Aijaz Ahmad

The Sindh model

  I wrote in Pakistan Observer on 28.8.2025 that Pakistan needs new provinces and I still say the same. The reason is simple. In Punjab…

Who failed Pakistan?

  THERE are speeches that we forget the moment they end. And then there is a moment when a man in power suddenly becomes voice…

Winning the peace

  FOR more than two decades, Pakistan has remained on the frontlines of the fight against terrorism. Thousands of civilians, soldiers, police officers and security…

Young minds, strong Pakistan

FEDERAL Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has expressed his sincere concern for the youth of Pakistan and this is a very welcome and timely thought. It…

One uniform, two battles

This has been a week of two very different headlines, but one very same uniform. On one side of the country, the monsoon turned merciless.…

Doctrine of direction

  FIELD Marshal Asim Munir’s recent addresses at the National Defence University and the Corps Commanders Conference matter because they do something speeches rarely manage…

The price of politics

  TRAVEL from Lahore to Peshawar and you feel the state change its attitude. In Punjab, despite flaws, the state tries to deliver. In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,…

Shahadat has no price tag

  THERE are lines you never cross, even in politics. In Kasur, Fazal ur Rehman crossed one. He said our soldiers die because they get…

Beyond traditional thinking

  A few days ago, I had the honour of being invited as a guest speaker at Darul Uloom Paswal and Education Center, Lala Musa,…

The Captain who chose to stand

  NATIONS are built on stories. Some are written in books. Others are written in moments when a single choice defines a lifetime of service.…

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