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Pakistan’s growth challenge
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Pakistan’s growth challenge

Pakistan does not lack potential. What it has lacked is the consistency and institutional discipline required to turn potential into prosperity. The transition from stability to sustained growth will therefore…

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…
A Day to Remember: Ethiopia Plants 800 Million Trees in Single-Day

A Day to Remember: Ethiopia Plants 800 Million Trees in Single-Day

Aug 06, 2026
By Dr. Oumer H. Oba, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Pakistan On 3rd August 2026, about one in every five Ethiopians put down their usual work and picked up a shovel. Be it a minister, diplomat, farmer or student, everybody went out to plant hope for our fut…
A Curious Case for Smaller Administrative Units

A Curious Case for Smaller Administrative Units

Aug 06, 2026
Asif Mahmood Small administrative units are essential for Pakistan. Those who criticize the idea of smaller administrative units should ask themselves whether their commitment to democracy extends beyond mere slogans. Small administrative units are, in…
If Not Elections, Then What Does JAAC Want?

If Not Elections, Then What Does JAAC Want?

Aug 03, 2026
By Asif Mahmood JAAC's decision to stay away from the electoral process, coupled with its apparent attempt to undermine it, raises a fundamental question about the Committee's character. Does this suggest that it is neither democratic in temperame…
How Netanyahu lost America

How Netanyahu lost America

Aug 02, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi For decades, Benjamin Netanyahu cultivated an image unlike any other Israeli leader. Fluent in American political language, equally comfortable in Washington think tanks and television studios, he understood that Israel's greatest …
International rules-based order credibility faces stronger test

International rules-based order credibility faces stronger test

Jul 31, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi For decades, the United States has presented itself as a champion of human rights, accountability and the rule of law. Yet when these principles collide with the interests of one of its closest allies, they appear increasingly nego…
Pakistan Needs a Digital Strategy

Pakistan Needs a Digital Strategy

Jul 30, 2026
 Asif Mahmood I have repeatedly noticed that whenever I post about Kashmir on Facebook, I receive6 a notification saying that my content has been restricted in India under local law. At first, I thought it might be an isolated incident. It was not…
A dangerous war must not be allowed to spread

A dangerous war must not be allowed to spread

Jul 26, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The world is once again confronting a sobering reality: regional conflicts rarely remain confined within borders. In an era of interconnected economies, nuclear deterrence, global supply chains, and instant communication, the conse…
Military pressure can’t resolve strategic dispute

Military pressure can’t resolve strategic dispute

Jul 25, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest cycle of confrontation between the US and Iran has once again underscored a familiar truth: military pressure can alter the tactical landscape, but it rarely resolves the strategic dispute. Airstrikes, sanctions and reta…
Governance on trial: What the Senate Committee revealed

Governance on trial: What the Senate Committee revealed

Jul 24, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The recent proceedings of the Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production have highlighted more than administrative shortcomings; they have exposed a deeper crisis of governance. The committee's scrutiny of public-sector…
Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU
August 29, 2026 Opinion

Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU

By Sardar Khan Niazi The Islamabad…

Interviewing Imran Khan’s Sons during a Cricket Match: A Few Questions
August 29, 2026 Opinion

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

Asif MahmoodThe issue is neither Qasim…

August 28, 2026 Opinion

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

On 28 August, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev…

Building Pakistan’s future through global education
August 28, 2026 Editorial

Building Pakistan’s future through global education

 Pakistan’s efforts to secure greater access…

Sardar Khan Niazi

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

A Day to Remember: Ethiopia Plants 800 Million Trees in Single-Day

A Day to Remember: Ethiopia Plants 800 Million Trees in Single-Day

Aug 06, 2026
By Dr. Oumer H. Oba, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Pakistan On 3rd August 2026, about one in every five Ethiopians put down their usual work and picked up a shovel. Be it a minister, diplomat, farmer or student, everybody went out to plant hope for our fut…
A Curious Case for Smaller Administrative Units

A Curious Case for Smaller Administrative Units

Aug 06, 2026
Asif Mahmood Small administrative units are essential for Pakistan. Those who criticize the idea of smaller administrative units should ask themselves whether their commitment to democracy extends beyond mere slogans. Small administrative units are, in…
If Not Elections, Then What Does JAAC Want?

If Not Elections, Then What Does JAAC Want?

Aug 03, 2026
By Asif Mahmood JAAC's decision to stay away from the electoral process, coupled with its apparent attempt to undermine it, raises a fundamental question about the Committee's character. Does this suggest that it is neither democratic in temperame…
How Netanyahu lost America

How Netanyahu lost America

Aug 02, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi For decades, Benjamin Netanyahu cultivated an image unlike any other Israeli leader. Fluent in American political language, equally comfortable in Washington think tanks and television studios, he understood that Israel's greatest …
International rules-based order credibility faces stronger test

International rules-based order credibility faces stronger test

Jul 31, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi For decades, the United States has presented itself as a champion of human rights, accountability and the rule of law. Yet when these principles collide with the interests of one of its closest allies, they appear increasingly nego…
Pakistan Needs a Digital Strategy

Pakistan Needs a Digital Strategy

Jul 30, 2026
 Asif Mahmood I have repeatedly noticed that whenever I post about Kashmir on Facebook, I receive6 a notification saying that my content has been restricted in India under local law. At first, I thought it might be an isolated incident. It was not…
A dangerous war must not be allowed to spread

A dangerous war must not be allowed to spread

Jul 26, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The world is once again confronting a sobering reality: regional conflicts rarely remain confined within borders. In an era of interconnected economies, nuclear deterrence, global supply chains, and instant communication, the conse…
Military pressure can’t resolve strategic dispute

Military pressure can’t resolve strategic dispute

Jul 25, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest cycle of confrontation between the US and Iran has once again underscored a familiar truth: military pressure can alter the tactical landscape, but it rarely resolves the strategic dispute. Airstrikes, sanctions and reta…
Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU
August 29, 2026 Opinion

Trust is the missing clause in the Islamabad MoU

By Sardar Khan Niazi The Islamabad…

Interviewing Imran Khan’s Sons during a Cricket Match: A Few Questions
August 29, 2026 Opinion

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

Asif MahmoodThe issue is neither Qasim…

August 28, 2026 Opinion

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

On 28 August, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev…

Building Pakistan’s future through global education
August 28, 2026 Editorial

Building Pakistan’s future through global education

 Pakistan’s efforts to secure greater access…

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