Muhammad Umar

Muhammad Umar

  • 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...

  • Pragmatism over polarity

    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...

  • 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...

  • Cheap labour, costly silence

    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...

  • 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...

  • Afghanistan’s choice

    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...

  • 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...

  • The collapse of Western conscience

    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...

  • 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...

  • Same old debate

    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...

  • 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...

  • Gaza Holocaust

    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...

  • 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...

  • Making the deal count

    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...

  • 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...

  • New diplomatic footprint

    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...

  • Stop tolerating terror

    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...

  • 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...

  • Say no to war

    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

  • Islamabad moves, will Delhi respond?

    Islamabad moves, will Delhi respond?

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