On the Origins of Pakistan: Myths and Realities
Dawoood khan
How does one explain the origins of Pakistan? It is a hodgepodge—a complex idea deeply rooted in diverse viewpoints. One point of view...
The Province Beneath the Surface: How Policy Failures Are Draining Balochistan
By Nayab Khan
Pakistan’s largest province is disappearing, not from the map, but from beneath it. Balochistan covers nearly 44 Percent of Pakistan’s total landmass,...
US–Iran Ceasefire: Pakistan’s Strategic Mediation and Karachi Port’s Global Significance
BY Sabaena Siddiqui
By Pakistan’s emergence as the primary mediator in the April 8, 2026, ceasefire between the United States and Iran highlights the...
Power, Pause, and Pivot: A War Rewritten
The clock has been reset, but the tension has not. In a dramatic turn of events, Donald Trump has extended the deadline for potential...
The Fault in Our Choices: Why We Repeat Mistakes and How Awareness Can Break...
By Zia Uddin
There is a kind of pain that we bring on ourselves. We know something is wrong. We feel sorry after doing it....
Can Money Really Buy Happiness? Insights from Economics and Psychology
By Zia Uddin
Imagine earning a salary raise you have dreamed about for years. For a few weeks, life feels extraordinary. But then, surprisingly, it...
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...
