Assadullah Channa

PAKISTAN is currently witnessing a sharp rise in unemployment, reaching a 21-year high of 7.1% in the fiscal year 2024-25, according to the latest Labour…

  MADAARIS or Islamic seminaries, hold a central place in Pakistan’s religious and social structure. For millions of low-income families, they provide free education, food…

Pakistan is entering a critical phase in its resource development strategy. Beneath its mountainous terrain lies a vast reserve of rare earth elements (REEs), estimated…

PRESIDENT Trump’s second term in office has marked a distinct evolution in US foreign policy, one increasingly shaped by the complex interweaving of presidential personal…

  WITH 64% of the population under the age of 30, Pakistan is experiencing a pronounced youth bulge, a demographic phenomenon that, if harnessed effectively,…

  DRAWING on 25 years of household survey data and five years of analytical work, the World Bank’s report “Reclaiming Momentum Towards Prosperity: Pakistan’s Poverty,…

THE Resource Curse, or the paradox of plenty, refers to the idea that countries with many natural resources often end up growing more slowly, having…

THE recent wave of public protests in Nepal offers a sobering lesson for governments across South Asia: when political leadership turns a deaf ear to…

PAKISTAN remains one of the most perilous countries in the world for women, with rank 148th, in the Global Gender Gap Report 2025. The country’s…

PAKISTAN’S blasphemy laws—initially enacted to protect religious sentiments—have evolved into tools of systemic persecution, economic exploitation, and religious oppression. While these laws carry the death…