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A solemn ceremony to mark Independence Day and the Struggle for Justice continues in Islamabad

A Critical Juncture for Pakistan’s Digital Future
Although the phrase "Digital Pakistan" is frequently used in high-level gatherings and summits that take place in Pakistan, the nation's digital performance remains woefully inadequate.  At a recent summit in Islamabad, the industry group Global Syst…
A critical push for a green future
Pakistan's transportation landscape is on the verge of a silent, yet profound, revolution. The government's new subsidy scheme for electric bikes and rickshaws, a cornerstone of the National Electric Vehicle (NEV) Policy 2025-30, represents a critical and…
Concerns and Proposed Solutions
The prime minister described Pakistan's yearly population growth rate of 2.55% as a concerning trend that has to be addressed immediately and via concerted national policy action. The prime minister's concerns about the country's rapid population increase…
Tariff Shock
When US President Donald Trump decided to issue an executive order imposing an additional 25% duty on Indian goods on Wednesday, blaming New Delhi's continuous imports of Russian energy, the already deteriorating US-Indian relationship reached a new low. …
The dual nature of the monsoon
The arrival of the monsoon season in Pakistan has always been a paradox. For an agrarian economy dependent on its life-giving rains, it is a harbinger of prosperity, promising to replenish reservoirs, irrigate crops, and sustain livelihoods. Yet, in an in…
A Threat to Identity
Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir, commemorating India's unlawful annexation and occupation of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, was marked nationwide yesterday.  In the six years that have passed, India has consolidated its oppressive control over the Ka…
A new sunrise for Pakistan-Iran relations
Along with the agreements and Memorandums of Understanding inked, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's two-day visit is a show of a willingness to go beyond symbolism and concentrate on meaningful cooperation between two of the region's most important ne…
The Choking Hazard
Large-scale production of plastic garbage seriously harms both the environment and human health.  In an effort to address the city's plastic trash, the Sindh Solid trash Management Board in Hyderabad opened the first Polyethylene Plastic Recycling Pl…
A race against time for implementation
The first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy 2025, a comprehensive document outlining an ambitious path for the development of an AI ecosystem in the nation, was approved by the cabinet this week. By 2030, the strategy aims to train one million …
Devastating floods
Pakistan, a nation acutely vulnerable to the vagaries of climate change, faces the perennial threat of devastating floods. With its vast river systems, particularly the Indus, and susceptibility to intense monsoon rains and glacial melt, floods have becom…
A new chapter for Pakistan-US ties
The recent trade agreement between Pakistan and the United States, marked by a revised 19% tariff on Pakistani exports and a commitment to jointly develop Pakistan's oil reserves, heralds a potentially transformative phase in their often-complex relations…

At the Daily Patriot, our mission is not just to report the facts, but to ignite national discourse, empower voices often unheard, and uphold the integrity of journalism. In an era of noise, we stand firm in our commitment to truth, transparency, and the trust of the people

Salman Khan Niazi

Chairman, Daily The Patriot

A Critical Juncture for Pakistan’s Digital Future
Although the phrase "Digital Pakistan" is frequently used in high-level gatherings and summits that take place in Pakistan, the nation's digital performance remains woefully inadequate.  At a recent summit in Islamabad, the industry group Global Syst…
A critical push for a green future
Pakistan's transportation landscape is on the verge of a silent, yet profound, revolution. The government's new subsidy scheme for electric bikes and rickshaws, a cornerstone of the National Electric Vehicle (NEV) Policy 2025-30, represents a critical and…
Concerns and Proposed Solutions
The prime minister described Pakistan's yearly population growth rate of 2.55% as a concerning trend that has to be addressed immediately and via concerted national policy action. The prime minister's concerns about the country's rapid population increase…
Tariff Shock
When US President Donald Trump decided to issue an executive order imposing an additional 25% duty on Indian goods on Wednesday, blaming New Delhi's continuous imports of Russian energy, the already deteriorating US-Indian relationship reached a new low. …
The dual nature of the monsoon
The arrival of the monsoon season in Pakistan has always been a paradox. For an agrarian economy dependent on its life-giving rains, it is a harbinger of prosperity, promising to replenish reservoirs, irrigate crops, and sustain livelihoods. Yet, in an in…
A Threat to Identity
Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir, commemorating India's unlawful annexation and occupation of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, was marked nationwide yesterday.  In the six years that have passed, India has consolidated its oppressive control over the Ka…
A new sunrise for Pakistan-Iran relations
Along with the agreements and Memorandums of Understanding inked, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's two-day visit is a show of a willingness to go beyond symbolism and concentrate on meaningful cooperation between two of the region's most important ne…
The Choking Hazard
Large-scale production of plastic garbage seriously harms both the environment and human health.  In an effort to address the city's plastic trash, the Sindh Solid trash Management Board in Hyderabad opened the first Polyethylene Plastic Recycling Pl…
A race against time for implementation
The first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy 2025, a comprehensive document outlining an ambitious path for the development of an AI ecosystem in the nation, was approved by the cabinet this week. By 2030, the strategy aims to train one million …
Devastating floods
Pakistan, a nation acutely vulnerable to the vagaries of climate change, faces the perennial threat of devastating floods. With its vast river systems, particularly the Indus, and susceptibility to intense monsoon rains and glacial melt, floods have becom…

At the Daily Patriot, our mission is not just to report the facts, but to ignite national discourse, empower voices often unheard, and uphold the integrity of journalism. In an era of noise, we stand firm in our commitment to truth, transparency, and the trust of the people

Salman Khan Niazi

Chairman, Daily The Patriot