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G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year’s earnings
By Sardar Khan Niazi Each January, as the world political and business elites assemble in glossy alpine conclaves, another sort of summit takes shape in the public conscience, one defined not by mountain peaks, but by the sharp and rising edges of ineq…
Kabul’s Manufactured Outcry 
Asif Mahmood Kabul’s latest allegation of an “airstrike” in Khost is another attempt to shift blame rather than confront the truth. At a time when Pakistan is dealing with deadly attacks planned and executed from Afghan soil including the Islamabad Jud…
DG ISPR : The Voice of Resolute Pakistan
 By Sardar Khan Niazi DG ISPR, Lt. General Ahmad Shareef, while addressing journalists, set the tone of the national conversation by firmly presenting Pakistan’s case and the realities faced on the security front. His briefing stood out for its cl…
Rethinking the COP diplomacy
By Sardar Khan Niazi As the world marks nearly a decade since the 2015 Paris Agreement, the question looming over global climate diplomacy is whether the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings are still capable of delivering the scale of actio…
Corruption erodes civic trust
By Sardar Khan Niazi Corruption in Pakistan has long been treated as an unavoidable fact of life, an unpleasant but permanent feature of our political, bureaucratic and social landscape. It is discussed frequently, condemned routinely, and yet allowed …
GSP plus: Judge Pakistan Fairly
Asif Mahmood Pakistan’s GSP Plus status is up for review, and once again the debate has turned into a familiar cycle of selective criticism and one sided expectations. The recent remarks of the EU Ambassador that Pakistan must “do more” ignore the sign…
Closing the Housing Gap
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan’s housing crisis is no longer a looming threat -- it is here, fully formed, and reshaping the lives of millions. For a country adding roughly two million people to its cities every year, the staggering shortage of affordab…
The Emerging Afghan India Nexus
Asif Mahmood The rapid warmth between Kabul and New Delhi is striking. Nooruddin Azizi’s upcoming visit to India, following Amir Khan Muttaqi’s unusually long eight day trip, shows how quickly the Taliban are trying to lock in Indian goodwill. For Paki…
G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year’s earnings
By Sardar Khan Niazi Each January, as the world political and business elites assemble in glossy alpine conclaves, another sort of summit takes shape in the public conscience, one defined not by mountain peaks, but by the sharp and rising edges of ineq…
Kabul’s Manufactured Outcry 
Asif Mahmood Kabul’s latest allegation of an “airstrike” in Khost is another attempt to shift blame rather than confront the truth. At a time when Pakistan is dealing with deadly attacks planned and executed from Afghan soil including the Islamabad Jud…
DG ISPR : The Voice of Resolute Pakistan
 By Sardar Khan Niazi DG ISPR, Lt. General Ahmad Shareef, while addressing journalists, set the tone of the national conversation by firmly presenting Pakistan’s case and the realities faced on the security front. His briefing stood out for its cl…
Rethinking the COP diplomacy
By Sardar Khan Niazi As the world marks nearly a decade since the 2015 Paris Agreement, the question looming over global climate diplomacy is whether the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings are still capable of delivering the scale of actio…
Corruption erodes civic trust
By Sardar Khan Niazi Corruption in Pakistan has long been treated as an unavoidable fact of life, an unpleasant but permanent feature of our political, bureaucratic and social landscape. It is discussed frequently, condemned routinely, and yet allowed …
GSP plus: Judge Pakistan Fairly
Asif Mahmood Pakistan’s GSP Plus status is up for review, and once again the debate has turned into a familiar cycle of selective criticism and one sided expectations. The recent remarks of the EU Ambassador that Pakistan must “do more” ignore the sign…
Closing the Housing Gap
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan’s housing crisis is no longer a looming threat -- it is here, fully formed, and reshaping the lives of millions. For a country adding roughly two million people to its cities every year, the staggering shortage of affordab…
The Emerging Afghan India Nexus
Asif Mahmood The rapid warmth between Kabul and New Delhi is striking. Nooruddin Azizi’s upcoming visit to India, following Amir Khan Muttaqi’s unusually long eight day trip, shows how quickly the Taliban are trying to lock in Indian goodwill. For Paki…

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