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Pakistan's Budget Fixes The Numbers, But Not The Economy

Pakistan, June 24 -- The principal objective of the Federal Budget 2026-2027, prepared under the microscopic scrutiny of the International Monetary Fund, remains to achieve fiscal stability, and the g... Read More


Between Populism And Pragmatism: Would Pakistan's Diplomatic Opening Look Different Under Imran Khan?

Pakistan, June 24 -- Pakistan's reported role in facilitating renewed communication between Washington and Tehran has done what such moments always do in Islamabad: it has triggered less celebration a... Read More


Pakistan Has Done Iran A Great Favour. Is Tehran Ready To Return It?

Pakistan, June 24 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Pakistan was remarkable not only for the warmth of the welcome he received but also for what it revealed about the state of Pakistan-Iran re... Read More


Afghanistan: Who Pays The Price, And Who Plays The Game

Pakistan, June 23 -- The characterisation of Afghanistan as the graveyard of empires has long depicted it as an exceptional site where major powers repeatedly fail. While this phrase is evocative, it ... Read More


Pakistan's Water Future Hinges On What Lies Beneath Its Rivers

Pakistan, June 23 -- For decades, the national debate on water has kept circling the same set of concerns: how much is coming in, when floods will arrive, how many dams are needed, and how water shoul... Read More


From Cockpit To Quiet: The Final Days Of A Fighter Pilot

Pakistan, June 23 -- He was a jet pilot in the Pakistan Air Force (part of 0.0004% of the Pakistan population). He was thus unique... very unique as a citizen of Pakistan. He was a combination of toug... Read More


Marriage, Memory And The Erosion Of Selfhood

Pakistan, June 23 -- Marriage and the loneliness it can contain are everyday realities, yet this loneliness is often expressed through forms of suffering that are particularly associated with women in... Read More


Marriage, Memory, And The Erosion Of Selfhood

Pakistan, June 23 -- Marriage and the loneliness it can contain are everyday realities, yet this loneliness is often expressed through forms of suffering that are particularly associated with women in... Read More


Nobody Inaugurates Maintenance

Pakistan, June 22 -- Every government likes to build. A new building earns a ribbon-cutting ceremony. A new bridge becomes a headline. A new hospital is hailed as a symbol of progress. Concrete is ph... Read More


Lake Lucerne Summit: Headway In US-Iran Relations Not Seen In Decades

Pakistan, June 22 -- The first session of high-level talks under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), concluded in Burgenstock, Switzerland, represents a significant step forward in struct... Read More