Opinion & Analysis

Talking about radicalisation is in vogue — a bit late, but now prevalent amongst the policy circles in Pakistan. Beyond the scope of my article today as it is, the debate...

Most of the political problems we face today are due to the fact that old men don't want to retire. Because old men don't want to give up power and...

When I first arrived in England, it felt like stepping through a looking glass into another world. From the moment I landed at Heathrow Airport, I was struck not just...

The saying "the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing" perhaps befits the present rulers of Pakistan. There are two cases in point: one, visits to China...

When, last week, President Trump met eight Muslim leaders on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly session, it was clear that something significant was afoot. For an average...

Lahore's Air Quality Index (AQI) has surged to "unhealthy" levels, according to Punjab's environmental monitoring system, turning the basic act of breathing into a health risk. Children, the elderly and...

Pakistan has joined the chorus of voices condemning Israel's latest interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which set sail to deliver much-needed aid to the besieged people of Gaza. The...

There is a situation in AJK. An apolitical protest is getting out of control and spilling over into a march on the federal capital. Overblown by its organisers, the Joint...

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are climate commitments made by each country that signed the Paris Agreement to help fight climate change through collective action. Simply put, an NDC is a...

Pakistan's agriculture is dominated by the production of wheat, cotton and more water thirsty crops such as rice and sugarcane. A significant proportion of the country's labour force is engaged...