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How Unionist Elites Switched To The Muslim League And Reshaped History

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- Elite capture' is a much-touted phrase nowadays. Or it should be said that it has remained so since the inception of electoral polity in this region. The irony is that not much has... Read More


NCA At 150: Colonial Legacies, Artistic Identity, And The Future Of Art Education

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- As the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore marks 150 years since its founding, there is much to celebrate and even more to reconsider. Established in 1875 as the Mayo School o... Read More


When Cameras Replace Governance: The Flawed Logic Of Sindh's E-Challan System

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- Let us begin by applauding the one unqualified success of Sindh's new e-challan system: its flawless impartiality. The recent news of a Rs. 10,000 fine issued to the vehicle of the... Read More


Mamdani's Campaign And The Question Of Political Representation In A Diverse Democracy

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- When Hannah Pitkin explored the nature of political representation in The Concept of Representation (1967), she gave us a language for understanding democracy's most enduring promi... Read More


US Policy Failures In Yemen: A Review Of Alexandra Stark's The Yemen Model

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- is a historical account of Yemen and the United States' failure to achieve its regional security ends and policy goals in the southern Arabian country. Using the US's engagement in... Read More


Muhammad Danyal Rao Drives Data-Led Trust And Compliance In Cross-Border E-Commerce

Pakistan, Nov. 4 -- Pakistan's online retail is growing by grit and process. Muhammad Danyal Rao, a cross-border e-commerce expert, works at that intersection. As Founder & Managing Partner at DarkHaw... Read More


'The Sun Sets Twice On My Work' - The Unseen Burden Of Pakistani Women

Pakistan, Nov. 4 -- "When I rise before dawn, the house is already waiting for me," says a woman from a village in rural Sindh. "By the time I rest, the sun has set twice over my work." Millions of P... Read More


China's 15th Five-Year Plan: Strategic Adaptation And Resilience In A Turbulent World

Pakistan, Nov. 4 -- October 2025 has been a month of intense great-power activity. Under President Trump's second administration, the United States finds itself paradoxically divided at home and asser... Read More


Language Apartheid In South Asia: When Your Native Tongue Isn't Good Enough

Pakistan, Nov. 4 -- The British Raj ended in August 1947 but the nearly 2 billion inhabitants of the South Asian Subcontinent continue to suffer from its overhang. The most visible manifestation is li... Read More


Punjab's 2019 Tourism Policy: A Roadmap For Sustainable And Resilient Growth

Pakistan, Nov. 4 -- When Punjab announced its Tourism Policy in 2019, it labelled it more than just another government initiative. It was a promise to rethink how the province presents its identity to... Read More