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The hardest party to manage in the Iran-US talks
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The hardest party to manage in the Iran-US talks

By Sardar Khan Niazi Diplomacy is often portrayed as a contest between adversaries sitting across a negotiating table. Yet the real challenge frequently lies elsewhere: persuading allies that compromise is…

The hardest party to manage in the Iran-US talks

The hardest party to manage in the Iran-US talks

Jul 18, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Diplomacy is often portrayed as a contest between adversaries sitting across a negotiating table. Yet the real challenge frequently lies elsewhere: persuading allies that compromise is preferable to confrontation. As Washington onc…
Understanding the decline in terrorist incidents

Understanding the decline in terrorist incidents

May 01, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi In the months following the launch of Operation Ghazab-ul-Haq, Pakistan has witnessed a noticeable decline in terrorist incidents across several previously volatile regions. While security operations in the country are not new, the…
Have Wars Become a Business?

Have Wars Become a Business?

Apr 30, 2026
 Asif Mahmood Why does the United States fight wars? Is there always a clearly defined objective behind them, or has war itself become the objective? Consider this. In the very first month of the US Iran conflict, the world’s 100 largest oil an…
Punjab Draws a Line: Banning under 18 Child Marriages

Punjab Draws a Line: Banning under 18 Child Marriages

Apr 29, 2026
Iqra Bano Sohail In a sun drenched courtyard in a bustling city of Punjab, a ten year old girl sits on a wooden stool. Her petitite frame overburdened by a heavy red lehenga. The lights glimmer as the aroma of roses fill the house with their scent. Her…
Hindutva Fascism and Bangladesh

Hindutva Fascism and Bangladesh

Apr 29, 2026
Asif Mahmood Hindutva has become a tangible geopolitical force that is steadily eroding regional stability. From Pakistan’s western frontiers, where Indian backed proxies are engaged in fomenting terrorism inside Pakistani territory, to the political l…
Governance vs. Theatrics

Governance vs. Theatrics

Apr 28, 2026
Asif Mahmood The day the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, was addressing rows of empty chairs in Azad Kashmir, the Punjab government was busy launching three new development projects. The contrast could not be starker. It raises a f…
Talks offer hope, but peace needs courage

Talks offer hope, but peace needs courage

Apr 25, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi There are moments in South Asia’s long and complicated history when the language of dialogue returns to the forefront, offering a flicker of hope in an otherwise familiar landscape of tension. Recent signals suggesting renewed will…
Pakistan is hope

Pakistan is hope

Apr 25, 2026
Asif Mahmood Why is Pakistan taking such a keen interest in the negotiations between Iran and the United States? What does it stand to gain? The question is being asked with a certain edge. It deserves a clear answer. At a time when much of the West…
Pakistan in Contemporary Geopolitics

Pakistan in Contemporary Geopolitics

Apr 20, 2026
Asif Mahmood Pakistan has done it. It has achieved what many thought lay beyond its reach, what others did not even dare to attempt. Moments like these do not arrive often in the life of a nation. They carry the quiet weight of answered prayers, as if …
Weaponizing Women in Balochistan 

Weaponizing Women in Balochistan 

Apr 19, 2026
Asif Mahmood In Balochistan, proxy networks are active and are violating every norm of ethics, dignity, and humanity. Unfortunately, the situation is further complicated by the presence of the Afghanistan border,  where full facilitation is being …
Beyond GSP+: The Politics of Human Rights
July 18, 2026 Opinion

Beyond GSP+: The Politics of Human Rights

Asif Mahmood The European Commission’s report…

Connecting talent across borders
July 18, 2026 Editorial

Connecting talent across borders

Pakistan’s overseas community has consistently demonstrated…

Government announces to determine prices of petroleum products on a daily basis
July 17, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

Government announces to determine prices of petroleum products on a daily basis

Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz…

Sindhi culture reaches New York, Christopher Nolan’s Ajrak tie goes viral at the premiere of ‘Odyssey’
July 17, 2026 Entertainment | Latest News

Sindhi culture reaches New York, Christopher Nolan’s Ajrak tie goes viral at the premiere of ‘Odyssey’

Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan is known…

Sardar Khan Niazi

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

Grand Hayat : Facts Are Facts

Grand Hayat : Facts Are Facts

May 04, 2026
Asif Mahmood What is the reason that when the law knocked at the doorstep of the elite at the Grand Hyatt Tower Islamabad in Islamabad, sections of the media reacted with visible anger? Why have some journalists taken such a strong position on this iss…
Understanding the decline in terrorist incidents

Understanding the decline in terrorist incidents

May 01, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi In the months following the launch of Operation Ghazab-ul-Haq, Pakistan has witnessed a noticeable decline in terrorist incidents across several previously volatile regions. While security operations in the country are not new, the…
Have Wars Become a Business?

Have Wars Become a Business?

Apr 30, 2026
 Asif Mahmood Why does the United States fight wars? Is there always a clearly defined objective behind them, or has war itself become the objective? Consider this. In the very first month of the US Iran conflict, the world’s 100 largest oil an…
Punjab Draws a Line: Banning under 18 Child Marriages

Punjab Draws a Line: Banning under 18 Child Marriages

Apr 29, 2026
Iqra Bano Sohail In a sun drenched courtyard in a bustling city of Punjab, a ten year old girl sits on a wooden stool. Her petitite frame overburdened by a heavy red lehenga. The lights glimmer as the aroma of roses fill the house with their scent. Her…
Hindutva Fascism and Bangladesh

Hindutva Fascism and Bangladesh

Apr 29, 2026
Asif Mahmood Hindutva has become a tangible geopolitical force that is steadily eroding regional stability. From Pakistan’s western frontiers, where Indian backed proxies are engaged in fomenting terrorism inside Pakistani territory, to the political l…
Governance vs. Theatrics

Governance vs. Theatrics

Apr 28, 2026
Asif Mahmood The day the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, was addressing rows of empty chairs in Azad Kashmir, the Punjab government was busy launching three new development projects. The contrast could not be starker. It raises a f…
Talks offer hope, but peace needs courage

Talks offer hope, but peace needs courage

Apr 25, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi There are moments in South Asia’s long and complicated history when the language of dialogue returns to the forefront, offering a flicker of hope in an otherwise familiar landscape of tension. Recent signals suggesting renewed will…
Pakistan is hope

Pakistan is hope

Apr 25, 2026
Asif Mahmood Why is Pakistan taking such a keen interest in the negotiations between Iran and the United States? What does it stand to gain? The question is being asked with a certain edge. It deserves a clear answer. At a time when much of the West…
Pakistan in Contemporary Geopolitics

Pakistan in Contemporary Geopolitics

Apr 20, 2026
Asif Mahmood Pakistan has done it. It has achieved what many thought lay beyond its reach, what others did not even dare to attempt. Moments like these do not arrive often in the life of a nation. They carry the quiet weight of answered prayers, as if …
Beyond GSP+: The Politics of Human Rights
July 18, 2026 Opinion

Beyond GSP+: The Politics of Human Rights

Asif Mahmood The European Commission’s report…

Connecting talent across borders
July 18, 2026 Editorial

Connecting talent across borders

Pakistan’s overseas community has consistently demonstrated…

Government announces to determine prices of petroleum products on a daily basis
July 17, 2026 Latest News | Pakistan

Government announces to determine prices of petroleum products on a daily basis

Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz…

Sindhi culture reaches New York, Christopher Nolan’s Ajrak tie goes viral at the premiere of ‘Odyssey’
July 17, 2026 Entertainment | Latest News

Sindhi culture reaches New York, Christopher Nolan’s Ajrak tie goes viral at the premiere of ‘Odyssey’

Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan is known…

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