Daily The Patriot

Opinion

Technology and data to shape Pakistan’s future economy
Editorial

Technology and data to shape Pakistan’s future economy

Pakistan’s digital transformation agenda is gradually moving from policy rhetoric to institutional execution. Inauguration of the IBI Pakistan Digital Economy Headquarters marks another significant step in the country’s attempt to…

Pakistan: A Consistent Voice for Palestine

Pakistan: A Consistent Voice for Palestine

May 15, 2026
By Asif Mahmood Pakistan’s position on Palestine has survived changing governments, shifting alliances and enormous geopolitical pressure. Unlike many states that adjust their language according to strategic convenience, Islamabad has largely maintaine…
Punjab Draws a Line: Banning under 18 Child Marriages

Punjab Draws a Line: Banning under 18 Child Marriages

Apr 29, 2026
Iqra Bano Sohail In a sun drenched courtyard in a bustling city of Punjab, a ten year old girl sits on a wooden stool. Her petitite frame overburdened by a heavy red lehenga. The lights glimmer as the aroma of roses fill the house with their scent. Her…
Hindutva Fascism and Bangladesh

Hindutva Fascism and Bangladesh

Apr 29, 2026
Asif Mahmood Hindutva has become a tangible geopolitical force that is steadily eroding regional stability. From Pakistan’s western frontiers, where Indian backed proxies are engaged in fomenting terrorism inside Pakistani territory, to the political l…
Governance vs. Theatrics

Governance vs. Theatrics

Apr 28, 2026
Asif Mahmood The day the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, was addressing rows of empty chairs in Azad Kashmir, the Punjab government was busy launching three new development projects. The contrast could not be starker. It raises a f…
Talks offer hope, but peace needs courage

Talks offer hope, but peace needs courage

Apr 25, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi There are moments in South Asia’s long and complicated history when the language of dialogue returns to the forefront, offering a flicker of hope in an otherwise familiar landscape of tension. Recent signals suggesting renewed will…
Pakistan is hope

Pakistan is hope

Apr 25, 2026
Asif Mahmood Why is Pakistan taking such a keen interest in the negotiations between Iran and the United States? What does it stand to gain? The question is being asked with a certain edge. It deserves a clear answer. At a time when much of the West…
Pakistan in Contemporary Geopolitics

Pakistan in Contemporary Geopolitics

Apr 20, 2026
Asif Mahmood Pakistan has done it. It has achieved what many thought lay beyond its reach, what others did not even dare to attempt. Moments like these do not arrive often in the life of a nation. They carry the quiet weight of answered prayers, as if …
Weaponizing Women in Balochistan 

Weaponizing Women in Balochistan 

Apr 19, 2026
Asif Mahmood In Balochistan, proxy networks are active and are violating every norm of ethics, dignity, and humanity. Unfortunately, the situation is further complicated by the presence of the Afghanistan border,  where full facilitation is being …
Breakthrough on nuclear question may be possible

Breakthrough on nuclear question may be possible

Apr 18, 2026
By Sardar Khan NiaziPakistan’s emergence as a central diplomatic broker between Washington and Tehran marks a rare moment of strategic opportunity -- one that could extend beyond ceasefire management into the far more consequential terrain of nuclear rest…
Jerusalem Post’s Imran Focus

Jerusalem Post’s Imran Focus

Apr 18, 2026
Asif Mahmood There is a growing illusion in certain circles that opinion pieces in foreign newspapers can bend the judicial system of a state. That if enough columns are written in places like Washington or Tel Aviv, pressure will build, and Pakistan w…
Pakistan: A Consistent Voice for Palestine
May 15, 2026 Opinion

Pakistan: A Consistent Voice for Palestine

By Asif Mahmood Pakistan’s position on…

“Fifty-year-old actors have become young heroes,” Amar Khan criticizes the double standards of Pakistani dramas
May 14, 2026 Entertainment

“Fifty-year-old actors have become young heroes,” Amar Khan criticizes the double standards of Pakistani dramas

Pakistani actress Amar Khan has openly…

Gold and silver prices see another big increase in global and local markets
May 14, 2026 Business | Latest News

Gold and silver prices see another big increase in global and local markets

The price of gold and silver…

Karachi; FIA raids, 940 million Iranian rials and millions of rupees recovered
May 14, 2026 Pakistan

Karachi; FIA raids, 940 million Iranian rials and millions of rupees recovered

FIA State Bank Circle Karachi seized…

Sardar Khan Niazi

(Tamgh-i-Imtaiz) Journalist, Business Leader, Entrepreneur

Have Wars Become a Business?

Have Wars Become a Business?

Apr 30, 2026
 Asif Mahmood Why does the United States fight wars? Is there always a clearly defined objective behind them, or has war itself become the objective? Consider this. In the very first month of the US Iran conflict, the world’s 100 largest oil an…
Punjab Draws a Line: Banning under 18 Child Marriages

Punjab Draws a Line: Banning under 18 Child Marriages

Apr 29, 2026
Iqra Bano Sohail In a sun drenched courtyard in a bustling city of Punjab, a ten year old girl sits on a wooden stool. Her petitite frame overburdened by a heavy red lehenga. The lights glimmer as the aroma of roses fill the house with their scent. Her…
Hindutva Fascism and Bangladesh

Hindutva Fascism and Bangladesh

Apr 29, 2026
Asif Mahmood Hindutva has become a tangible geopolitical force that is steadily eroding regional stability. From Pakistan’s western frontiers, where Indian backed proxies are engaged in fomenting terrorism inside Pakistani territory, to the political l…
Governance vs. Theatrics

Governance vs. Theatrics

Apr 28, 2026
Asif Mahmood The day the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, was addressing rows of empty chairs in Azad Kashmir, the Punjab government was busy launching three new development projects. The contrast could not be starker. It raises a f…
Talks offer hope, but peace needs courage

Talks offer hope, but peace needs courage

Apr 25, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi There are moments in South Asia’s long and complicated history when the language of dialogue returns to the forefront, offering a flicker of hope in an otherwise familiar landscape of tension. Recent signals suggesting renewed will…
Pakistan is hope

Pakistan is hope

Apr 25, 2026
Asif Mahmood Why is Pakistan taking such a keen interest in the negotiations between Iran and the United States? What does it stand to gain? The question is being asked with a certain edge. It deserves a clear answer. At a time when much of the West…
Pakistan in Contemporary Geopolitics

Pakistan in Contemporary Geopolitics

Apr 20, 2026
Asif Mahmood Pakistan has done it. It has achieved what many thought lay beyond its reach, what others did not even dare to attempt. Moments like these do not arrive often in the life of a nation. They carry the quiet weight of answered prayers, as if …
Weaponizing Women in Balochistan 

Weaponizing Women in Balochistan 

Apr 19, 2026
Asif Mahmood In Balochistan, proxy networks are active and are violating every norm of ethics, dignity, and humanity. Unfortunately, the situation is further complicated by the presence of the Afghanistan border,  where full facilitation is being …
Breakthrough on nuclear question may be possible

Breakthrough on nuclear question may be possible

Apr 18, 2026
By Sardar Khan NiaziPakistan’s emergence as a central diplomatic broker between Washington and Tehran marks a rare moment of strategic opportunity -- one that could extend beyond ceasefire management into the far more consequential terrain of nuclear rest…
Pakistan: A Consistent Voice for Palestine
May 15, 2026 Opinion

Pakistan: A Consistent Voice for Palestine

By Asif Mahmood Pakistan’s position on…

“Fifty-year-old actors have become young heroes,” Amar Khan criticizes the double standards of Pakistani dramas
May 14, 2026 Entertainment

“Fifty-year-old actors have become young heroes,” Amar Khan criticizes the double standards of Pakistani dramas

Pakistani actress Amar Khan has openly…

Gold and silver prices see another big increase in global and local markets
May 14, 2026 Business | Latest News

Gold and silver prices see another big increase in global and local markets

The price of gold and silver…

Karachi; FIA raids, 940 million Iranian rials and millions of rupees recovered
May 14, 2026 Pakistan

Karachi; FIA raids, 940 million Iranian rials and millions of rupees recovered

FIA State Bank Circle Karachi seized…

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

Facebook Instagram X-twitter Whatsapp Linkedin