EDITORIAL The quiet advantage of Afghan strategyBy adminNovember 13, 20251 For decades, Pakistan has carried a burden that few nations could bear: the protection, shelter, and often the very survival…
EDITORIAL Turkey’s balancing actBy adminNovember 12, 20251 There are moments in diplomacy when timing matters more than intent. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to send a…
EDITORIAL Europe’s dangerous militarizationBy adminNovember 11, 20255 The European Union’s new Security Strategy for 2026 may appear, on paper, as a blueprint for a more capable and…
EDITORIAL Pakistan’s patience fraysBy adminNovember 10, 20251 In the bustling corridors of Istanbul last week, a carefully orchestrated diplomatic engagement between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban ended,…
EDITORIAL 27th Amendment: Clarifying governanceBy adminNovember 9, 20251 In a development that promises to reshape Pakistan’s legislative and judicial landscape, the federal cabinet on Saturday approved the 27th…
EDITORIAL Deadlock?By adminNovember 8, 20251 Pakistan and Afghanistan returned to the negotiating table in Istanbul this week for the third round of talks but deadlock…
EDITORIAL Shift from symbolism to systemic reformBy adminNovember 7, 20251 The debate surrounding Pakistan’s potential twenty-seventh constitutional amendment has sparked an unusual degree of attention and scrutiny, reaching deep into…
EDITORIAL The test of political maturityBy adminNovember 6, 20251 The government’s decision to push the 27th Constitutional Amendment through both houses of parliament by 14 November is more than…
EDITORIAL The imperative of political truceBy adminNovember 3, 20251 In the rugged, breathtaking landscapes of Chitral, a gesture was made that, in a more perfect political climate, might have…
EDITORIAL Modernity with Chinese characteristicsBy adminOctober 27, 202515 In a quiet hutong alley in Jinhua, where the scent of simmered stewed meat spills from a doorway, a stencilled…