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Pakistan’s blue economy needs global partnerships

Restraint is the only way forward
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…
Pakistan and the Failure of Israel’s Expansionist Agenda
Asif Mahmood One of the gravest threats to peace in the Middle East stems from Israel's expansionist interpretation of the biblical "Land of Israel." Unlike most modern states, Israel has never settled on internationally agreed permanent borders. Inste…
Water: Not an Indian Ownership
 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
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 
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 
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 …
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
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
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
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
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 …

Restraint is the only way forward

Pakistan’s digital future: from vision to execution

There is a need for a fight for the economy: SK Niazi

The Hindutva Hate Industry
Asif Mahmood India's problem is no longer confined to hate speech. Hate itself has become an industry. It is being written, recorded, marketed, streamed, and monetized on some of the world's largest digital platforms. A new report by the Washington-bas…
Pakistan and the Failure of Israel’s Expansionist Agenda
Asif Mahmood One of the gravest threats to peace in the Middle East stems from Israel's expansionist interpretation of the biblical "Land of Israel." Unlike most modern states, Israel has never settled on internationally agreed permanent borders. Inste…
Water: Not an Indian Ownership
 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
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 
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 
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 …
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
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
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
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…

Restraint is the only way forward

Pakistan’s digital future: from vision to execution

There is a need for a fight for the economy: SK Niazi

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