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Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU
By Sardar Khan Niazi The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was conceived as a diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran at a moment when the region desperately needed one. Yet the central problem confronting efforts to revive the understandin…
Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character
By Sardar Khan Niazi The streets of Rawalpindi and Islamabad took on a distinctive character on Eid Miladun Nabi. Green flags and buntings appeared on roads and buildings, mosques and neighborhoods were illuminated, and processions moved through famili…
Make Islamabad a Province
Asif Mahmood The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad exercises the powers of a provincial government. So would it not be better to make Islamabad a province and have an elected Chief Minister here? The official website of the Islamabad Administration te…
A Call for Sanity on the CEC Appointment
By Sardar Khan Niazi The appointment of a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is too important to be reduced to another contest between the government and the opposition. At a time when political polarization has already weakened public confidence in ins…
Israel’s standing in the West is becoming uncomfortable
For decades, Israeli governments benefited from a powerful combination of strategic alliances, historical guilt over the Holocaust, shared security interests and the perception that Israel represented a fellow democracy in a turbulent region. But that pol…
A Curious Case for Jail Reforms
Asif MahmoodWhen in power, our rulers have little interest in reforming the prison system. But the moment they land behind bars, they discover its every flaw, its every cruelty, and suddenly present themselves as the most oppressed people on earth. Once r…
When the ceasefire clock runs out
By Sarar Khan Niazi The expiry of the 60-day US-Iran ceasefire framework should not be treated as merely another missed diplomatic deadline. It is a warning that the Middle East is entering a more dangerous phase: one in which temporary restraints are …
What Pakistan Has Achieved
Asif Mahmood We have become so accustomed to discussing Pakistan through the language of crisis and failure that, at times, we seem to forget another side of the story. Our weaknesses are real, and there is no point denying them. But a nation should no…

Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU

Interviewing Imran Khan’s Sons during a Cricket Match: A Few Questions

President Tokayev’s Address at the Opening of the First Session of the Kurultai

Building Pakistan’s future through global education

Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU
By Sardar Khan Niazi The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was conceived as a diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran at a moment when the region desperately needed one. Yet the central problem confronting efforts to revive the understandin…
Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character
By Sardar Khan Niazi The streets of Rawalpindi and Islamabad took on a distinctive character on Eid Miladun Nabi. Green flags and buntings appeared on roads and buildings, mosques and neighborhoods were illuminated, and processions moved through famili…
Make Islamabad a Province
Asif Mahmood The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad exercises the powers of a provincial government. So would it not be better to make Islamabad a province and have an elected Chief Minister here? The official website of the Islamabad Administration te…
A Call for Sanity on the CEC Appointment
By Sardar Khan Niazi The appointment of a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is too important to be reduced to another contest between the government and the opposition. At a time when political polarization has already weakened public confidence in ins…
Israel’s standing in the West is becoming uncomfortable
For decades, Israeli governments benefited from a powerful combination of strategic alliances, historical guilt over the Holocaust, shared security interests and the perception that Israel represented a fellow democracy in a turbulent region. But that pol…
A Curious Case for Jail Reforms
Asif MahmoodWhen in power, our rulers have little interest in reforming the prison system. But the moment they land behind bars, they discover its every flaw, its every cruelty, and suddenly present themselves as the most oppressed people on earth. Once r…
When the ceasefire clock runs out
By Sarar Khan Niazi The expiry of the 60-day US-Iran ceasefire framework should not be treated as merely another missed diplomatic deadline. It is a warning that the Middle East is entering a more dangerous phase: one in which temporary restraints are …

Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU

Interviewing Imran Khan’s Sons during a Cricket Match: A Few Questions

President Tokayev’s Address at the Opening of the First Session of the Kurultai

Building Pakistan’s future through global education

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