Security as Shared Destiny: Pakistan–UAE Strategic Convergence
By Sabaena Siddiqui
The message emerging from Abu Dhabi this week was more than diplomatic — it was a statement of shared destiny. When Pakistan’s...
A Silent Light for Thousands of Students
By Zia Uddin
Behind every great university degree, there is a story of sacrifice. But behind thousands of them in Pakistan, there is one story...
Allah’s Blessings and Our Deviations
I remember well that many years ago, when we were students, we used to buy a book titled Who’s Who and What’s What whenever...
From IMF Cycles to Rising Insecurity: How Governance Failures Fuel Crime, Terrorism, and Hardship...
By Zia Uddin
Pakistan's governance crisis, laid bare by the IMF's Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA), does more than throttle economic growth. Corruption, discretionary...
Individuals vs System: The Structural Gap Behind Pakistan’s Defeat to India
Beyond tactics, this match exposed a structural difference. India operated as a cohesive 11-player unit — role clarity, tactical flexibility, and collective contribution defined...
When Cricket Becomes Diplomacy: The Pakistan–India Case
By Sabaena Siddiqui
The Pakistan–India match did not start with a toss but with diplomatic drama playing out across ICC boardrooms, regional political corridors, and...
Make America Go Away
The red caps were impossible to miss. In Copenhagen’s winter chill, protesters gathered waving Danish and Greenlandic flags, their message stitched in bold white...
China vs America: How Trump’s Return Accelerated the Fracturing of the Global Order
The return of Donald Trump to power in January 2024 did not mark a routine political shift inside the United States. It unleashed a...
Will 2026 be better — or worse
The year 2025 will be remembered as one of the most turbulent in recent history. Global diplomacy struggled under the weight of escalating violence,...
The real cost of a weak passport
By Saharyab Afridi
Ahmad had done everything right. He applied to the University of Leeds, completed every requirement, submitted bank statements and enrollment paperwork, and...
