The significance of cotton for Pakistan’s economy is fundamental, as it plays a pivotal role in agriculture, industry, and employment sectors. Cotton is a key crop in the agricultural sector, serving as a primary source of ...
Indian government’s campaign of extra-territorial killings has finally come to a head. On Monday, Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including its high commissioner, for their involvement in the assassination last year o...
The Taliban regime continues to tighten the screws on the Afghan public; now pledging to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things because, in their opinion, such things are “really contrar...
It’s interesting that two separate civil society organisations have asked the government to hold “meaningful discussions” on proposed constitutional amendments and “expand their scope for more holistic reforms in the sys...
There is a massive paradigm shift underway in the geopolitical, geostrategic, and geoeconomic dimensions of the world. The global power and economic structures are undergoing massive reorientation to meet the strong challenges o...
Since the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, the nation’s counterterrorism landscape has grown increasingly volatile and uncertain. The vacuum left by the departure of American and allied troops has precipitated a resur...
During an official visit to China to attend SCO Security Forum in Beijing in 2005, I had the honour to sit at the dining table next to the Chinese Minister for Culture. Just to initiate an informal chat, I asked a simple questio...
It is commendable to see the Pakistani government taking a more active role in addressing the conflict in Gaza and Lebanon. While Pakistan has consistently raised its voice for the beleaguered people of the Levant at major inter...
Although not as militarily formidable or symbolically imposing as the Warsaw Pact once stood against NATO in Europe, the emerging BRICS alliance is becoming a significant counterweight to the West’s reckless misuse of power un...
It seems that the term “court orders” needs to be replaced with “court suggestions,” given how frequently governments and individuals across Pakistan are resisting judicial rulings. The government’s long-standing dispu...