Op-Ed

The "cockroach movement" has become one of South Asia's most powerful political metaphors. First witnessed in Nepal, then in Sri Lanka, later in Bangladesh, and now increasingly visible in India, it describes a generation of young people…

Pakistan has a rare opportunity to move from administrative gas allocation to a competitive, transparent and investment-driven gas market. This reform momentum is being supported by two highly competent energy ministers, Honorable Federal…

The clash of ideologies among generations of diaspora in European Union (EU) on personal freedoms and limitation for younger generation’s freedom under conservative approaches of the elder generation are fast emerging as a big gap and is…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stirred an important national debate this week while addressing the Pakistan Economic Summit, where he acknowledged that Pakistan's governance system has effectively collapsed and argued that difficult…

Dubai: International efforts to counter transnational terrorism are entering a new phase, with authorities shifting their focus from individual operatives to the leadership, financial, and organizational networks that sustain terrorist…

Every budget season, the same proposal returns with familiar certainty: tax agriculture. The argument sounds straightforward. Agriculture contributes roughly a quarter of Pakistan’s GDP, yet direct tax collection from the sector remains…

Political movements often begin with symbols. In recent weeks, India has witnessed the emergence of the "cockroach" as a metaphor for a generation that feels invisible, unwanted and dismissed by those in power. The symbolism is simple:…

War has never been confined to the battlefield. Its consequences ripple across borders, disrupting economies, reshaping diplomacy, influencing global politics, and leaving lasting scars on the lives of ordinary people. The military…

*Core Problem* Built as base-load assets, the fleet operated at only ∼22.9% utilization in FY 2024-25. Consumers still bear massive capacity payments, dollar-indexed returns, and imported-fuel exposure. *Plant-wise Utilization FY…

For years, Pakistan’s crises have been explained through a familiar list: terrorism, political instability, foreign conspiracies, or economic shocks. But these explanations miss the deeper and more uncomfortable truth. Pakistan is not…