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Austerity Without Vision: A Reading of Pakistan’s Budget FY2025–26 and What FY2026–27 Must Answer

Pakistan’s quiet triumphs on the global stage
By Sardar Khan Niazi In an increasingly interconnected world, global perception often overshadows ground realities. For Pakistan, a country too often painted through a narrow lens of geopolitics or security, its strides on the global stage are overlook…
A new era for schools
By Sardar Khan Niazi In a sweeping overhaul of its academic evaluation machinery, the Punjab government has decided to reshape its examination boards and assessment mechanisms, with the aim of enhancing transparency, accountability and learning outcome…
Baluchistan : The Way Forward
By Asif Mahmood Baluchistan’s wounds will not be healed by violence. No insurgency, no armed campaign, has ever brought dignity, rights, or prosperity to its people. What the province needs is dialogue, reconciliation, and meaningful political engageme…
The stains that still trouble India          
By Sardar Khan Niazi India is a nation deeply marked by the stains of its past. These stains, etched deeply into its collective psyche, have not faded with time. Instead, they continue to shape the country's identity and its politics, sometimes in ways…
Political Leadership Must Resolve the Azad Kashmir Issue
The question of Azad Kashmir can and must be addressed through political leadership. It is the duty of elected representatives to step forward, shoulder their responsibilities, and seek solutions through dialogue rather than confrontation. In this context…
Canada Calls Out India’s Terror Nexus
By Tariq Khan Tareen For years, Pakistan has insisted that India is not a victim of terrorism but a chief sponsor of it. Those claims, once dismissed as political rhetoric, are now being validated on the global stage. After the United States designated…
The Soul of Bharat or the Mask of Hindutva?
Asif Mahmood The Indian NGO RSKS recently launched its book “The Soul of Bharat”. The book dresses India in the language of secularism, constitutional values, and communal harmony. Yet the reality within India tells another story. Under the Modi govern…
Will the ICC and ACC Hold India Accountable?
Asif Mahmood The trophy presentation at the Asia Cup was not just a routine ceremony of handing over the trophy. It was a symbolic moment where respect for the institution of the Asian Cricket Council was expected. Yet the Indian team, in its familiar …
Plastic crisis has evolved into highly threatening issue
By Sardar Khan Niazi In Pakistan, the plastic crisis has evolved into an almost invisible but highly threatening issue: microplastic particles, smaller than 5 millimeters, are now present in our rivers, food, air, and even our bodies. Initially perceiv…
Frustrated India
Asif MahmoodAt the United Nations, India’s attempt to brand Pakistan as “Terroristan” was not only a breach of diplomatic etiquette but also a shameful act that exposed New Delhi’s real state of mind. Such language, unbecoming of a country that calls itse…

Pakistan’s external situation is very good: SK Niazi

Peace process under strain

PM orders swift conversion of Pak-China MoUs into formal agreements

Reko Diq: the game changer Pakistan cannot afford to skip
By Sardar Khan Niazi Few opportunities come twice in a generation -- and fewer still offer the promise of transforming a nation's economic landscape. Pakistan’s Reko Diq gold and copper project, nestled in the rugged hills of Baluchistan, is one such o…
Pakistan’s quiet triumphs on the global stage
By Sardar Khan Niazi In an increasingly interconnected world, global perception often overshadows ground realities. For Pakistan, a country too often painted through a narrow lens of geopolitics or security, its strides on the global stage are overlook…
A new era for schools
By Sardar Khan Niazi In a sweeping overhaul of its academic evaluation machinery, the Punjab government has decided to reshape its examination boards and assessment mechanisms, with the aim of enhancing transparency, accountability and learning outcome…
Baluchistan : The Way Forward
By Asif Mahmood Baluchistan’s wounds will not be healed by violence. No insurgency, no armed campaign, has ever brought dignity, rights, or prosperity to its people. What the province needs is dialogue, reconciliation, and meaningful political engageme…
The stains that still trouble India          
By Sardar Khan Niazi India is a nation deeply marked by the stains of its past. These stains, etched deeply into its collective psyche, have not faded with time. Instead, they continue to shape the country's identity and its politics, sometimes in ways…
Political Leadership Must Resolve the Azad Kashmir Issue
The question of Azad Kashmir can and must be addressed through political leadership. It is the duty of elected representatives to step forward, shoulder their responsibilities, and seek solutions through dialogue rather than confrontation. In this context…
Canada Calls Out India’s Terror Nexus
By Tariq Khan Tareen For years, Pakistan has insisted that India is not a victim of terrorism but a chief sponsor of it. Those claims, once dismissed as political rhetoric, are now being validated on the global stage. After the United States designated…
The Soul of Bharat or the Mask of Hindutva?
Asif Mahmood The Indian NGO RSKS recently launched its book “The Soul of Bharat”. The book dresses India in the language of secularism, constitutional values, and communal harmony. Yet the reality within India tells another story. Under the Modi govern…
Will the ICC and ACC Hold India Accountable?
Asif Mahmood The trophy presentation at the Asia Cup was not just a routine ceremony of handing over the trophy. It was a symbolic moment where respect for the institution of the Asian Cricket Council was expected. Yet the Indian team, in its familiar …
Plastic crisis has evolved into highly threatening issue
By Sardar Khan Niazi In Pakistan, the plastic crisis has evolved into an almost invisible but highly threatening issue: microplastic particles, smaller than 5 millimeters, are now present in our rivers, food, air, and even our bodies. Initially perceiv…

Pakistan’s external situation is very good: SK Niazi

Peace process under strain

PM orders swift conversion of Pak-China MoUs into formal agreements

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