Opinion

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: Ahead of a key meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, President Macron has announced that France will…

Salim Raza  Bradford: It is not criminal to think ‘out of box’ to set in motion a visionary debate around Towards a Greater Eurasian Civic Integration that involves cross- border cooperation between Pakistan,  Afghanistan, Iran, and…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: On June 6, in broad daylight, a newlywed couple was led into a desert in Balochistan and shot dead. The woman held a copy of the Holy Book in her hands. Reports show she survived seven bullets; her husband…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: What is unfolding in Gaza today is a devastating illustration of how the once-oppressed can, in time, become oppressors. The Israeli state, shaped by a history of persecution and trauma, now stands accused of…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: A new round of Israeli airstrikes on Syria has once again ignited tensions in an already volatile region, casting doubt on what little remained of the so-called Abraham Accord peace initiatives. The…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In a forgotten corner of Pakistan, where the poverty rate nears the halfway mark and the state's promises hang like torn posters on crumbling walls, something as basic as clean drinking water becomes a…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the packed streets of Lahore, a lion kept as a private pet broke free last week and mauled five people, including women and children. The tragedy shocked the nation—but it was far from an isolated…

Safia Noor Karachi: In the icy heart of Pakistan’s northern highlands—where the mountains once stood as bastions of cool relief—a dangerous transformation is underway. This July, two of Gilgit-Baltistan’s major towns, Chilas and Bunji,…

Dr. Ikram Ullah Bajaur: Bajaur, a district in the merged tribal areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is full of valuable minerals like marble, chromite, nephrite, granite, copper and large quantities of other valuable minerals. These natural…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the sweltering summer heat of Pakistan, where temperatures soar past 50°C, children are dying—not from disease, not from war, but simply from seeking relief. The tragedy is stark. Young boys sneak out…