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Why South Punjab Always Pays The Price Of Pakistan's Floods

Pakistan, Sept. 11 -- South Punjab is the forgotten heartland of Pakistan. Despite being the main producer of wheat, rice, cotton and sugarcane - the food crops and cash crops that fuel our food and t... Read More


The 2025 Monsoon And The Revival Of The Hakra Basin

Pakistan, Sept. 11 -- The monsoon of 2025 has not only soaked fields but rewritten maps. What was once a two-month downpour has stretched into a sixteen-month hydrological siege, with rainfall 37 per ... Read More


Bringing Balochistan Out Of Digital Darkness

Pakistan, Sept. 11 -- In 1990, Pakistan's distinguished economist Dr Mahbub ul Haq reshaped global development debates with the first Human Development Index (HDI), shifting the focus from economic gr... Read More


Pakistan Stock Exchange Poised For A Generational Bull Run

Pakistan, Sept. 8 -- Pakistan's economy is quietly laying the groundwork for a major market rally. Beneath the noise and turbulence of daily headlines, something significant is taking shape, and if hi... Read More


Guiding The House: Knowledge, Reform, And Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy

Pakistan, Sept. 8 -- In 2003, when I first assumed my responsibilities as a Research Officer in the National Assembly, I quickly realised that the foundation of my work rested upon the Constitution of... Read More


Farewell, Aunty Sonnu

Pakistan, Sept. 8 -- Obituaries are usually supposed to capture the essence of a person, but in this case, I shall be only able to brush against the many lives, features, and impacts of Mrs Sonnu Rahm... Read More


Imran Khan And The Rule Against Celebrity Politicians

Pakistan, Sept. 1 -- As a critical observer of constitutional law and politics, this author had never found it worthwhile to professionally analyse the social and political phenomenon that is Imran Kh... Read More


Can There Be Democracy Or Development Without Local Government?

Pakistan, Aug. 27 -- Even though the 18th Amendment raised Local Government as a necessary third tier of government in the constitution for the first time in Pakistan's history, Punjab has had a repre... Read More


From Lush Valleys To Ruins: Bearing Witness In Buner

Pakistan, Aug. 27 -- 2025 August Friday 15th, 10 am or thereabouts, the earth moved, the mountains shook, and homes perched on hamlet Jabbo disappeared in an instant. Fifteen households - not a single... Read More


akistan's Forgotten Front: Floods, Water Security, And The Cost Of Neglect

Pakistan, Aug. 27 -- Since its inception in August 1947, Pakistan has been resolute in strengthening its defences, ever mindful of the challenges posed by its eastern neighbour. The fledgling state pl... Read More