A rocket force
Pakistan announced the raising of an Army Rocket Forces Command (ARFC) on August 14, 2025. The new organisation will include a command headquarters with command-and-control staff, providing leadership to its…
Famine strikes
History shows that famines are, for the most part, engineered. Be it through carelessness, selfishness or plain malice on the part of officialdom, creating the circumstances under which a population…
Marching bands and market share
Pakistan marks its 78th year of independence at a time when the very idea of sovereignty is being reshaped. In today’s world, economic resilience and diplomatic agility are as critical…
Marked for death
In one night, Israel murdered Al Jazeera’s entire media crew in Gaza City. The Israeli military admitted to assassinating the journalists in an August 10 airstrike on a media tent…
Beyond sanctions and strikes
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Pakistan earlier this month served to highlight once again the importance of the brotherly relations between the two countries for safeguarding their security, promoting…
Shankar kebab
YOU are absolutely right! The name ‘Shankar’ and chapli kebab is an anomaly of the highest order. Bear with me. In this unfortunate atmosphere of war, where even the usually…
Keep calm, carry on
EIGHTY years ago this week, the Germans surrendered unconditionally to the Allied Forces. This week, King Charles of England began a four-day commemoration of that event. It seems like an…
Token feminism in development
WOMEN in Pakistan constitute 48.5 per cent of the population but face systemic disadvantages in education, healthcare and economic participation. To realise the country’s full potential, increasing women’s economic participation…
PMDC rubbishes claims of 80pc MDCAT fee hike
With the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) set for October 5, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has dismissed social media claims of an 80 per cent hike…
Trump unlikely to enforce tariff threat on Russian oil
US President Donald Trump is unlikely to follow through on his threat to place 100% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil because it would worsen politically-damaging inflation pressures and…
