The crisis of Thana Culture in Pakistan
Thana culture in Pakistan is the institutionalized attitudes, behavior, mindsets, and issues in police stations or "thanas," which generally imply corruption, inefficiency,...
Inculcating reading habits in children
Reading plays a vital role in nurturing a child's cognitive development and emotional intelligence. In today's society, it is regarded as both...
Trump’s tariff gamble could lead to an economic tsunami
The ink on Trump's signature is barely dry, and already, the reverberations are being felt across the globe. A familiar, yet unsettling...
Reaching sustainable macroeconomic stability, and economic growth
Pakistan’s economy has achieved some macroeconomic stability, both because of primarily oil prices being on the lower side, and healthy performance of...
Better late than never
Undoubtedly Pakistan ranks among the countries which have been blessed by Nature with a wide variety of natural resources. Many countries around...
Washington, Moscow and Kyiv
The discourse surrounding US President Donald Trump and his policy shift concerning Ukraine has been met with a measured response from Russian...
Batman is no more
The question is not so much whether the KP police knew about the operation in Katlang, as whether the CM knew. I...
‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ Yield No Winners: Only Solidarity and Cooperation Can Forge the Future
By Ambassador Jiang Zaidong
Recently, the United States, in disregard of widespread opposition at home and from international community, announced that it would...
The silent scream in hunger
A country rich in resources yet burdened by deprivation reflects a fundamental failure of distribution, not production. Pakistan, with its fertile land...
The Blind and Deaf Elite
Since gaining independence in 1947, Pakistan has been ensnared in a web of complex sociopolitical dynamics, largely influenced by its historical legacy...
Genocide, justice, and the question of banning
As Bangladesh finds itself on the tip of another critical juncture in its turbulent political history, the country is struggling with a...
Trump’s tariff tsunami
In a bombastic move on April 2nd— now dubbed “Liberation Day” by his supporters—President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping 25 percent tariff...
Social media and the promotion of local arts, music and literature
In the digital era, social media has revolutionized the way local arts, music, and literature are created, shared, and consumed. Platforms such...
A hard state is the sole solution
"Hard state" describes a government system that is centralized, authoritative, and highly capable of maintaining control over its territory and population. A...
The perils of coalition building
AT PENPOINT
Now that Eid is over, the country is about to see whether he Pakistan Tehrik Insaf has enough strength to launch...