The writer is a columnist based in Islamabad.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir review a passing out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul, in Abbottabad...
This undated image shows armed forces soldiers march past during Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad. — AFPMyth number 1: Article 243 equals...
Lawmakers attend NA session on November 12, 2025. — Facebook@NationalAssemblyOfPakistanISLAMABAD: Reform never looks neat midstream. Despite...
Members of Pakistan’s lower house of parliament attend the National Assembly meeting in Islamabad on March 1, 2024. — X/@NAofPakistanThe 27th...
Supreme Court building. —SC website/FileMyth: The 27th Amendment is an ‘obituary of the Supreme Court’. Reality: An institution is not...
An inside view of a session of the Senate. — APP/FileThe questions are simple. Question 1: Will the amended Article 243 make Pakistan a harder...
An inside view of a session of the Senate. — APP/FilePakistan’s civil–military coordination remains fragmented. In Swat , the military cleared...
The image shows a copy of The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan held in front of a street sign for Constitution Avenue in Islamabad....
A drone view of damaged buildings, including the mental health hospital, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 27, 2025....
The representational image shows a man waving the Pakistani flag. — AFP/FilePakistan is reaching diplomatic heights unseen in its 78-year history....
Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 16, 2025. — ReutersOn...
The Taliban delegation's visit comes ahead of the much-delayed intra-Afghan peace talks. — Reuters/FileIn the Afghan mind, negotiation is war by...
A representational image of Rare Earth Minerals. —TheNews/FileA strategic contest is underway among major global powers including China, the...
A view looking down into the Yellow Pine antimony-gold deposit in Idaho. — Reuters/File Antimony is the new gold. The US Department of Defense ...
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz attends an event in this image released on June 4, 2024. — Facebook/Maryam Nawaz SharifISLAMABAD: Maryam Nawaz...
The representational image shows the Pakistan Army soldiers busy in an operation. — ISPR/FileState clarity is emerging. Over recent months, the...
The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, US, on March 3, 2022. — ReutersThis year’s ceiling for the US Department of Defense stands at...
The representational image shows a collected of earth minerals. — Unsplash/FileOn September 8, the Frontier Works Organisation and U.S. Strategic...
Representation of Bitcoin coin cryptocurrency is seen in this illustration taken September 10, 2025. — ReutersAround 4700 BCE, approximately 6,725...
The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, US, on March 3, 2022. — ReutersThe White House has ordered “immediate measures” to boost...
A worker miniature is placed near the elements of Gallium and Germanium on a periodic table, in this illustration picture taken on July 6, 2023. —...
US President Donald Trump attends a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on...
P&G logo can be seen on their building. —P&G website/FileTo be certain, it is not a full exit from the 240-million Pakistani consumer market but a...
Flags of GCC countries can be seen. —TheNews/FileThe Gulf Cooperation Council comprises six member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Yamama Palace, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 17, 2025. — X/...
Vehicles of the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Rangers patrolling the Shimla Pahari chowk area during a flag march in Lahore on May 14, 2023. —...
A person can be seen holding Pakistani currency notes in his hands. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: There is no shortage of voices calling for new provinces....
US President Donald Trump.— Reuters/FileAmerica, the world’s richest democracy, produced Donald Trump. India, the world’s biggest democracy,...
A representational image of cryptocurrency Ethereum is seen in front of a stock graph and US dollar in this illustration taken, January 24, 2022....
A power generation plant in Pakistan. — AFP/FileIn an ambitious bid to address chronic power shortages, Pakistan embarked on a large-scale...
Parliament House in Islamabad. — Radio Pakistan/FileSeparation of powers is a principle that divides a government into three distinct branches,...
Working oil pumpjacks are pictured on the outskirts of Taft, Kern County, California on September 21, 2023. — AFPHow much oil does Pakistan really...
A visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin. — AFP/FileCrypto diplomacy is the strategic use of cryptocurrency and blockchain...
An undated image of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi. — supremecourt.gov.pk/FileChief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi has...
The image shows a thief trying to steal a car. — Spireon/FileUnder the Pakistan Penal Code of 1860, theft is defined in Section 378 as follows:...
The undated image shows a labourer carrying a sack of refined sugar. —APP/FileRobin Hood, the legendary outlaw who stole from the rich and gave...
Traders, shopkeepers, and residents block roads and burn tyres and bushes during a protest against electricity loadshedding in Karachi, on May 27,...
A person can be seen putting sugar in a plastic shopping bag while packing. — AFP/FileAs of July 2025, the international price of sugar is...
A view shows the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 4, 2025. — ReutersFor the first time in...
This image shows Gojra Filling Station on Jhang Road Gojra Near M4 Interchange released on May 30, 2018. — Facebook@SharifPetroleumOn February...
This image shows Gojra Filling Station on Jhang Road Gojra Near M4 Interchange released on May 30, 2018. — Facebook@SharifPetroleumOn February...
A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this image taken on November 19, 2020. — ReutersWho’s...
A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this image taken on November 19, 2020. — ReutersWho’s...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani and United Arab Emirates ...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani and United Arab Emirates ...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani and United Arab Emirates ...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani and United Arab Emirates ...
A representational image showing an aerial view of an LNG carrying ship at sea. — AFP/FileOn February 10, 2016, Pakistan State Oil signed...
A representational image showing an aerial view of an LNG carrying ship at sea. — AFP/FileOn February 10, 2016, Pakistan State Oil signed...
