Opinion

Muhammad Murtaza Noor Islamabad: Pakistan has long been known as a land of rich history, cultural diversity, and intellectual traditions. In recent decades, the country has steadily invested in higher education, positioning itself not…

Rahim Ullah Tajik Islamabad: In August 2025, the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was once again caught off guard by the fury of nature as catastrophic floods swept through Buner and surrounding districts. A significant number of…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: At the White House this August, the latest act in the Ukraine peace effort unfolded with more humor than hostility. Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy met again, this time joined by European leaders, in what…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: The month of Rabi' al-Awwal has begun. For the believers, this month holds great significance because on the 12th of this month, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the Seal of the Prophets and the…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Judge Frank Caprio, widely beloved as the kind heart of justice, passed away after battling pancreatic cancer at the age of 88. As a columnist once observed, “He was the face of a courtroom where compassion…

Muhammad Murtaza Noor  Islamabad: Education is the foundation on which nations rise, societies evolve, and economies grow. The strength of a country lies not only in its natural resources or infrastructure but in the competence of its…

Muhammad Ajeeb  Bradford: A nation truly exists only when it is bound together by a shared sense of identity and a willingness to accept and appreciate the diversity of those who inhabit it. Without this, it is merely a stretch of land,…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: At a windswept airbase in Anchorage, flanked by glaciers and fighter jets, Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin staged one of the most anticipated meetings of the year. It was not a peace conference,…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the seventy-eight years since Pakistan’s inception, the dream of a nation founded on equality and justice has drifted far from the lives of those who most needed it. Nearly half the population lives…

Shazia Mehboob  Islamabad: Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan has maintained a complex relationship with the United States — one marked by alternating cycles of cooperation and conflict.  In the early years, Pakistan positioned…