Pakistan’s manufacturing sector: A fragile rebound or just a mirage?
In the sweltering heat of Lahore’s industrial outskirts, where the hum of machinery once echoed ...
Pak-Saudi defence deal: a new anchor for regional security
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement, pledging that any attack ...
High rates, heavy burden
In its meeting last week, the State Bank of Pakistan left the discount rate unchanged ...
Disasters and misuse of religion in Pakistan
A state, like a human being, must constantly face new challenges. Nations everywhere confront floods, ...
The fight against hunger in post-flood Pakistan
The monsoon season of 2025 brought unprecedented devastation to Pakistan, unleashing floods that rivaled the ...
IS-K’s escalating threat in Balochistan
The claim by the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) of responsibility for the September 3 suicide ...
Pakistan’s debt time bomb: Rs80.5 trillion and counting
Pakistan’s public debt has surged to an unprecedented Rs80.5 trillion by June’s end, with a ...
Floods, bullets, and bureaucracy: The triple threat to learning in ...
The convergence of natural disasters, terrorist activities, and systemic bureaucratic inefficiencies has plunged Pakistan’s education ...
Drowning fields, rising fears
The catastrophic floods sweeping across Punjab and Sindh have exposed Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate-induced disasters, ...
Post-flood rehabilitation and reconstruction needs
The devastating floods that have swept through KP, Punjab and Sindh have left an endless ...