New faces of justice
Imagine a Pakistan where 350,000 complaints were resolved in just eight months of 2025 – at zero cost, with 96 per cent implementation of recommendations and under 2.0 per cent…
Industrial policy a relic
AS a response to sluggish growth, a well-trodden and worn-out narrative regarding the need for an industrial policy is again making the rounds in official circles. It is being proclaimed as the…
Is the bonhomie with the US transient?
Pakistan’s relations with the US have improved dramatically since President Trump assumed office early this year. The first sign of a thaw between Pakistan and the US was Washington’s decision…
Towards mediation
On May 30 (2025), while the global media remained ever-captivated by the latest performance in the absurd theatre that is American politics – complete with another act of hastily withdrawn…
Water wars looming? Indus crisis and South Asian stability
A rare paradigm of cooperation between India and Pakistan, the Indus Waters Treaty, which was brokered by the World Bank in 1960, has remained operative against the backgrounds of wars,…
India and US at odds on Kashmir truce: analysts
US President Donald Trump’s claim to have helped end fighting between arch-rivals India and Pakistan has driven a wedge between him and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, analysts say. A…
Mediation matters
The movement of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Pakistan has traditionally faced institutional unacceptance despite the worldwide acceptance of this mechanism and its relevance in modern legal frameworks. For decades,…
If the Indus goes,we go too
As Himalayan glaciers retreat and temperatures rise, South Asia’s rivers are becoming weapons of survival, not just sources of life. Nowhere is this more dangerous than along the Indus River,…
Delhi’s IWT move is dangerous
Following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Occupied Kashmir, India announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a water-sharing agreement with Pakistan that has endured wars, crises…
Future of the Indus Waters Treaty: Part-III
The Indian government’s call for a review and modification of the IWT has ostensibly been prompted by its annoyance with Pakistan’s objections to the designs of the Kishanganga and Ratle…
