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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…
Beyond the Ormara crash 

Beyond the Ormara crash 

Jul 11, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The reported cargo aircraft crash off the coast of Ormara is first and foremost a human tragedy. Families wait for answers, colleagues mourn their own, and rescue teams confront the unforgiving sea in the hope of finding survivors …

The guns roar again–but Pakistan must not fall silent

Jul 10, 2026
Abdul Rehman The Iran war has returned. The fragile arrangement keeping the guns quiet finally gave way. The United States and Iran traded blows once again, and continue to do so. From the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, U.S. President Donald T…
Americans are wary of AI and they’re right to ask hard questions

Americans are wary of AI and they’re right to ask hard questions

Jul 10, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Artificial intelligence has become the defining technology of our era. From classrooms to hospitals, workplaces to courtrooms, AI is rapidly changing how decisions are made and how people live. Yet despite the excitement surroundin…
India Is Not the Upper Riparian State

India Is Not the Upper Riparian State

Jul 09, 2026
Asif Mahmood  In the ongoing debate over the Indus Waters Treaty, India is frequently described as the upper riparian state. Factually, however, that is not correct. India is not an upper riparian state. If any country in this region truly deserve…
Indus Waters: India’s Strategic Miscalculation

Indus Waters: India’s Strategic Miscalculation

Jul 07, 2026
Asif Mahmood India is making the same mistake over the Indus Waters Treaty that it made during Operation Sindoor. There, too, it committed a strategic miscalculation and ended up facing international embarrassment. On the Indus Waters issue, India is r…
No room for compromise

No room for compromise

Jul 05, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The prime minister's directive banning the production and use of substandard syringes is a necessary response to a matter that directly concerns public health. Medical devices that fail to meet prescribed standards expose patients …
Why Didn’t Modi Go to Iran?

Why Didn’t Modi Go to Iran?

Jul 05, 2026
Asif Mahmood Iran is bidding farewell to its Supreme Leader. For the Iranian people, this is a moment of profound grief, perhaps the saddest they have witnessed in the past two or three decades. Pakistan has sent a high level delegation that includes t…
Water should not become a weapon in South Asia

Water should not become a weapon in South Asia

Jul 04, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Water has long been described as the lifeblood of civilization. In South Asia, where hundreds of millions depend on the Indus river system for food security, livelihoods and economic stability, it is also an indispensable strategic…
Historical Background of the Dombra

Historical Background of the Dombra

Jul 03, 2026
On 5 July, Kazakhstan celebrates National Dombra Day. Akhmet Zhubanov Among the many forms of traditional Kazakh art, the dombra and the art of kui performance represent a unique cultural tradition with a history spanning many centuries. According t…
Indian Water Aggression: Some Legal Dimensions

Indian Water Aggression: Some Legal Dimensions

Jul 03, 2026
Asif Mahmood India's water aggression against Pakistan has three distinct dimensions. The first is that it has blocked Pakistan's share of the waters that flow from India into Pakistan. The second is that it has also begun obstructing Pakistan's sha…
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

Operation Hard Ball 

Operation Hard Ball 

Jul 11, 2026
Asif Mahmood  India fooled the world for years, but his true face has finally been revealed. The world has begun to realize that Hindutva poses a growing threat to human civilization India has long projected itself as a frontline victim of terr…
Beyond the Ormara crash 

Beyond the Ormara crash 

Jul 11, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The reported cargo aircraft crash off the coast of Ormara is first and foremost a human tragedy. Families wait for answers, colleagues mourn their own, and rescue teams confront the unforgiving sea in the hope of finding survivors …

The guns roar again–but Pakistan must not fall silent

Jul 10, 2026
Abdul Rehman The Iran war has returned. The fragile arrangement keeping the guns quiet finally gave way. The United States and Iran traded blows once again, and continue to do so. From the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, U.S. President Donald T…
Americans are wary of AI and they’re right to ask hard questions

Americans are wary of AI and they’re right to ask hard questions

Jul 10, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Artificial intelligence has become the defining technology of our era. From classrooms to hospitals, workplaces to courtrooms, AI is rapidly changing how decisions are made and how people live. Yet despite the excitement surroundin…
India Is Not the Upper Riparian State

India Is Not the Upper Riparian State

Jul 09, 2026
Asif Mahmood  In the ongoing debate over the Indus Waters Treaty, India is frequently described as the upper riparian state. Factually, however, that is not correct. India is not an upper riparian state. If any country in this region truly deserve…
Indus Waters: India’s Strategic Miscalculation

Indus Waters: India’s Strategic Miscalculation

Jul 07, 2026
Asif Mahmood India is making the same mistake over the Indus Waters Treaty that it made during Operation Sindoor. There, too, it committed a strategic miscalculation and ended up facing international embarrassment. On the Indus Waters issue, India is r…
No room for compromise

No room for compromise

Jul 05, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The prime minister's directive banning the production and use of substandard syringes is a necessary response to a matter that directly concerns public health. Medical devices that fail to meet prescribed standards expose patients …
Why Didn’t Modi Go to Iran?

Why Didn’t Modi Go to Iran?

Jul 05, 2026
Asif Mahmood Iran is bidding farewell to its Supreme Leader. For the Iranian people, this is a moment of profound grief, perhaps the saddest they have witnessed in the past two or three decades. Pakistan has sent a high level delegation that includes t…
Water should not become a weapon in South Asia

Water should not become a weapon in South Asia

Jul 04, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Water has long been described as the lifeblood of civilization. In South Asia, where hundreds of millions depend on the Indus river system for food security, livelihoods and economic stability, it is also an indispensable strategic…
Historical Background of the Dombra

Historical Background of the Dombra

Jul 03, 2026
On 5 July, Kazakhstan celebrates National Dombra Day. Akhmet Zhubanov Among the many forms of traditional Kazakh art, the dombra and the art of kui performance represent a unique cultural tradition with a history spanning many centuries. According t…
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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