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Master-Servant Legacy: How Colonial Law Still Rules Pakistan's Workforce

Pakistan, May 29 -- On the 14th of August 1947, Pakistan came into existence carrying with it something its founders had never intended to inherit: an employment law designed to keep workers in their ... Read More


Three Presidents And The Emerging World Order

Pakistan, May 28 -- The USA and Chinese relationships are a classic illustration of the metaphor, "Bad marriage". Analysts, commentators and historians have used this terminology to highlight their co... Read More


The Story Of Lahore's First English Newspaper

Pakistan, May 28 -- Lahore's past is often remembered through its forts, gardens, shrines, and rulers, but the city's entry into the age of print is a quieter story. At the centre of that story stands... Read More


Forgotten Architect of Pehlwani: Reclaiming The Legend Of Lahore's Ustad Noor-ud-Din Pehlwan

Pakistan, May 28 -- If you walk into the Taxali Gate of the Walled City of Lahore today, navigating the sensory overload of aroma of dishes from the eateries nearby and engine exhaust, and find your w... Read More


Qurbani Economics: What Eid Al-Adha Does For Pakistan's Rural Heartland

Pakistan, May 28 -- Every year, as the crescent of Dhul Hijja emerges, a remarkable thing happens in the villages of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The most important part of a qui... Read More


Water Cannot Become A Weapon In South Asia

Pakistan, May 27 -- On May 20, 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague upheld its earlier ruling affirming the continued validity of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and declaring tha... Read More


Wars Abroad, Poverty At Home: How Global Conflict Threatens Pakistan's Most Vulnerable

Pakistan, May 27 -- "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired", Eisenhower in his famous Iron Cross speech warned, "is a theft from those who hunger and are not fed." History... Read More


Saudi Arabia Is A Key Player In Resolving The Israel-U.S. War Against Iran

Pakistan, May 27 -- Saudi Arabia is a critical but cautious actor in the ongoing Israel-U.S. war against Iran. While not the primary mediator, its role as a regional stabiliser and its refusal to allo... Read More


Where The Devil Feared To Tread: A Year In The Heart Of FATA

Pakistan, May 27 -- It was a chilling late December night in 2009 when my flight touched down, and I found myself in a Peshawar hotel room, staring at the ceiling, second-guessing every decision that ... Read More


Remembering Sain Saadh Ram Of Raharki Darbar And His Legacy Of Compassion

Pakistan, May 27 -- Blessed by the life-giving flow of the Indus River, Sindh has for centuries remained a fertile, diverse, and culturally layered region where civilisations, religions, traders, sain... Read More