Opinion & Analysis

The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) sealed on 17 September 2025 ushers in a new era of enhanced comprehensive strategic partnership between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that has its foundations...

President Trump each time won the presidency with the promise of America First. But what was quite on full display last time and even more this time around is as...

Enforcement gap refers to the inconsistency between established rules and principles and their actual realisation, leading to the situation where recognised rights and standards are violated. Pakistan's constitutional framework guarantees...

By 2040, Pakistan is projected to be among the most water-stressed countries in the world. The river Indus, which supplies more than 240 million inhabitants, is experiencing great pressure due...

My recent article in the Tribune Sunday magazine titled "Pak-Saudi defence pact: and old brotherhood for a dangerous age" evokes important questions by readers, concerning nature of the agreement, nuclear-sharing...

The tax machinery has once again fallen short of the target, with FBR officials admitting that the Rs3.6 trillion sales tax gap from the previous fiscal year cannot be fully...

The recent discovery of three transgender women shot dead and left on a roadside in Karachi is another brutal example of how dangerous life is for transgender people. Despite progressive...

The Constitutional Bench has touched upon an issue of extreme public importance as it too found itself in a zigzag situation while interpreting Pakistan Army Act, 1952, in conjunction with...

One of the quietest revolutions in Pakistan's justice sector is not happening in a grand courtroom, but on the ground, through a policy designed to place lawyers within reach of...

Punjab is grappling with one of the most destructive flood events in recent years, with more than 1.3 million acres of farmland submerged along the eastern rivers. As per the...