The writer holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK and works in Islamabad.
Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif , shakes hands with his Afghan counterpart Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, following the signing of a...
Punjab’s curbs on wheat and seed flows show that Pakistan’s food balance rests on trust, not coercion
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The entrance of the Alfred Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden is pictured on October 4, 2019. — AFPWhen I translated Stephen Hawking’s ‘A Brief...
An aerial image of the Pentagon building. — AFP/FileDiplomacy has never been gentle, but it has always rested on a tacit agreement: leaders may...
The image shows Reko Diq mine in Pakistan's Balochistan province. — Reuters/FilePakistan’s latest attempt to court Washington carries a new...
Late actor Robert Redford. — AFP/FileWhen Robert Redford passed away, the world lost more than an actor, director and Hollywood legend. It lost a...
Palestinians in Gaza city inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike, 9 October 2023. — AFPOn September 7, 2025, nearly two years into...
Chinese President Xi Jinping poses with member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation during a photo session at the Meijiang Convention...
Young footballers of Lyari posing for photo. —TheNews/FileIn Lyari, one of Karachi’s oldest neighbourhoods – famous for footballers, boxers...
The representational image shows a landmark in Lyari area of Karachi. — APP/FileLyari in Karachi has produced many prominent intellectuals,...
Buildings lie in ruin in Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, January 5,...
