Opinion

Saleem Raza Bradford: Pakistan’s political economy has long been shaped by a ruling elite whose power rests less on productivity and sustainable wealth creation than on rent-seeking, extraction, and short-term financial engineering.…

Mohammed Ajeeb CBE Bradford: Tomorrow we shall be saying goodbye to 2025 and embracing the advent of 2026 with great hope and show.  But irrespective of the hopes and aspirations we like to attach to our immediate future, it would be…

Basit Ali/Mehnaz Bibi Lahore: Climate change is a harsh reality that is transforming our planet; it is no longer a distant threat. The warning signs are everywhere—floods are becoming fiercer due to heatwaves, rapidly melting glaciers,…

Saleem Raza  Bradford: Pakistan is more than a place on the map. It is an ongoing question, one that remains unanswered because the country continues to struggle with its own identity. Calling it simply an “Islamic state” imposes a fixed…

Shazia Mehboob  Islamabad: “The world stands with Pakistan’s point of view, and the influence of Pakistan’s foreign policy is clearly reflected on the international stage, which is a great success for the country,” remarked Defence…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: As 2025 slowly draws its curtain and we turn our gaze toward 2026, it feels fitting to pause to reflect gently on the year that has passed, even as we anticipate the one that lies ahead. For me, 2025 has been a…

Nafeesa Ayubi Penezai  Loralai: Over the past years, Pakistan has been struggling with the intricacies of religious power and its deep-seated influence on societal expectations, especially when it comes to gender roles. The emergence of…

Sher Ahmed Durrani Islamabad: Pakistani politics is often described through a tired and misleading binary: religious fundamentalism versus liberal excess. This framing may be convenient, but it is deeply inaccurate.  More importantly,…

Shazia Mehboob  Islamabad: On December 11, 2025, Pakistan witnessed an unprecedented moment when its former intelligence chief, Faiz Hameed, was sentenced to fourteen years of rigorous imprisonment by a military court. Convicted of…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: On Sunday evening, Bondi Beach looked nothing like a crime scene. It was a place of celebration. Marking the first night of Hanukkah, more than a thousand people gathered near the shoreline. Some danced…