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Development must put people before numbers

The larger challenge, however, is to change the mindset behind development planning. Every major project should ask three basic questions: Can it withstand future climate shocks? Who will pay if…

Beyond Netanyahu: The ideology behind Gaza’s destruction

Beyond Netanyahu: The ideology behind Gaza’s destruction

Oct 31, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Changing Israel’s leadership will not end the suffering of Palestinians unless the political system and ideology sustaining occupation, dispossession and collective punishment are fundamentally challenged. Netanyahu has played a ce…
Tehreek e Tahaffuz e Aaeen e Pakistan : Some Questions 

Tehreek e Tahaffuz e Aaeen e Pakistan : Some Questions 

Sep 29, 2026
Asif Mahmood There is sometimes a curious gap between what politicians preach and what their own political record or party manifesto says. Mahmood Khan Achakzai provides an interesting example. He currently heads Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain Pakistan, a pla…
When El Niño Becomes a Public Health Warning

When El Niño Becomes a Public Health Warning

Sep 27, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi El Niño is often described as a climate phenomenon: a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific that disrupts weather patterns across much of the world. But for millions of people, that description is too clinical and too distant. E…
What Is the Fault of Islamabad’s Residents? 

What Is the Fault of Islamabad’s Residents? 

Sep 27, 2026
Asif Mahmood  Every now and then, some group announces a march on Islamabad, and the entire city is placed under siege. Roads are blocked, educational institutions are closed, entry routes to the city are sealed, and even the motorway is shut down…
When Gaza’s Classrooms Became Rubble

When Gaza’s Classrooms Became Rubble

Sep 26, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Education is often described as a bridge to the future. In Gaza, that bridge has been systematically broken and the cost is being paid by children. The figures are almost too stark to absorb. UNICEF says nearly 98 per cent of schoo…
The Long March of Disorder

The Long March of Disorder

Sep 23, 2026
Asif Mahmood What we are witnessing in KP is perhaps the worst example of the worst kind of governance. Administrative problems are simmering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The law and order situation is extremely poor. Terrorist attacks are taking place almos…
Textile exports: a fragile recovery

Textile exports: a fragile recovery

Sep 20, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan’s textile sector has started the new fiscal year with a modest but welcome improvement. Textile and clothing exports increased by 5.55 per cent during July-August 2026-27, reaching $3.379 billion compared with $3.202bn in …
Kohat Tragedy: A Time for Unity, Not Internal Discord

Kohat Tragedy: A Time for Unity, Not Internal Discord

Sep 20, 2026
Asif Mahmood The Kohat tragedy is deeply painful. Terrorist proxies continue to play their dirty game against Pakistan. Terrorists and their sponsors have turned Pakistan into a battlefield for a long time. It appears that after suffering a humiliating…
Smart lockdown may be the need of the hour

Smart lockdown may be the need of the hour

Sep 19, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi As cities struggle to balance public health, economic activity and everyday life, the idea of a blanket lockdown is increasingly difficult to sustain. Blanket lockdowns can be an effective emergency response when a crisis demands i…
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…
Vegetarian Hindutva 

Vegetarian Hindutva 

Sep 17, 2026
Asif Mahmood At the BRICS summit, India served only vegetarian food to the visiting world leaders and described it as its “rich vegetarian culinary heritage.” That is not what this gesture represented. It represented Hindutva fascism. Acting as a major…
Midterm elections in the US will have an impact on the entire world: SK Niazi
November 4, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

Midterm elections in the US will have an impact on the entire world: SK Niazi

Experts discuss the global implications of…

IMF expresses concern over shortfall, proposes emergency tax measures
November 3, 2026 Business | Latest News

IMF expresses concern over shortfall, proposes emergency tax measures

Islamabad: The IMF has expressed concern…

Virat Kohli has a golden opportunity to break three of Sachin Tendulkar’s major records
November 3, 2026 Latest News | Sports

Virat Kohli has a golden opportunity to break three of Sachin Tendulkar’s major records

Indian cricket team’s star batsman Virat…

Kim Kardashian gave an interesting answer to those who questioned her abilities.
November 3, 2026 Entertainment | Latest News

Kim Kardashian gave an interesting answer to those who questioned her abilities.

American reality TV star, actress and…

Sardar Khan Niazi

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

The War Beyond Terrorism

The War Beyond Terrorism

Sep 30, 2026
Asif Mahmood Before the shock of one terrorist attack has even subsided, another terrorist incident takes place somewhere in Pakistan. It is as if the string of sorrows has snapped and the beads are falling one after another. The latest tragedy is the …
Tehreek e Tahaffuz e Aaeen e Pakistan : Some Questions 

Tehreek e Tahaffuz e Aaeen e Pakistan : Some Questions 

Sep 29, 2026
Asif Mahmood There is sometimes a curious gap between what politicians preach and what their own political record or party manifesto says. Mahmood Khan Achakzai provides an interesting example. He currently heads Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain Pakistan, a pla…
When El Niño Becomes a Public Health Warning

When El Niño Becomes a Public Health Warning

Sep 27, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi El Niño is often described as a climate phenomenon: a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific that disrupts weather patterns across much of the world. But for millions of people, that description is too clinical and too distant. E…
What Is the Fault of Islamabad’s Residents? 

What Is the Fault of Islamabad’s Residents? 

Sep 27, 2026
Asif Mahmood  Every now and then, some group announces a march on Islamabad, and the entire city is placed under siege. Roads are blocked, educational institutions are closed, entry routes to the city are sealed, and even the motorway is shut down…
When Gaza’s Classrooms Became Rubble

When Gaza’s Classrooms Became Rubble

Sep 26, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Education is often described as a bridge to the future. In Gaza, that bridge has been systematically broken and the cost is being paid by children. The figures are almost too stark to absorb. UNICEF says nearly 98 per cent of schoo…
The Long March of Disorder

The Long March of Disorder

Sep 23, 2026
Asif Mahmood What we are witnessing in KP is perhaps the worst example of the worst kind of governance. Administrative problems are simmering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The law and order situation is extremely poor. Terrorist attacks are taking place almos…
Textile exports: a fragile recovery

Textile exports: a fragile recovery

Sep 20, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan’s textile sector has started the new fiscal year with a modest but welcome improvement. Textile and clothing exports increased by 5.55 per cent during July-August 2026-27, reaching $3.379 billion compared with $3.202bn in …
Kohat Tragedy: A Time for Unity, Not Internal Discord

Kohat Tragedy: A Time for Unity, Not Internal Discord

Sep 20, 2026
Asif Mahmood The Kohat tragedy is deeply painful. Terrorist proxies continue to play their dirty game against Pakistan. Terrorists and their sponsors have turned Pakistan into a battlefield for a long time. It appears that after suffering a humiliating…
Smart lockdown may be the need of the hour

Smart lockdown may be the need of the hour

Sep 19, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi As cities struggle to balance public health, economic activity and everyday life, the idea of a blanket lockdown is increasingly difficult to sustain. Blanket lockdowns can be an effective emergency response when a crisis demands i…
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…
Midterm elections in the US will have an impact on the entire world: SK Niazi
November 4, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

Midterm elections in the US will have an impact on the entire world: SK Niazi

Experts discuss the global implications of…

IMF expresses concern over shortfall, proposes emergency tax measures
November 3, 2026 Business | Latest News

IMF expresses concern over shortfall, proposes emergency tax measures

Islamabad: The IMF has expressed concern…

Virat Kohli has a golden opportunity to break three of Sachin Tendulkar’s major records
November 3, 2026 Latest News | Sports

Virat Kohli has a golden opportunity to break three of Sachin Tendulkar’s major records

Indian cricket team’s star batsman Virat…

Kim Kardashian gave an interesting answer to those who questioned her abilities.
November 3, 2026 Entertainment | Latest News

Kim Kardashian gave an interesting answer to those who questioned her abilities.

American reality TV star, actress and…

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