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By Mehtab Ali In 2026, the world continues to witness devastating humanitarian crises caused by political conflicts and geopolitical rivalries. While powerful states, governments, and armed groups compete for influence and control, it is ordinary civilians who suffer the most. Across different conflict zones, millions of innocent people are struggling to survive without proper food, healthcare, shelter, or security. The situations in Myanmar, Gaza, and other parts of the Middle East clearly show how deeply political conflicts affect human lives. What is increasingly evident in contemporary global politics is the widening gap between strategic objectives and human consequences. Decisions framed…
By Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani MEHAR: Despite the inauguration of the Pakistan Peoples Party K.N. Shah former MPA late Engineer Abdul Aziz Junejo Public Library in Mehar six months ago, the facility has still not been opened for public use. The library was inaugurated by Additional Director of Private Schools Rafiya Mallah, PPP MPA Zubair Ahmed Junejo, Assistant Commissioner Mehar Ghulam Fatima Ghalo and Dr Muhammad Khan Sheikh along with others. Protesting the continued closure, students and civil society members from Mehar city and surrounding areas staged a rally for the 20th consecutive day, marching from the library to the National…
Pakistan’s latest signaling on Gwadar Port reads less like a routine transport announcement and more like an attempt to redraw, however tentatively, the map of Eurasian commerce. At the Kazan Forum, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant, Talha Burki, outlined an ambition that reaches beyond incremental port development: the integration of Gwadar with Russia’s International North–South Transport Corridor, a route conceived to move freight between Russia, Central Asia, Iran and the Indian Ocean. In Islamabad’s framing, the idea is not simply additive but connective, as though disparate infrastructure projects can be braided into a single continuous artery stretching from northern Eurasia…
By Sifi Gharib The Algerian government has announced a new regulatory phase for the investment system, reducing the processing time for investor files to 15 days as a general rule, and to 20 days for classified establishments. The Algerian Investment Development Agency (ADIA) is now obliged to respond to requests for economic real estate within 48 hours of its board’s decision. The move is intended to eliminate procedural delays, unify administrative channels, and accelerate the conversion of registered projects into tangible productive activity. These directives were outlined in a speech by Prime Minister Sifi Gharib during the opening of a…
By Dr Zawwar Hussain In the 21st century, climate change is no longer merely a scientific term; it has become one of the greatest global challenges affecting human life, urban planning, agriculture, economies and public health. Rising heatwaves across the world have pushed urban temperatures to dangerous levels. Modern research now confirms that extreme heat does not disappear after sunset; instead, cities continue to radiate heat throughout the night. This reality is raising serious questions about traditional urban park design and green infrastructure planning. A significant study conducted by researchers at Concordia University in Montreal examined 13 urban parks and…
By Faraz Mustafa The confrontation between Iran, the United States and Israel has begun to register far beyond the immediate geography of the Middle East, feeding into a wider sense of economic unease that is now being felt in households and markets across the world. What might once have been contained within diplomatic cables and regional security briefings is now translating into price shocks, supply anxieties and a renewed fear that the global economy, already strained by years of disruption, is drifting towards another period of instability. At the center of this unfolding pressure is the price of oil. Energy…
By Pervaiz Mughal ISLAMABAD: The Galiyat Development Authority (GDA), under the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has signed a 100-year partnership with a private consortium to develop what is being described as Pakistan’s first purpose-planned mountain destination at Thandiani Top. The agreement is framed within an eco-conservation framework aimed at preserving Thandiani’s natural environment as the area is transformed into a world-class tourist destination. The project’s master plan is currently being prepared by a leading international architectural firm. “Above Zero” will operate as a four-season mountain destination, presented as a new model for mountain living in Pakistan, with a pedestrian-first public…