Opinion & Analysis
Tianjin Summit
Pakistan convincingly tapped the SCO forum to call for a "structural" dialogue on all outstanding disputes. At the Tianjin Summit, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif drove the attention of its member...
When the rivers speak
"Je Ravi vich paani koi naeen, te apni kahani koi naeen " If the Ravi holds no water, there is no story to tell. The Ravi begins the lament. Sajjad Ali...
Of care and courage
In 1989, well before there was as much awareness about the environmental destruction and injustice as it is today, Chilean writer and journalist Luis Sepulveda published his novel Un viejo...
No room for children
Paediatric care in low- and middle-income countries often suffers a fate of inadequate infrastructure, workforce shortages and overburdened intensive care units. The case is so, mostly due to limited resources...
Disaster, destiny and our responsibility
When a tragedy strikes in Pakistan, the most common reaction is: "It was God's will." This simple phrase has profound power and implications. It helps people cope with unbearable grief,...
Can our banks keep pace with climate change demands?
Pakistan's record breaking floods in 2011 and 2022 washed away any illusion that climate change is a distant threat. The economic cost of these disasters was around $58 billion, and...
Drowning in silence
It always begins the same way. A dark sky. A quiet unease. And then, suddenly, too much rain. But this time, in eastern Punjab, the water did not stop. Not...
Creeping normality
Rafta rafta wo meri hasti ka sama'n ho gaye Pehle jaa'n, phhir jan-e jaa'n, phhir jaan-e jaana'n ho gye You must be humming this song the moment you read the...
Global warming: the situation is worse than generally believed
This has been an unusual summer for many parts of the world. High temperatures and droughts have affected most of the American west. There were widespread fires that burnt significant...
ARFC — the strategic vision
The announcement of the Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC) on Pakistan's 78th Independence Day did not arrive as a ceremonial statement; it marked a decisive turn in South Asia's shifting...
