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Global oil trends must bring local relief
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Global oil trends must bring local relief

Pakistan needs a petroleum pricing system that is not only responsive but also predictable, accountable and understandable. If implemented honestly and monitored independently, the new mechanism can improve market stability.…

Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Claim to Political Indispensability

Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Claim to Political Indispensability

Oct 20, 2026
Asif Mahmood  Maulana Fazlur Rehman claims that no government can be formed without JUI-F and that even if a government is formed without his party, it cannot function. The question is how far this claim reflects reality. Does Maulana’s party comm…
If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks

If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks

Aug 30, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest signals from Tehran suggest that the door to diplomacy with Washington has not been completely shut. But Iran has made its condition clear: negotiations cannot meaningfully resume while the United States continues its ca…
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…
Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character

Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character

Aug 28, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The streets of Rawalpindi and Islamabad took on a distinctive character on Eid Miladun Nabi. Green flags and buntings appeared on roads and buildings, mosques and neighborhoods were illuminated, and processions moved through famili…
Make Islamabad a Province

Make Islamabad a Province

Aug 24, 2026
Asif Mahmood The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad exercises the powers of a provincial government. So would it not be better to make Islamabad a province and have an elected Chief Minister here? The official website of the Islamabad Administration te…
A Call for Sanity on the CEC Appointment

A Call for Sanity on the CEC Appointment

Aug 23, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The appointment of a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is too important to be reduced to another contest between the government and the opposition. At a time when political polarization has already weakened public confidence in ins…
Israel’s standing in the West is becoming uncomfortable

Israel’s standing in the West is becoming uncomfortable

Aug 22, 2026
For decades, Israeli governments benefited from a powerful combination of strategic alliances, historical guilt over the Holocaust, shared security interests and the perception that Israel represented a fellow democracy in a turbulent region. But that pol…
A Curious Case for Jail Reforms

A Curious Case for Jail Reforms

Aug 22, 2026
Asif MahmoodWhen in power, our rulers have little interest in reforming the prison system. But the moment they land behind bars, they discover its every flaw, its every cruelty, and suddenly present themselves as the most oppressed people on earth. Once r…
The money that has gone out of Pakistan should be brought back: SK Niazi
October 21, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

The money that has gone out of Pakistan should be brought back: SK Niazi

Political leaders and economist discuss accountability,…

Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz must stop, Qatar
October 20, 2026 Latest News | World

Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz must stop, Qatar

Qatar called on Iran to immediately…

Governor’s rule and emergency in KP are to control the province’s minerals, says Fazlur Rehman
October 20, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

Governor’s rule and emergency in KP are to control the province’s minerals, says Fazlur Rehman

Islamabad: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman…

Binance Launches Qafila 2026 as Young Pakistani Users Drive Digital Finance Adoption
October 20, 2026 Sci-Tech

Binance Launches Qafila 2026 as Young Pakistani Users Drive Digital Finance Adoption

New Binance data reveals that 54% of users in Pakistan are aofted 18–29 as Qafila Campaioftn launches with US$1 million in USDC rewards across the reoftion. ABU DHABI, UAE —…

Sardar Khan Niazi

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

IWT: Facts are Facts

IWT: Facts are Facts

Aug 30, 2026
Asif Mahmood India’s attempt to defend its decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance rests on a fundamental legal misconception: a state cannot acquire a power simply by announcing that it has one. In his Newsweek article, India’s Ambass…
If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks

If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks

Aug 30, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest signals from Tehran suggest that the door to diplomacy with Washington has not been completely shut. But Iran has made its condition clear: negotiations cannot meaningfully resume while the United States continues its ca…
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…
Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character

Milad in the Twin Cities: From Celebration to Character

Aug 28, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The streets of Rawalpindi and Islamabad took on a distinctive character on Eid Miladun Nabi. Green flags and buntings appeared on roads and buildings, mosques and neighborhoods were illuminated, and processions moved through famili…
Make Islamabad a Province

Make Islamabad a Province

Aug 24, 2026
Asif Mahmood The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad exercises the powers of a provincial government. So would it not be better to make Islamabad a province and have an elected Chief Minister here? The official website of the Islamabad Administration te…
A Call for Sanity on the CEC Appointment

A Call for Sanity on the CEC Appointment

Aug 23, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The appointment of a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is too important to be reduced to another contest between the government and the opposition. At a time when political polarization has already weakened public confidence in ins…
Israel’s standing in the West is becoming uncomfortable

Israel’s standing in the West is becoming uncomfortable

Aug 22, 2026
For decades, Israeli governments benefited from a powerful combination of strategic alliances, historical guilt over the Holocaust, shared security interests and the perception that Israel represented a fellow democracy in a turbulent region. But that pol…
The money that has gone out of Pakistan should be brought back: SK Niazi
October 21, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

The money that has gone out of Pakistan should be brought back: SK Niazi

Political leaders and economist discuss accountability,…

Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz must stop, Qatar
October 20, 2026 Latest News | World

Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz must stop, Qatar

Qatar called on Iran to immediately…

Governor’s rule and emergency in KP are to control the province’s minerals, says Fazlur Rehman
October 20, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

Governor’s rule and emergency in KP are to control the province’s minerals, says Fazlur Rehman

Islamabad: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman…

Binance Launches Qafila 2026 as Young Pakistani Users Drive Digital Finance Adoption
October 20, 2026 Sci-Tech

Binance Launches Qafila 2026 as Young Pakistani Users Drive Digital Finance Adoption

New Binance data reveals that 54% of users in Pakistan are aofted 18–29 as Qafila Campaioftn launches with US$1 million in USDC rewards across the reoftion. ABU DHABI, UAE —…

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