Muhammad Umar
Muhammad Umar

  • November 18, 2025

    Pragmatism over polarity

    Pakistan and US flags flutter in New York. — AFP/FileWhen Pakistan’s first shipment of rare earth minerals quietly departed for the US in...

  • November 18, 2025

    Pragmatism over polarity

    Pakistan and US flags flutter in New York. — AFP/FileWhen Pakistan’s first shipment of rare earth minerals quietly departed for the US in...

  • November 02, 2025

    Cheap labour, costly silence

    A child labourer is busy preparing raw bricks at a local kiln. — APP/FileAlmost thirty years ago, a boy named Iqbal Masih was shot dead near...

  • November 02, 2025

    Cheap labour, costly silence

    A child labourer is busy preparing raw bricks at a local kiln. — APP/FileAlmost thirty years ago, a boy named Iqbal Masih was shot dead near...

  • October 21, 2025

    Afghanistan’s choice

    The flags of Pakistan and Afghanistan placed at an event.. — TheNews/FileFor Pakistan, the ceasefire along the Afghan border feels less like a...

  • October 21, 2025

    Afghanistan’s choice

    The flags of Pakistan and Afghanistan placed at an event.. — TheNews/FileFor Pakistan, the ceasefire along the Afghan border feels less like a...

  • October 12, 2025

    The collapse of Western conscience

    Smoke rises following an Israeli strike during a military operation in Gaza City, October 7, 2025. — ReutersThe destruction of Gaza has exposed...

  • October 12, 2025

    The collapse of Western conscience

    Smoke rises following an Israeli strike during a military operation in Gaza City, October 7, 2025. — ReutersThe destruction of Gaza has exposed...

  • September 22, 2025

    Same old debate

    Residents stand at the premises of their house flooded due to the monsoon rains and rising water level of the Sutlej River, in Hakuwala village near...

  • September 22, 2025

    Same old debate

    Residents stand at the premises of their house flooded due to the monsoon rains and rising water level of the Sutlej River, in Hakuwala village near...

  • September 03, 2025

    Gaza Holocaust

    Palestinians look at the destruction of a house after a strike amid the conflict with Israel in Gaza on 12 October 2023. — ReutersNine months is...

  • September 03, 2025

    Gaza Holocaust

    Nine months is the length of time it takes for life to begin. In Gaza, it has become the measure of time for life to end. Since October, more than...

  • August 18, 2025

    Making the deal count

    US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025. — ReutersIn...

  • August 18, 2025

    Making the deal count

    In recent weeks, the US announced a sweeping reduction in tariffs on Pakistani exports, alongside a landmark agreement to begin crude oil imports...

  • August 01, 2025

    New diplomatic footprint

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs building can be seen. — APP/FileIn Washington, fresh headlines about US State Department staff cuts have ignited...

  • August 01, 2025

    New diplomatic footprint

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs building can be seen. — APP/FileIn Washington, fresh headlines about US State Department staff cuts have ignited...

  • June 30, 2025

    Stop tolerating terror

    Twelve days of missiles, drones, and air strikes left Iranian cities scarred, Israeli towns shaken and the entire region teetering on the edge of a...

  • June 30, 2025

    Stop tolerating terror

    Twelve days of missiles, drones, and air strikes left Iranian cities scarred, Israeli towns shaken and the entire region teetering on the edge of a...

  • June 20, 2025

    Say no to war

    If some in Washington want to involve US in another Middle East war, they should be honest about what that means

  • May 31, 2025

    Islamabad moves, will Delhi respond?

    Pakistan has taken its step; the real question is whether India is willing to match it

  • May 16, 2025

    Pakistan held the line

    For now, the ceasefire is holding. But it is not grounded in trust

  • May 09, 2025

    The noise after the fire

    Entire families were erased in seconds, and local communities are still searching through debris for remains

  • April 29, 2025

    In mourning, in strength

    This rush to judgment is not surprising. It fits a pattern that has unfolded over decades

  • April 24, 2025

    Trump’s first 100 days

    Trump wants to know who he’s dealing with, what they bring to the table, and how fast they can execute

  • April 14, 2025

    Pakistan’s moment

    Senior Pakistani delegation is scheduled to visit Washington for trade and tariff negotiations

  • March 27, 2025

    A dangerous lie

    Since becoming nuclear power in 1998, Pakistan has adhered to a doctrine of credible minimum deterrence

  • March 17, 2025

    Pakistan’s comeback story

    World has watched Pakistan’s economy teeter on edge of crisis, as political turmoil and economic mismanagement pushed it from one financial...

  • July 28, 2018

    A fool’s world

    Blindly driven by economic interests, four different US presidents over the last two decades have taken foolish decisions. Recent events suggest...

  • June 27, 2018

    A global nuclear threat

    India’s nuclear weapons now pose a potential threat to the world. The Agni-V, India’s longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile , can...

  • May 30, 2018

    Keeping war at bay

    Twenty years ago on May 28, Pakistan made the difficult decision to overtly go nuclear by detonating five devices as a direct response to India’s...

  • October 08, 2017

    Here we go again

    At the US Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing earlier this week, the US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis and the US CJCS General Joe Dunford...