Flood Accountability
IN just a few weeks, Pakistan has been struck by its worst flooding since 2022, with Punjab facing devastation on …
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Crop Devastation
THE devastation unleashed by the floods across Punjab — with Sindh facing a similar situation — is nothing short of …
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Extracting dollars By Khurram Husain
YOU have no doubt heard of ‘overheating’, the word used in economic language to describe an economy that is growing, …
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Rethinking art and design education in Pakistan By Sadia Pasha Kamran
To whom it may concern I am writing to share an ongoing project titled “Decolonizing Art & Design Education in …
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Land for peace? By Mahir Ali
BACK in the days when a two-state solution to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands did not seem absurdly unviable, …
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With eyes wide open By Arifa Noor
SIX years after Pulwama, India and Pakistan are back to doing what they do best — being ‘on the brink of …
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On the brink, again By Maleeha Lodhi
INDIA and Pakistan are back on the brink of a dangerous confrontation. Escalating tensions have pushed the subcontinent into uncharted …
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India must buy By Rafia Zakaria
WHILE the tragic attack in Pahalgam and escalation of tensions between Pakistan and India may have increased the prospects of war between …
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Gaza and AI warfare By Asad Baig
IN the early hours of a night in Gaza last October, an entire family was erased by what the Israeli …
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US-China trade game By Riaz Riazuddin
THE current US-China tariff tit-for-tat is a high-stakes game, not a war. While the phrase ‘trade war’ has long been used to …
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Chinese burn By Mahir Ali
ALMOST 70 years ago, the Chinese leader Mao Zedong dismissed the US as a “paper tiger”. He clarified that the …
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Hard Iran-US nuclear talks By Zahid Hussain
THE ongoing indirect nuclear talks between America and Iran are inching forward with the two sides agreeing to meet for …
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Unhinged America By Dr Niaz Murtaza
IT is scary to see a mad elephant run amok, ravaging tiny villages until it is tamed. It is more …
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The fallout By Maleeha Lodhi
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every country upended the global trading order and plunged markets into …
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Beyond globalisation By Haroon Sharif
FINALLY, it is happening through the US president’s executive orders — closure of USAID, the start of a tariff war to balance the …
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The new Trump order By Riaz Riazuddin
WITH one stroke of his pen, a day after April Fool’s Day, Trump left the entire world bewildered at his …
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Geopolitics of dams By Khurram Abbas
RECENTLY China has announced construction of the world’s largest dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. India has criticised …
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Nether regions By F.S. Aijazuddin
HISTORY has been in love with Lahore since forever. It was not its only admirer. The Mughals remained enamoured of …
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