call the protesters burning his country “rats and cockroaches fuelled by…

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The unfinished bargain

Pakistan has never lacked plans. It has lacked a bargain. Every generation is told that the country has reached its…

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Growing Pakistan’s AI ecosystem

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved beyond research laboratories and technology conferences. It has become a general-purpose technology comparable to electricity…

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Soft power: US vs China

The world is witnessing a US-China competition in almost every sphere of life–economy, military, technology, trade, critical minerals, AI, semiconductors,…

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What state are we in, anyway?

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s recent remarks on Pakistan’s governance crisis have reignited familiar debates about constitutional reform, administrative restructuring and…

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Remaking Pakistan

The raging debate over carving up a new ruling order to improve the quality of governance across Pakistan deserves a…

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Pakistan’s flawed petroleum policy

International crude oil prices have fallen significantly from the extraordinary highs witnessed during recent geopolitical conflicts. In a normal market,…

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