Royyam Saqib

Royyam Saqib

The children we failed

  THERE is a particular grief that settles over a country when the same headline repeats until it stops shocking anyone. Then one incident arrives…

Royyam Saqib

We paid in water

  THERE is a number that should follow Pakistan into every climate conversation it has. Pakistan contributes less than one percent of the world’s greenhouse…

Royyam Saqib

Mamdani’s first six months

  WHEN Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office on the steps of City Hall on January 1, 2026, the skeptics began their countdown before…

Royyam Saqib

The night America turned 250

  Say this much for the Americans: when they throw a birthday party, they do not do it halfway. I was on the National Mall…

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A generation in transit

THERE is a quiet grief shared by many young Pakistanis today. It is not loud or dramatic, but an unspoken heaviness that settles into daily…

Royyam Saqib

India, Pakistan must build drains, not detonators

FOR more than seven decades, India and Pakistan have poured billions into weapons, armies and wars that bring nothing but destruction. Yet, every monsoon season,…

Royyam Saqib

Tragedy in Texas: Powerless against nature

DEVASTATING flash floods tore through Central Texas over the Independence Day weekend, leaving a trail of destruction and heartbreak across the state. At least 135…

Success in isolation

AS a Pakistani, there is a question that weighs heavily on my mind, time and again. Why is it that many of our successful, established…

5-point email tactic pressuring federal workers

FEDERAL workers in the US are under immense pressure, facing strict monitoring and job insecurity under Donald Trump’s influence. Employees must submit weekly reports listing…

Academic dreams in limbo

A group of students at the Institute of Space Technology (IST) in Islamabad were left devastated when they were informed, just days before the start…

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