Reviving Pakistan’s stone industry
Up in the hills of Swat, massive marble blocks are blasted out of the ground, leaving behind piles of wasted stone. What survives is shipped out raw, only to return…
Railways not on the reforms track
At the World Economic Forum, the Prime Minister of Pakistan expressed deep concerns over the country’s deteriorating energy landscape, lamenting that the power sector had turned Pakistan into a “begging…
Pakistan’s ‘charter of economy’
There have been periodic calls for continuity in economic policies, regarded as critical by successive economic team leaders, to achieve development – a call that in the past decade or…
More than a boat
One needs only to examine the actions and rhetoric of the Israeli government to fully appreciate the profound significance of the solidarity flotillas bound for Gaza. As the latest and…
Public sound ‘bites’
Viral. Views. Vocal. Visual. Posts. Shares. Trolls. Fakes. Trends. Hits. The world is reeling. Scrolling, clicking, posting is the new norm. Public loves to talk, especially behind the social media…
The world awakens
Is it finally happening? Is the West turning against Israel? Or are we, whether motivated by hope or driven by despair, simply engaging in wishful thinking? The matter is not…
Flammable mix
From Turkiye to Greece, from France to Spain, this summer’s Mediterranean wildfires make one thing clear: Something has changed. These are no longer occasional dry spells or extreme seasons. The…
Reviving the two-state solution
Amid Israel’s ongoing genocidal war on Gaza with the possibility of an immediate ceasefire becoming even more distant, the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of…
The power of money?
Can you imagine a tiny city-state on the periphery of the Greek empire dictating to the mighty forces of Alexander the Great? Is it possible to believe that Julius Caesar…
A summer we must not ignore
The summer of 2025 has shown once again that climate change is no longer a slow crisis. From Catalonia (Spain) to Chakwal, Moscow to New Jersey, and Texas to Himachal…
