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Polio’s recurring warning
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Polio’s recurring warning

By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan must learn from every infection if it hopes to bring the virus under control. The eighth polio case of 2026, involving a 13-month-old girl from Khyber’s…

Polio’s recurring warning

Polio’s recurring warning

Nov 07, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan must learn from every infection if it hopes to bring the virus under control. The eighth polio case of 2026, involving a 13-month-old girl from Khyber’s Bara tehsil, is more than another addition to Pakistan’s annual tally…
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…
The PPP’s Fear of New Administrative Units

The PPP’s Fear of New Administrative Units

Sep 15, 2026
Asif Mahmood Whenever there is talk of creating new provinces or administrative units, the Pakistan Peoples Party rolls up its sleeves. Why? Is it love for Sindh, or love for the financial possibilities Sindh has acquired after the 18th Amendment? T…
Strait of Hormuz: Where Does China Stand?

Strait of Hormuz: Where Does China Stand?

Sep 14, 2026
Asif Mahmood Where does China stand in the Strait of Hormuz crisis? Let us take a look. According to a Brookings report, the winds have changed. America has got its horns caught in the crisis, while China is quietly enjoying the benefits. For Chi…
Defence Day: Our Non-Muslim War Heroes

Defence Day: Our Non-Muslim War Heroes

Sep 06, 2026
Asif Mahmood We all know Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, who was martyred while capturing the Pandu Hill and was awarded Pakistan’s first Nishan-e-Haider. But do you and I also know Lance Naik Yaqoob Masih, who laid down his life for the country …
The Middle East cannot afford another war

The Middle East cannot afford another war

Sep 05, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest US-Iran exchanges, coming after months of confrontation are a grim reminder that military calm is not the same thing as peace. The danger now is that retaliation will acquire a logic of its own, making each successive es…
Restraint is the only way forward

Restraint is the only way forward

Sep 04, 2026
By Sardr Khan Niazi Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for restraint and sustained diplomacy amid the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran deserves serious attention. At a moment when the Middle East is once again edging towards a wider co…
What Has Pakistan Given to Maulana? 
November 7, 2026 Opinion

What Has Pakistan Given to Maulana? 

Asif Mahmood  If the matter had…

Turning technological potential into progress
November 7, 2026 Editorial

Turning technological potential into progress

Pakistan’s ambition to develop one million…

Rawalpindi Cantonment Board Launches Three-Day Food Safety and Awareness Campaign, Inspects Various Food Outlets
November 6, 2026 Latest News

Rawalpindi Cantonment Board Launches Three-Day Food Safety and Awareness Campaign, Inspects Various Food Outlets

Rawalpindi Cantonment Board has launched a…

New feature introduced on WhatsApp to identify unknown callers
November 6, 2026 Latest News | Sci-Tech

New feature introduced on WhatsApp to identify unknown callers

In view of the increasing incidents…

Sardar Khan Niazi

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

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…
The PPP’s Fear of New Administrative Units

The PPP’s Fear of New Administrative Units

Sep 15, 2026
Asif Mahmood Whenever there is talk of creating new provinces or administrative units, the Pakistan Peoples Party rolls up its sleeves. Why? Is it love for Sindh, or love for the financial possibilities Sindh has acquired after the 18th Amendment? T…
Strait of Hormuz: Where Does China Stand?

Strait of Hormuz: Where Does China Stand?

Sep 14, 2026
Asif Mahmood Where does China stand in the Strait of Hormuz crisis? Let us take a look. According to a Brookings report, the winds have changed. America has got its horns caught in the crisis, while China is quietly enjoying the benefits. For Chi…
Defence Day: Our Non-Muslim War Heroes

Defence Day: Our Non-Muslim War Heroes

Sep 06, 2026
Asif Mahmood We all know Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, who was martyred while capturing the Pandu Hill and was awarded Pakistan’s first Nishan-e-Haider. But do you and I also know Lance Naik Yaqoob Masih, who laid down his life for the country …
The Middle East cannot afford another war

The Middle East cannot afford another war

Sep 05, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest US-Iran exchanges, coming after months of confrontation are a grim reminder that military calm is not the same thing as peace. The danger now is that retaliation will acquire a logic of its own, making each successive es…
What Has Pakistan Given to Maulana? 
November 7, 2026 Opinion

What Has Pakistan Given to Maulana? 

Asif Mahmood  If the matter had…

Turning technological potential into progress
November 7, 2026 Editorial

Turning technological potential into progress

Pakistan’s ambition to develop one million…

Rawalpindi Cantonment Board Launches Three-Day Food Safety and Awareness Campaign, Inspects Various Food Outlets
November 6, 2026 Latest News

Rawalpindi Cantonment Board Launches Three-Day Food Safety and Awareness Campaign, Inspects Various Food Outlets

Rawalpindi Cantonment Board has launched a…

New feature introduced on WhatsApp to identify unknown callers
November 6, 2026 Latest News | Sci-Tech

New feature introduced on WhatsApp to identify unknown callers

In view of the increasing incidents…

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