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Death Sentence for Sheikh Hasina: A New Chapter in Bangladesh’s Political History
Another extraordinary chapter in the political history of Bangladesh was written when the International Crimes Tribunal handed down the death sentence to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan…
Drowned Once More in Tears: Pakistan’s Endless Cycle of Floods.
Pakistan’s soil weeps once again under the deafening roar of floodwaters. When monsoon rain falls from the sky, they do not merely strike the earth as drops of water; they shatter hopes, wash away homes, and drown the fragile dreams of…
Jobs that may survive in the Era of Technological Singularity
(The writer is Distinguished Advisor Emeritus at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad.)
Nowadays the world scientists and technologists are engaged in hot discussions as if Artificial Intelligence (AI) can surpass human…
Climate Change And Our Responsibility
By: Usama Qayyum
The air is warming, the oceans are rising, and the weather is growing wilder. From devastating floods in Asia to record-breaking heatwaves across Europe and increasingly intense droughts in Africa, the signature of a…
Rise, O People, Transform the System!
The purpose of this analytical column is not merely to enumerate Pakistan’s political and administrative deficiencies, but to examine at both the individual and collective levels every dimension of our national and international conduct, in…
The passage of time cannot invalidate an irreplaceable principle – the right of self-determination…
Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
Chairman
World Forum for Peace & Justice
Istanbul, Turkey. November 11, 2025
“You cannot overcome the religious extremism if you keep supplying them proof that, for redressing injustice, peaceful secular…
The Wounds of Delhi and Islamabad: Who Lies Behind the Curtain?
The incidents of the past two days have thrust South Asia to a perilous crossroads where every explosion is not merely an act of violence but the culmination of intricate political, military, and diplomatic undercurrents. On November 10,…
Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra: The Departure of an Era of Intellect and Civilization
Today, we pay tribute to a rare soul whose departure signifies not merely the loss of an individual, but the dusk of an entire epoch of intellect, culture, and refined thought. Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra was not just a scholar of Urdu language…
The Informal Economy of Pakistan
Author Muhammad Danish Raza is graduate in Economics from National Defence University, Islamabad.
The Informal economy constitutes around 64 percent of Pakistan’s total economy. Its estimated size is $457 billion. It is the main reason why…

