Hina Ayra

  • November 16, 2025

    The missing $60 billion

    A person enters the building of the World Bank Group, in Washington, United States. — AFP/FileIn a hard-hitting policy advisory, the World Bank...

  • November 16, 2025

    The missing $60 billion

    A person enters the building of the World Bank Group, in Washington, United States. — AFP/FileIn a hard-hitting policy advisory, the World Bank...

  • November 06, 2025

    Bordering on connectivity

    In this picture taken on on September 11, 2023, trucks are seen parked along a road and a parking area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in...

  • November 06, 2025

    Bordering on connectivity

    In this picture taken on on September 11, 2023, trucks are seen parked along a road and a parking area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in...

  • October 30, 2025

    The case for data integrity

    Gantry cranes stand near shipping containers at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, April 15, 2025.—ReutersThe recent admission by the...

  • October 30, 2025

    The case for data integrity

    Gantry cranes stand near shipping containers at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, April 15, 2025.—ReutersThe recent admission by the...

  • October 22, 2025

    The unquiet frontier

    A Pakistani soldier keep vigil next to fenced border fencing along with Afghan's Paktika province border in Angoor Adda in South Waziristan on...

  • October 22, 2025

    The unquiet frontier

    A Pakistani soldier keep vigil next to fenced border fencing along with Afghan's Paktika province border in Angoor Adda in South Waziristan on...

  • October 11, 2025

    The great corporate retreat

    A representational image shows two men shaking hands apparently after reaching an agreement on a financial matter. — Unsplash/FileOver the last...

  • October 11, 2025

    The great corporate retreat

    A representational image shows two men shaking hands apparently after reaching an agreement on a financial matter. — Unsplash/FileOver the last...

  • September 30, 2025

    Symbolism over justice

    Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian mission to the United Kingdom, gestures as the Palestinian flag is raised during a ceremony after the British...

  • September 30, 2025

    Symbolism over justice

    Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian mission to the United Kingdom, gestures as the Palestinian flag is raised during a ceremony after the British...

  • September 23, 2025

    The Muslim world’s answer to Nato?

    Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference at the Nato headquarters in Brussels, on July 7, 2023. — AFPSeptember 17 will be...

  • September 23, 2025

    The Muslim world’s answer to Nato?

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman share a moment after signing the landmark Strategic Mutual Defence...

  • September 17, 2025

    Learning from the Qatar moment

    Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends an interview in Doha, Qatar in this undated image. — ReutersIsrael’s...

  • September 17, 2025

    Learning from the Qatar moment

    Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends an interview in Doha, Qatar in this undated image. — ReutersIsrael’s...

  • September 08, 2025

    Eurasia’s evolving architecture

    The group photo of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with heads of delegations of the 23rd SCO Heads of Government meeting on Oct 16, 2024. — PIDThe...

  • September 08, 2025

    Eurasia’s evolving architecture

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a family photo with international guests at a welcome banquet for the SCO Summit,...

  • August 28, 2025

    Save, invest, reform

    Representational image of a person stacking coins. — Unsplash/FilePakistan’s macroeconomic outlook reflects a paradox. On the surface, recent...

  • August 28, 2025

    Save, invest, reform

    Representational image of a person stacking coins. — Unsplash/FilePakistan’s macroeconomic outlook reflects a paradox. On the surface, recent...

  • August 18, 2025

    Manufactured famine

    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,...

  • August 18, 2025

    Manufactured famine

    Over 70 per cent of Gaza’s built structures now lie flattened, reduced to rubble by an unrelenting campaign of bombardments and ground...

  • August 08, 2025

    Rewiring the supply chain

    A goods transport truck is seen with containers in the background. — AFP/FileIn today’s global economy, supply chain transparency has become...

  • August 08, 2025

    Rewiring the supply chain

    A goods transport truck is seen with containers in the background. — AFP/FileIn today’s global economy, supply chain transparency has become...

  • July 19, 2025

    Smarter regulation

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other dignitaries holding copies of 5-year National Economic Transformation Plan dubbed as "Uraan Pakistan"...

  • July 19, 2025

    Smarter regulation

    Pakistan's regulatory framework is extensive, fragmented and operates across federal, provincial, and local tiers

  • July 12, 2025

    What does Brics promise?

    Brazilian soldiers take part in a demonstration exercise ahead of the BRICS Presidential Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. —...

  • July 12, 2025

    What does Brics promise?

    Brazilian soldiers take part in a demonstration exercise ahead of the BRICS Presidential Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. —...

  • July 04, 2025

    Beyond the bailout band-aid

    Packs of freshly printed 20 USD notes are processed for bundling and packaging at the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington,...

  • July 04, 2025

    Beyond the bailout band-aid

    Packs of freshly printed 20 USD notes are processed for bundling and packaging at the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington,...

  • July 04, 2025

    Beyond the bailout band-aid

    Packs of freshly printed 20 USD notes are processed for bundling and packaging at the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington,...

  • July 04, 2025

    Beyond the bailout band-aid

    Packs of freshly printed 20 USD notes are processed for bundling and packaging at the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington,...

  • July 04, 2025

    Beyond the bailout band-aid

    Packs of freshly printed 20 USD notes are processed for bundling and packaging at the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington,...

  • July 04, 2025

    Beyond the bailout band-aid

    Packs of freshly printed 20 USD notes are processed for bundling and packaging at the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington,...

  • June 20, 2025

    Middle East in meltdown?

    Israel conducted covert aerial and cyber operation aimed at key Iranian military targets

  • June 11, 2025

    Seeds, silos and sovereignty

    Pakistan can seek international support through climate financing to facilitate adaptation efforts

  • May 31, 2025

    A blueprint for self-reliance

    Ultimate measure of success will depend not on promises or rhetoric, but on effective execution of policies

  • May 26, 2025

    Fair policies, secure region

    As regional cooperation frameworks such as BIMSTEC and the revival of Saarc gain momentum, New Delhi has implemented unilateral trade measures that...

  • May 20, 2025

    Savarkar’s legacy, Modi’s reality

    The longer the forces of fascism persist in India, the closer South Asia approaches potential catastrophe

  • April 23, 2025

    Is this the end of the old order?

    Xi signed several cooperation agreements with Malaysia focused on trade, services, industrial parks and agriculture

  • April 17, 2025

    Neo-colonialism and global agencies

    However, this shift does not imply that manipulation will cease; rather, it may merely diversify

  • April 14, 2025

    Pakistan’s path to net zero

    Pakistan is currently confronting substantial environmental and economic challenges stemming from carbon emissions and climate change. As a...

  • April 04, 2025

    Geopolitics of scarcity in South Asia

    If Pakistan does not take prompt and decisive action, it could find itself at forefront of world's first water conflict

  • March 26, 2025

    Can Pakistan avoid economic collapse?

    Agricultural sector, recognised as backbone of Pakistan's economy, is confronting unprecedented challenges

  • March 20, 2025

    Washington’s weapons, Pakistan’s problems

    Findings of index also reveal that KP and Balochistan are regions most severely affected, experiencing 96% of these attacks

  • March 10, 2025

    Global power shifts to the East

    Trade war initiated by US has also resulted in alienation of critical allies, who found themselves ensnared in conflict

  • March 04, 2025

    Navigating EU’s digital mandate

    Pakistani exporters benefit from preferential trade arrangements, such as EU’s GSP+ which provides tariff reductions

  • February 27, 2025

    What did the World Bank visit mean?

    Primary agenda of visit revolved around economic reforms, fiscal policies and progress under CPF

  • February 19, 2025

    We have a massive learning poverty crisis

    Pakistan’s learning poverty rate stands at 77%, positioning it among the most challenged educational systems worldwide

  • February 17, 2025

    Taxation going green

    As global climate challenges escalate, countries around the world are embracing innovative strategies to incorporate environmental considerations...