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Beyond Sightseeing: Baku As A Mirror For Islamabad's Potential

Pakistan, Sept. 25 -- Last year, I had the privilege of visiting Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, a city where the Caspian Sea kisses the shorelines of history and modernity. My visit was not just a t... Read More


UN At 80: Crisis, Critique And Climate Call

Pakistan, Sept. 25 -- The United Nations has completed eighty years of its turbulent, controversial life, and right now, world leaders like presidents, prime ministers, kings, queens and potentates ar... Read More


Raksha-Samjhota And Pakistan's Rise: A New Dawn For Muslim Unity?

Pakistan, Sept. 25 -- The historic and unprecedented Raksha-Samjhota (Defence Pact) between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has sent ripples across the global stage, particularly unsettling India, the Unite... Read More


The Erasure Of Hindustan: Colonial Historiography And The Invention Of India

Pakistan, Sept. 25 -- History is not a finished product; it is a work in progress. It is a study of past events in a particular socio-political environment. Historiography rises above the contextual l... Read More


How Lenin Shaped the Chinese Revolution EXPLAINED

Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- Step into the early 20th century, where Vladimir Lenin reimagined Marxism for a world dominated by imperialism. Though he never set foot in China, his theories of anti-imperialis... Read More


The Struggle Of Pakistan's Land Revenue Courts

Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- In the labyrinthine halls of Pakistan's judiciary, there is a crisis of staggering yet unrealised proportions. With over 2.3 million pending cases, from the Supreme Court down to... Read More


Bagram, Proximity, And Pakistan's Red Lines

Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- President Donald Trump's public push to "take back" Bagram Air Base has dragged Afghanistan, and by extension Pakistan, into a new round of coercive signalling. Crucially, the pi... Read More


The Struggle For Birthright Citizenship In Pakistan

Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- For centuries, the land that is now Pakistan stood at the crossroads of empires and trade. From the caravans of the Silk Road to the Mughal courts and colonial railways, it absor... Read More


From Decline To Renewal: The Future Of Media Education In Pakistan

Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- Mass communication education in Pakistan stands at a decisive crossroads. The early 2000s boom of private television channels and the liberalisation of the airwaves created an ex... Read More


Why Life Abroad Isn't The Dream Many Pakistanis Imagine

Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- Around 350,000 Pakistanis fled the country in search of greener pastures in the first six months of 2025, which includes skilled professionals like doctors, dentists and lawyers.... Read More