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Modern refineries, stronger energy security
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Modern refineries, stronger energy security

Pakistan’s energy sector stands at a critical juncture where investment, infrastructure development and technological modernisation are no longer optional; they are essential for achieving long-term economic stability. Recent meetings held…

Bab al-Mandeb: The next shock to global trade

Bab al-Mandeb: The next shock to global trade

Sep 18, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The world does not need another closed maritime chokepoint. Yet that is precisely the danger now emerging around Bab al-Mandeb, the narrow passage connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and, through the Suez Canal, one of the…
Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU

Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU

Aug 29, 2026
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

Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character

Aug 28, 2026
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

Make Islamabad a Province

Aug 24, 2026
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

A Call for Sanity on the CEC Appointment

Aug 23, 2026
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

Israel’s standing in the West is becoming uncomfortable

Aug 22, 2026
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

A Curious Case for Jail Reforms

Aug 22, 2026
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

When the ceasefire clock runs out

Aug 21, 2026
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 …
Bab al-Mandeb: The next shock to global trade
September 18, 2026 Opinion

Bab al-Mandeb: The next shock to global trade

By Sardar Khan Niazi The world…

Prime Minister announces more facilities in petroleum subsidy scheme for poor and middle class
September 17, 2026 Latest News | National

Prime Minister announces more facilities in petroleum subsidy scheme for poor and middle class

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has introduced…

US Vice President confirms direct contact with the Houthis.
September 17, 2026 Latest News | World

US Vice President confirms direct contact with the Houthis.

US Vice President-elect JD Vance has…

Proposal to ban social media use for children under 13 in the European Union.
September 17, 2026 Latest News | World

Proposal to ban social media use for children under 13 in the European Union.

Paris: The European Union has proposed…

Sardar Khan Niazi

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

If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks

If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks

Aug 30, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest signals from Tehran suggest that the door to diplomacy with Washington has not been completely shut. But Iran has made its condition clear: negotiations cannot meaningfully resume while the United States continues its ca…
Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU

Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU

Aug 29, 2026
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

Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character

Aug 28, 2026
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

Make Islamabad a Province

Aug 24, 2026
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

A Call for Sanity on the CEC Appointment

Aug 23, 2026
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

Israel’s standing in the West is becoming uncomfortable

Aug 22, 2026
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

A Curious Case for Jail Reforms

Aug 22, 2026
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…
Bab al-Mandeb: The next shock to global trade
September 18, 2026 Opinion

Bab al-Mandeb: The next shock to global trade

By Sardar Khan Niazi The world…

Prime Minister announces more facilities in petroleum subsidy scheme for poor and middle class
September 17, 2026 Latest News | National

Prime Minister announces more facilities in petroleum subsidy scheme for poor and middle class

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has introduced…

US Vice President confirms direct contact with the Houthis.
September 17, 2026 Latest News | World

US Vice President confirms direct contact with the Houthis.

US Vice President-elect JD Vance has…

Proposal to ban social media use for children under 13 in the European Union.
September 17, 2026 Latest News | World

Proposal to ban social media use for children under 13 in the European Union.

Paris: The European Union has proposed…

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