Since US President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on China last month, Beijing has responded in kind. On state and social media, it posted images of Mao Zedong, lambasted “imperialists,”…
RECENTLY, I wrote about a landmark case decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan: a woman named Zahida Parveen had appealed a lower court decision which held that benefits accrued…
In the wake of the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, India has decided to unilaterally suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, citing “fundamental changes” driven by demographic shifts, environmental concerns and…
This week, the market will be closely monitoring the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, which is set to be announced on Wednesday. Attention will particularly be on the Fed’s dot…
A 13-MONTH-OLD girl from KP’s Tank district became Pakistan’s 69th victim of polio in 2024. The numerous full-page advertisements and a commemorative ‘polio free’ postal stamp showing a photo of…
TIMING is everything, especially in politics. Mistiming can be fatal, as three recent leaders, now out of power, have learned. In October 1999, PM Mian Nawaz Sharif decided to remove…
AS I write this, 170 million Americans are wondering whether their TikTok apps will go dark, with many scrambling to retain access through VPNs. It is easy to dismiss news…
Pakistan’s agricultural sector stands as a cornerstone of its economy, contributing approximately 23 percent to the GDP and employing over 37 percent of the national labor force. With agricultural land…
The violence, arson and pillage that followed the arrest of populist leader Imran Khan is emblematic of Pakistan’s descent into fascism. The way mobs ran rampage across the country may…
Imagine a world where the truth feels increasingly fragile, where falsehoods spread faster than facts, and trust in institutions, media, and even one another erodes by the minute. This is…
