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Turkish Defence Delegation Visits NDMA, Lauds Pakistan’s Disaster Management
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Turkish Defence Delegation Visits NDMA, Lauds Pakistan’s Disaster Management

A Turkish defence delegation visited the headquarters of the National Disaster Management Authority in Islamabad on Wednesday, where it was briefed on Pakistan’s disaster preparedness framework, early warning mechanisms and…

Budget: The Real Questions

Budget: The Real Questions

Jun 16, 2026
Asif MahmoodIn our context, budgets are usually seen through two familiar lenses. One is to view them as a supporter of the government, and the other is to view them as an opponent. In the first case, every budget is declared excellent; in the second, eve…
Price of Ambiguity in the War on Terror

Price of Ambiguity in the War on Terror

Sep 11, 2025
Asif Mahmood Terrorism has once again tightened its grip on Pakistan. The sharpest blows are being felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, where families live with the daily threat of violence. The surge of militant activity is not accidental—it is…
Intellectual Cover for Separatist Politics

Intellectual Cover for Separatist Politics

Sep 08, 2025
Asif MahmoodWhen propaganda against the state is articulated under the veneer of intellectual discourse, it constitutes a deeply intricate challenge within the public sphere.To remain unresponsive is to allow a discursive toxin to permeate the social fabr…
They are children, not targets

They are children, not targets

Sep 06, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi On September 4, 2025, Israeli bombardments across Gaza mercilessly claimed the lives of 28 individuals, primarily women and children, among them a 10‑day‑old baby--a stark reminder that the war’s most innocent continue to bear its …
The invisible chains: present-day slavery in today’s workplaces

The invisible chains: present-day slavery in today’s workplaces

Sep 05, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi When most people hear the word slavery, their minds instinctively drift to history books: images of shackles, colonial plantations, and human auctions. However, slavery is not just a stain on humanity's past -- it is a living, brea…
Sumud Flotilla: The Voyage of Conscience

Sumud Flotilla: The Voyage of Conscience

Sep 03, 2025
By Asif Mahmood The Freedom Flotilla has set sail, carrying hope across waters shadowed by fear. It is not a fleet of warships. It is not backed by great powers. These are ordinary men and women who refuse to accept the silence of a world that has aban…
Let this flood be our final wake-up call

Let this flood be our final wake-up call

Sep 01, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi Nature seldom strikes without warning. Yet, when the rivers that flow from India into Pakistan swelled recently, bringing devastating floods into our plains, it felt as though we had been ambushed. The deluge submerged villages, sw…
5G: To be or not to be?

5G: To be or not to be?

Sep 01, 2025
Asif Mahmood For years, Pakistan has spoken of becoming a digital nation. But while the world moved forward, our march toward 5G has been stuck in the mud of legal battles, weak regulation, and elite capture. The tragedy is not just about technology be…
Sindh cabinet approves budget, CM Murad Ali Shah promises expanded development push
June 17, 2026 Latest News

Sindh cabinet approves budget, CM Murad Ali Shah promises expanded development push

KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet has approved…

Four independents join Aleem Khan’s IPP in Gilgit-Baltistan
June 17, 2026 Latest News

Four independents join Aleem Khan’s IPP in Gilgit-Baltistan

GILGIT: At least four independent winners…

PM to decide on PTI demand linking funds contribution to jailed Imran meeting: FinMin
June 17, 2026 Latest News

PM to decide on PTI demand linking funds contribution to jailed Imran meeting: FinMin

Islamabad : Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb…

Oil slides on Iran supply prospects as traders wait on Warsh
June 17, 2026 Latest News

Oil slides on Iran supply prospects as traders wait on Warsh

Tumbling crude prices on news that…

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

They are children, not targets

They are children, not targets

Sep 12, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi On September 4, 2025, Israeli bombardments across Gaza mercilessly claimed the lives of 28 individuals, primarily women and children, among them a 10‑day‑old baby--a stark reminder that the war’s most innocent continue to bear its …
Price of Ambiguity in the War on Terror

Price of Ambiguity in the War on Terror

Sep 11, 2025
Asif Mahmood Terrorism has once again tightened its grip on Pakistan. The sharpest blows are being felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, where families live with the daily threat of violence. The surge of militant activity is not accidental—it is…
Intellectual Cover for Separatist Politics

Intellectual Cover for Separatist Politics

Sep 08, 2025
Asif MahmoodWhen propaganda against the state is articulated under the veneer of intellectual discourse, it constitutes a deeply intricate challenge within the public sphere.To remain unresponsive is to allow a discursive toxin to permeate the social fabr…
They are children, not targets

They are children, not targets

Sep 06, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi On September 4, 2025, Israeli bombardments across Gaza mercilessly claimed the lives of 28 individuals, primarily women and children, among them a 10‑day‑old baby--a stark reminder that the war’s most innocent continue to bear its …
The invisible chains: present-day slavery in today’s workplaces

The invisible chains: present-day slavery in today’s workplaces

Sep 05, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi When most people hear the word slavery, their minds instinctively drift to history books: images of shackles, colonial plantations, and human auctions. However, slavery is not just a stain on humanity's past -- it is a living, brea…
Sumud Flotilla: The Voyage of Conscience

Sumud Flotilla: The Voyage of Conscience

Sep 03, 2025
By Asif Mahmood The Freedom Flotilla has set sail, carrying hope across waters shadowed by fear. It is not a fleet of warships. It is not backed by great powers. These are ordinary men and women who refuse to accept the silence of a world that has aban…
Let this flood be our final wake-up call

Let this flood be our final wake-up call

Sep 01, 2025
By Sardar Khan Niazi Nature seldom strikes without warning. Yet, when the rivers that flow from India into Pakistan swelled recently, bringing devastating floods into our plains, it felt as though we had been ambushed. The deluge submerged villages, sw…
5G: To be or not to be?

5G: To be or not to be?

Sep 01, 2025
Asif Mahmood For years, Pakistan has spoken of becoming a digital nation. But while the world moved forward, our march toward 5G has been stuck in the mud of legal battles, weak regulation, and elite capture. The tragedy is not just about technology be…
Sindh cabinet approves budget, CM Murad Ali Shah promises expanded development push
June 17, 2026 Latest News

Sindh cabinet approves budget, CM Murad Ali Shah promises expanded development push

KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet has approved…

Four independents join Aleem Khan’s IPP in Gilgit-Baltistan
June 17, 2026 Latest News

Four independents join Aleem Khan’s IPP in Gilgit-Baltistan

GILGIT: At least four independent winners…

PM to decide on PTI demand linking funds contribution to jailed Imran meeting: FinMin
June 17, 2026 Latest News

PM to decide on PTI demand linking funds contribution to jailed Imran meeting: FinMin

Islamabad : Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb…

Oil slides on Iran supply prospects as traders wait on Warsh
June 17, 2026 Latest News

Oil slides on Iran supply prospects as traders wait on Warsh

Tumbling crude prices on news that…

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