Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Pak emerging economic corridors
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- September 15, 2026
THIS article maybe viewed in continuation of my earlier article “SDZ: A smarter path to industrial growth in Pakistan” published in Pakistan Observer on…

PSMs revival must begin with accountability
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- September 11, 2026
THE decision by the government to revive Pakistan Steel Mills instead of proceeding with liquidation is encouraging. Pakistan needs a strong industrial base and…

Beneath the Corridor: Pakistan’s Mineral Wealth, CPEC and the New Geopolitics of Economic Security
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- September 9, 2026
The world is entering a new economic era where critical minerals are becoming as strategically important as oil was in the twentieth century. Rare earth…

Governance and identity
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- August 31, 2026
THE creation of Pakistan in 1947 was not merely a political development; it was the outcome of a centuries-long historical process shaped by identity,…

Pakistan’s water emergency: Time to think beyond dams
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- August 19, 2026
Pakistan is no longer approaching a water crisis; it is already living through one. Rapid population growth, climate change, inefficient irrigation, falling groundwater levels…

Makkah Agreement & emerging logic of regional security
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- August 15, 2026
THE Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye is formally a collective security arrangement, but its significance may extend well beyond…

Book Review Carving value: Pakistan’s stone & mineral economy
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- August 12, 2026
CARVING Value: Pakistan’s Stone and Mineral Economy is a timely contribution to the discourse on Pakistan’s natural resource potential and economic transformation. The book examines…

Before creating more provinces, diagnose system
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- August 8, 2026
THE renewed debate over creating more provinces in Pakistan reflects genuine public frustration with weak services, distant decision making and unequal development. But the discussion…

Reconciliation where stakes are highest
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- August 2, 2026
PAKISTAN needs a permanent national policy of reconciliation and Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Balochistan should be among the first places where it is…

Cockroach movement: When India’s youth challenges politics of silence
- By Zahid Maqsood Sheikh
- July 25, 2026
A generation that was once told to remain patient, work hard and wait for its opportunity has discovered a new language of resistance. In…







