The recent conclusion of a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) in Pakistan has triggered a structured and carefully regulated legal process that ensures accountability while protecting individual rights. High-profile court…
For nearly two decades, Basant has lived in the uneasy space between longing and liability. The memories are vivid – rooftops filled with music, colours rising into the Lahore sky,…
Everyone is replaceable, and we need to realise that. The sooner we understand and implement the succession concept, the better it will be for the longevity of our system. It…
Pakistan’s civil–military coordination remains fragmented. In Swat (2009–2010), the military cleared the territory, but post-conflict civilian rehabilitation lags years behind – a classic case of uncoordinated 'clear vs hold vs…
Bill Emmott, in his book ‘The Fate of the West’, cited how America’s collapse almost certainly triggers the collapse of Western civilisation. At the time of writing, however, the book…
THE recent exit of the American multinational company Procter & Gamble (P&G) from Pakistan has created a stir in the market — unlike the relatively quiet departure of other MNCs over the…
PAK-AFGHAN tensions are simmering. Talks in Istanbul this weekend focused on improved alignment and coordination for counterterrorism. Also hanging in the balance is the fate of over two million Afghans…
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has announced a comprehensive institutional restructuring and digital transformation initiative. According to it, the restructuring process was started with an aim to modernize…
The seventeen-day war (1965) was a tactical victory for Pakistan, an operational stalemate and a politico-strategic watershed moment that unleashed political and social cross-currents that forced a political change in…
Lyari in Karachi has produced many prominent intellectuals, journalists, poets and writers. From poets such as Essa Baloch, Waheed Noor and N M Danish (a brilliant poet and debater of…
