Invest in R&D
The IMF’s latest country report on Pakistan delivers one of the most unambiguous warnings the nation has received in years. It highlights that Pakistan’s governance architecture is deeply compromised by…
Keeping hope at 1.5
As delegates meet in Belem, Brazil, for the COP30 climate summit, the world stands at a perilous moment in its fight against global warming. About a decade after the signing…
Pragmatism over polarity
When Pakistan’s first shipment of rare earth minerals quietly departed for the US in October, it drew immediate attention across Asian commentary circles. Some in China saw betrayal, others in…
Next energy revolution
PAKISTAN is in the midst of a people-led energy revolution. As of August 2025, the country has imported 49.7 GW of solar panels, a figure that now surpasses the on-grid…
Mystery of the ‘port deal’
WHILE rejecting an international media report about Pakistan offering America access to a proposed port at Pasni, senior security sources were cited as saying that any related discussions vis-à-vis private…
The rare earth race
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…
Let’s rewire the grid
Pakistan’s power sector today stands at the edge of both crisis and opportunity, a paradoxical intersection where oversupply coexists with scarcity, and excess capacity burdens coexist with unmet demand. The…
China-US trade war
The world’s two largest economies are once again locked in a familiar dance of brinkmanship. On October 9, China expanded its export controls on rare earth minerals, which are crucial…
From smog to sunlight
On a typical winter morning in Lahore, many children may have to walk to school with masks pulled tightly across their faces, not because of a pandemic, but because of…
Last-mile delivery’s future
In today’s digital economy, the ‘last mile’ of delivery has become the ultimate test of efficiency and innovation. It is the crossroads where digital convenience meets physical execution, directly determining…
