Opinion

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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Pakistan needs a healthy-diet index

The UN has recently released its multiagency report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026.…

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Independence runs dry

Somewhere beneath Islamabad’s F-sectors, a needle that stood at 22.8 metres in 2008 now reads close to 5G. It moves…

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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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Pakistan needs a healthy-diet index

The UN has recently released its multiagency report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026.…

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Go watch the sunset

You can feel it in your bones, this steady rise in anxiety and despair. Against the backdrop of a world…

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Pak-US relations: From strategic necessity to a partnership of shared prosperity

Pakistan and the United States have maintained one of the most consequential yet complex bilateral relationships in South Asia. Over…

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