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Enabling The Unabled: Disability Inclusion In HEIs In Pakistan

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- In Pakistan's rapidly evolving higher education landscape, the discourse on academic excellence, global competitiveness, and innovation often overshadows an equally urgent concern... Read More


Inside The Franklin Book Program And The Cold War Battle For Pakistani Minds

Pakistan, Nov. 11 -- By the middle of the 20th century, the cultural rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union extended far beyond the realm of politics or military might-it was a battle ... Read More


From Capitalists To Cloudalists: The New Techno-Feudal Overlords Of The Global Economy

Pakistan, Nov. 11 -- Dismissing the notion that we are still living under capitalism, Yanis Varoufakis argues that the true measure of 21st-century power is the extraction of cloud rent. Yanis Varouf... Read More


Learning From China: How Pakistan Can Reclaim Purpose, Unity, And Self-Reliance

Pakistan, Nov. 11 -- A century ago, China was a nation humiliated and fragmented. Its people had endured decades of foreign domination, civil strife, and poverty. When revolutionary leaders spoke of n... Read More


Ghosts Of Empire: The Roots Of The Durand Faultline - Part 1

Pakistan, Nov. 11 -- Pakistan-Afghanistan relations have long been a complicated story of excesses and mutual meddling, though much of the hostility has historically emanated from the Afghan side - be... Read More


Zohran Mamdani's NYC Victory: Lessons For Karachi On Diversity And Urban Governance

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- Born in 1991 in Uganda to parents of Indian descent who had established themselves within the South Asian diaspora of East Africa, Zohran Mamdani later migrated to the United Stat... Read More


Ensuring A Food Secure Pakistan: Experts Call For Resilient And Inclusive Food Systems

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- The "Access, Resilience, and Sustainability: Pathways to Food Security in Pakistan" policy dialogue took place in Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) featuring promine... Read More


Zohran Mamdani And The Populist Trap: Democracy, Dreams, And The Limits Of Power

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- Zohran Mamdani promised so much in the Mecca of Capitalism that it triggered a question which we have been struggling with lately. Is democracy inherently populist, or are leaders... Read More


Pakistan's 27th Amendment: Redefining Judicial Independence And Executive Power

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- The question that now confronts Pakistan's constitutional soul is not just whether the judiciary should be independent, but whether that independence still serves the people. With... Read More


27th Constitutional Amendment: A Threat To Judicial Independence And Constitutional Integrity

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- As a lawyer, I seek pardon from the honourable judiciary before I say what must be said: the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment is nothing short of a new PCO, only this time i... Read More