Dr Zafar Khan Safdar

  There was a time when education was considered a bridge between hardship and dignity. A degree was not merely a document but a promise,…

The next round of high-level talks between the United States and Iran is now expected to take place in Pakistan within the next 48 to…

  THE relationship between Pakistan and China is not a conventional diplomatic arrangement between two states. It is better understood as an evolving continuum of…

A peculiar stillness grips societies not in peace, but in quiet decline, a stillness rooted in avoidance instead of contentment and in a quiet turning…

As Pakistan prepares to present the Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, the moment demands more than routine fiscal adjustments. It demands direction. A national budget is…

A peculiar stillness grips societies not in peace, but in quiet decline, a stillness rooted in avoidance instead of contentment, and in a quiet turning…

A year has passed since the skies of South Asia were lit by drones and the deafening roar of fighter jets. In May 2025, India…

In March 2026, inspectors fanned out across Pakistan’s capital to examine the places where its people eat every day. They checked 1,618 food outlets for…

In most countries, the cost of keeping the lights on, the water running, and the stove burning is a background detail of life, noticed only…

EACH year on April 22, humanity pauses for a moment to mark World Earth Day. We plant a sapling, we post a green image on…