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Shehbaz’s balanced diplomacy with Iran, Saudi Arabia

Hydropower
China Energy Engineering Corporation has emerged as one of the key contributors to Pakistan’s power sector transformation under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Over the past decade, energy projects have formed the backbone of CPEC, addressing…
Development with Discipline
Housing has long remained one of Pakistan’s most under-addressed structural challenges. A rapidly growing population, rising urbanization, and persistent income disparities have created a widening gap between demand and supply in the low- and middle-incom…
The New Vision for Pakistan
Pakistan’s march toward digital transformation is no longer a distant aspiration; it is steadily becoming state policy. Addressing the Pakistan Governance Forum 2026, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja u…
Youth at the centre
The proposed digital integration of all universities within 18 months is particularly ambitious. A unified digital footprint for higher education institutions could streamline admissions, degree verification, skills mapping and job placement. In a country…
Education, Ethics and Continuity
In an era defined by rapid technological disruption, the laptop distribution initiative represents more than a welfare program. It symbolizes recognition that the battleground of the 21st century is the arena of knowledge. As the minister rightly observed…
A Necessary Reform in Migration Governance
Pakistan’s engagement with its overseas citizens has long oscillated between rhetoric and reform. The recent high-level meeting chaired by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Salik Hussain signals a welcome shift toward str…
A crossroads moment for Pakistan’s moral future
Pakistan’s ideological foundation, as the minister rightly noted, is deeply rooted in Islamic principles. Yet the persistent gap between ideals and practice remains one of the country’s greatest challenges. The establishment of Seerah Chairs in universiti…
Digital Independence
Pakistan’s formal adoption of the Islamabad Artificial Intelligence Declaration at Indus AI Week 2026 marks more than just another policy announcement; it signals a strategic turning point in how the country intends to engage with the most transformative …
Policy must match promise
Pakistan’s maritime horizon is not merely a stretch of blue water; it is a living, breathing ecosystem that sustains livelihoods, biodiversity, and the promise of a thriving blue economy. The recent message by Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhamma…
Accountability as the Cornerstone of Trade Policy
It is both timely and necessary to recognize that economic revival cannot rest solely on policy announcements. As Jam Kamal Khan rightly observed, incentives without institutional efficiency are unlikely to deliver sustainable results. Weak customs proced…
Economic Diplomacy
Over the past two years, Islamabad and Tashkent have built an impressive architecture of engagement, frequent ministerial exchanges, business delegations, institutional working groups and now an expanding preferential trade framework. The reported 10 perc…

Hydropower

From Trade Dialogue to Strategic Cooperation

How long will the present war in the Middle East last?

Gold prices drop sharply in global and local markets

A track back to national integration and growth
Pakistan Railways has long been more than a transport utility; it is the steel spine of the federation, binding distant regions into a single economic and social space. The latest announcements by Muhammad Hanif Abbasi therefore deserve attention not mere…
Development with Discipline
Housing has long remained one of Pakistan’s most under-addressed structural challenges. A rapidly growing population, rising urbanization, and persistent income disparities have created a widening gap between demand and supply in the low- and middle-incom…
The New Vision for Pakistan
Pakistan’s march toward digital transformation is no longer a distant aspiration; it is steadily becoming state policy. Addressing the Pakistan Governance Forum 2026, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja u…
Youth at the centre
The proposed digital integration of all universities within 18 months is particularly ambitious. A unified digital footprint for higher education institutions could streamline admissions, degree verification, skills mapping and job placement. In a country…
Education, Ethics and Continuity
In an era defined by rapid technological disruption, the laptop distribution initiative represents more than a welfare program. It symbolizes recognition that the battleground of the 21st century is the arena of knowledge. As the minister rightly observed…
A Necessary Reform in Migration Governance
Pakistan’s engagement with its overseas citizens has long oscillated between rhetoric and reform. The recent high-level meeting chaired by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Salik Hussain signals a welcome shift toward str…
A crossroads moment for Pakistan’s moral future
Pakistan’s ideological foundation, as the minister rightly noted, is deeply rooted in Islamic principles. Yet the persistent gap between ideals and practice remains one of the country’s greatest challenges. The establishment of Seerah Chairs in universiti…
Digital Independence
Pakistan’s formal adoption of the Islamabad Artificial Intelligence Declaration at Indus AI Week 2026 marks more than just another policy announcement; it signals a strategic turning point in how the country intends to engage with the most transformative …
Policy must match promise
Pakistan’s maritime horizon is not merely a stretch of blue water; it is a living, breathing ecosystem that sustains livelihoods, biodiversity, and the promise of a thriving blue economy. The recent message by Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhamma…
Accountability as the Cornerstone of Trade Policy
It is both timely and necessary to recognize that economic revival cannot rest solely on policy announcements. As Jam Kamal Khan rightly observed, incentives without institutional efficiency are unlikely to deliver sustainable results. Weak customs proced…

Hydropower

From Trade Dialogue to Strategic Cooperation

How long will the present war in the Middle East last?

Gold prices drop sharply in global and local markets

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