Abdul Basit Khan

TRAFFIC congestion is no longer a problem confined to Pakistan alone; rather, it has become a global urban challenge. Whether a country is developed or…

  SCREEN addiction—particularly excessive use of social media on mobile phones—has become a growing concern for families worldwide. As digital platforms become deeply embedded in…

POVERTY in Pakistan is defined and measured by various institutions, including the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES), the Planning Commission,…

MIGRATION is generally defined as the movement of people from one place to another. This movement can occur within a country (internal migration) or across…

THE modern international order rests upon a central principle: states must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of one another. This idea forms the cornerstone…

PAKISTAN’S recent precision military response against targets inside Afghanistan marks a significant turning point in an already fragile relationship. Islamabad maintains that the action became…

POPULATION growth fuels overpopulation, and overpopulation, in turn, entrenches poverty. This cycle has become one of Pakistan’s most pressing and complex challenges. Since independence, the…

The recent election at Lahore Gymkhana will be remembered as one of the most closely contested and dramatic in the club’s history. What began with…

PAKISTAN today stands at the edge of a demographic precipice. Overpopulation has emerged as one of the most serious structural challenges confronting the country, aggravated…

  THE Central Superior Services (CSS) form the core of the bureaucratic system in Pakistan and play a decisive role in the governance and administration…