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The Economics of National Security
Asif Mahmood No country can move forward without a stable economy. When the economy weakens, national defence, internal stability, and strategic autonomy are inevitably compromised. In Pakistan’s case, this link between economic strength and national s…
The health crisis in Pakistan
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan’s healthcare system has been under strain for years. The current state of health services in the country, plagued by chronic underfunding, mismanagement, and a growing burden of disease, has reached a tipping point. This c…
Indian violation of IWT continues
By Sardar Khan Niazi For more than six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has been cited as a rare example of cooperation between India and Pakistan—an agreement that survived wars, crises and diplomatic breakdowns. Brokered by the World Bank in 19…
Pakistan’s Successes Deserve Recognition
Asif Mahmood  In Pakistan, news cycles are often dominated by fear, despair, and sensational crises. Headlines frequently highlight problems such as brain drain, political instability, or social unrest, creating an image of a nation perpetually in…
What Gul Plaza tragedy teaches us
By Sardar Khan Niazi The horrific collapse of Gul Plaza, an iconic commercial building in Saddar Karachi, shook Pakistan. The tragedy left several dead, dozens injured, and countless families devastated. The incident exposed glaring weaknesses in build…
Mahmood Achakzai as Opposition Leader
Asif Mahmood Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf is hailing Mahmood Achakzai’s appointment as Leader of the Opposition as a political win. But beneath the celebratory noise lies an uncomfortable possibility: this may not be PTI’s victory at all. It may, in fact, …
India’s False Flag Narrative 
Asif Mahmood India today runs a politics of deception, and Pakistan is its chosen target. Whenever violence occurs, New Delhi does not look inward or wait for facts. It immediately points fingers at Pakistan, turning tragedy into a propaganda opportuni…
Why living costs still hurt in Pakistan
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistanis have been told repeatedly, that inflation has eased and economic recovery is on the horizon. Yet for millions of families the daily experience is emphatically different: the struggle to put food on the table, to pay util…
A new triangle in regional security
By Sardar Khan Niazi At one level, cooperation among Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia is hardly new. Bilateral military ties already exist across all three axes: Pakistan and Turkey have a long history of defense collaboration; Islamabad and Riyadh sh…
The health crisis in Pakistan
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan’s healthcare system has been under strain for years. The current state of health services in the country, plagued by chronic underfunding, mismanagement, and a growing burden of disease, has reached a tipping point. This c…
Indian violation of IWT continues
By Sardar Khan Niazi For more than six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has been cited as a rare example of cooperation between India and Pakistan—an agreement that survived wars, crises and diplomatic breakdowns. Brokered by the World Bank in 19…
Pakistan’s Successes Deserve Recognition
Asif Mahmood  In Pakistan, news cycles are often dominated by fear, despair, and sensational crises. Headlines frequently highlight problems such as brain drain, political instability, or social unrest, creating an image of a nation perpetually in…
What Gul Plaza tragedy teaches us
By Sardar Khan Niazi The horrific collapse of Gul Plaza, an iconic commercial building in Saddar Karachi, shook Pakistan. The tragedy left several dead, dozens injured, and countless families devastated. The incident exposed glaring weaknesses in build…
Mahmood Achakzai as Opposition Leader
Asif Mahmood Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf is hailing Mahmood Achakzai’s appointment as Leader of the Opposition as a political win. But beneath the celebratory noise lies an uncomfortable possibility: this may not be PTI’s victory at all. It may, in fact, …
India’s False Flag Narrative 
Asif Mahmood India today runs a politics of deception, and Pakistan is its chosen target. Whenever violence occurs, New Delhi does not look inward or wait for facts. It immediately points fingers at Pakistan, turning tragedy into a propaganda opportuni…
Why living costs still hurt in Pakistan
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistanis have been told repeatedly, that inflation has eased and economic recovery is on the horizon. Yet for millions of families the daily experience is emphatically different: the struggle to put food on the table, to pay util…
A new triangle in regional security
By Sardar Khan Niazi At one level, cooperation among Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia is hardly new. Bilateral military ties already exist across all three axes: Pakistan and Turkey have a long history of defense collaboration; Islamabad and Riyadh sh…

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