South Asia media landscape
The storm in India over a carefully researched and crafted BBC documentary had barely begun to die down when the international broadcaster’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai were raided by ‘tax authorities’.…
Islands of privilege
Peace and security are basics for any society to prosper. The purpose of modern states is to ensure safety for everyone irrespective of their social status. Absence of social tranquillity…
After primaries, a bleak election landscape for Trump
Donald Trump may have a difficult but not improbable route to the Republican presidential nomination. When it comes to ultimate victory in November's general election, however, the real estate tycoon…
US helicopters provide lifeline to typhoon-hit islands
The Sikorsky Knighthawk helicopter hovered over the small island of Suluan in the eastern Philippines looking for a place to land on the beach as residents waved and ran toward…
The tallest nail
Decades ago, when this scribe was a student of Botany, at the Government College, his ecology professor had noted “they imposed an engineering solution onto a biological/ecological problem”. He was…
Youm-e-Takbeer: the day Pakistan’s defence was made impregnable
May 28 is the special day for Pakistan, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and the public at large. On this day, the scientists, engineers and technicians of the country delivered…
Housing for people
In August 2022, when Pakistan faced one of the most devastating climate disasters in its history, with one-third of the country submerged under water, the tragedy left millions of citizens…
The state’s failure
FOR the last several weeks, life in Balochistan has been paralysed with most highways connecting the province with the rest of the country blocked by protesters, while mobile services have been suspended.…
Terror challenges
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), ranks Pakistan as the second most terrorism-affected country in the world. This two-place jump on…
Vanishing water
Another World Water Day brings fresh commitments — but where is the progress from last year, or, for that matter, the past several years? Pakistan, blessed with the mighty Indus,…
