OPINION Pakistan’s coastal wealth, still untappedBy adminJune 16, 2026 By Ayesha Ibad Pakistan’s coastline, stretching more than 1,001 km along the Arabian Sea, represents a strategically significant yet underutilised…
OPINION A tax on Pakistan’s digital futureBy adminJune 16, 2026 The government’s decision to impose a five percent withholding tax on income earned through social media platforms such as YouTube,…
OPINION Rising Iran–Israel tensions and global implicationsBy adminJune 16, 2026 I am writing to draw attention, through your esteemed newspaper, to the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, which increasingly…
OPINION A familiar fiscal tightropeBy Uzma EhtashamJune 14, 2026 By Uzma Ehtasham The meeting of the National Economic Council, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has set the framework…
OPINION Gwadar spill exposes fragile coastal ambitionsBy adminJune 14, 2026 By Dr Zawwar Hussain The recent crude oil spill in Gwadar’s West Bay has unsettled not only environmental scientists but…
OPINION Can this budget deliver for Pakistanis?By adminJune 14, 2026 By Asghar Ali Mubarak The presentation of a national budget is often more than an accounting exercise. It is a…
OPINION Free learning space: Myth or reality?By adminJune 14, 2026 By Shakeel Hussain The idea of a free learning space has long occupied a central place in educational theory, particularly…
OPINION The failure of de-escalationBy Uzma EhtashamJune 13, 2026 By Uzma Ehtasham The latest escalation between the United States and Iran has once again demonstrated how quickly the Middle…
OPINION Fisheries and governance challengesBy adminJune 13, 2026 By Dr Nazia Sher Pakistan’s fisheries sector should be one of the strongest pillars of its emerging blue economy. With…
OPINION Leadership beyond authorityBy adminJune 13, 2026 By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal The progress of nations is seldom measured merely by the laws they enact or the institutions…
