Riaz Missen
Mind the capture
- By Riaz Missen
- April 18, 2026
RECENT Fitch Ratings have framed Pakistan’s economic challenges as being driven largely by external shocks—rising oil prices, global uncertainty, and regional tensions. While these…
Fractured sanctity
- By Riaz Missen
- April 4, 2026
IN the shadow of Islamabad, the Bari Imam shrine endures as a quiet testament to a time when nature and devotion moved in harmony. Nestled…
Cracking hydraulic order
- By Riaz Missen
- March 24, 2026
HEAT is creeping over the Indus plains. Unlike sudden floods or storms, it comes quietly but persistently: dry winters harden soils, heatwaves stretch for…
Stable yet stalled
- By Riaz Missen
- March 6, 2026
FOREIGN investors are cashing out big time in Pakistan – pulling away profits while fresh capital hesitates. Beneath the glow of celebrated macro stabilisation lies…
Shared responsibility, real development
- By Riaz Missen
- February 25, 2026
AN IMF mission, led by Iva Petrova, is arriving in Pakistan this week to assess progress under the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility and the…
Addressing climate anxiety
- By Riaz Missen
- February 17, 2026
PAKISTAN is standing at a quiet yet defining moment. The seasons people once relied on no longer follow familiar patterns. Winters pass too quickly and…
The hidden front
- By Riaz Missen
- January 1, 2026
Field Marshal Asim Munir’s warning that hostile elements are exploiting Pakistan’s internal fault lines points to a security challenge rooted less in external aggression and…
Soothing strategic shift
- By Riaz Missen
- November 2, 2025
IN the intricate landscape of U.S.–Pakistan relations, long overshadowed by memories of “viceroy” envoys from the Cold War and post-9/11 eras, Natalie A. Baker’s tenure…
Pakistan’s climate reckoning for survival
- By Riaz Missen
- September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet has declared a dual climate and agricultural emergency, pivoting from earlier pledges to build mega-dams like Diamer-Bhasha to contain floods.…
Arc of hubris
- By Riaz Missen
- September 1, 2025
The monsoon has once again arrived like an uninvited guest who refuses to leave quietly. Punjab’s plains, once green with rice and cotton, are now…
