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Dr. Muhammad Salman Appointed Acting Executive Director of PIMS
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Dr. Muhammad Salman Appointed Acting Executive Director of PIMS

Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the appointment of Dr. Muhammad Salman, Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute of Health (NIH), as the Acting Executive Director of…

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…
Pakistan’s gas sector stands at a crossroads

Pakistan’s gas sector stands at a crossroads

Jul 12, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan's gas sector has reached a point where temporary fixes no longer suffice. Every winter, households endure shortages, industries curtail production, and policymakers scramble to manage dwindling supplies through emergency m…
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…
IWT: Facts are Facts
August 30, 2026 Opinion

IWT: Facts are Facts

Asif Mahmood India’s attempt to defend…

The need for Long-Term planning
August 30, 2026 Editorial

The need for Long-Term planning

Pakistan contributes only a small share…

If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks
August 30, 2026 Opinion

If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks

By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest…

Pakistan’s growth challenge
August 29, 2026 Editorial

Pakistan’s growth challenge

Pakistan does not lack potential. What…

Sardar Khan Niazi

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

Water: Not an Indian Ownership

Water: Not an Indian Ownership

Jul 14, 2026
 Asif Mahmood In my previous column, I discussed why it is geographically inaccurate to describe India as the upper riparian state for every river. In the case of several major rivers, India itself is a middle riparian state when viewed in relatio…
Pakistan’s gas sector stands at a crossroads

Pakistan’s gas sector stands at a crossroads

Jul 12, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan's gas sector has reached a point where temporary fixes no longer suffice. Every winter, households endure shortages, industries curtail production, and policymakers scramble to manage dwindling supplies through emergency m…
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…
IWT: Facts are Facts
August 30, 2026 Opinion

IWT: Facts are Facts

Asif Mahmood India’s attempt to defend…

The need for Long-Term planning
August 30, 2026 Editorial

The need for Long-Term planning

Pakistan contributes only a small share…

If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks
August 30, 2026 Opinion

If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks

By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest…

Pakistan’s growth challenge
August 29, 2026 Editorial

Pakistan’s growth challenge

Pakistan does not lack potential. What…

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