Stories by Maleeha Lodhi
The young feel ignored and excluded even though it is they who will determine Pakistan’s future.
Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:16am
The Board of Peace meeting was long on showmanship and short on substance.
Updated 23 Feb, 2026 09:03am
By closing the border and halting trade, Islamabad is raising the costs for Kabul’s inaction on TTP.
Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:49am
By closing the border and halting trade, Islamabad is raising the costs for Kabul’s inaction on TTP.
Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:16am
The global competition for critical minerals and metals is set to intensify.
Updated 09 Feb, 2026 09:34am
Countries are diversifying trade ties and shifting alignments as they adapt to changing global dynamics.
Updated 02 Feb, 2026 09:11am
The second phase of Trump’s Gaza plan is mired in controversy and an uncertain future.
Updated 26 Jan, 2026 09:24am
Countries have to navigate a no-rules world amid great uncertainty and volatility.
Published 19 Jan, 2026 08:45am
Trump seeks sole control of the Western Hemisphere and its resources.
Updated 12 Jan, 2026 08:38am
Overlapping challenges facing the country are a test of leadership for all political stakeholders.
Updated 05 Jan, 2026 09:33am
Sending troops to an ill-defined ISF unacceptable to one of the parties is high-risk.
Updated 29 Dec, 2025 09:23am
Trump’s redirection of foreign policy is driven by economic nationalism.
Updated 22 Dec, 2025 08:35am
2025 saw democratic erosion, greater military dominance and elusive political stability.
Updated 15 Dec, 2025 09:05am
Trends point to heightened geopolitical tensions, persisting conflicts and fragmenting world order.
Updated 08 Dec, 2025 08:55am
Pakistan faces two hot borders and an internal security challenge.
Updated 01 Dec, 2025 09:25am
It would be a mistake for Pakistan to send troops for the stabilisation force in Gaza.
Updated 24 Nov, 2025 09:19am
External overreach and internal underreach have long characterised the conduct of governments.
Updated 17 Nov, 2025 09:25am
Aggrandisement of power and manipulation of law neither makes a government secure nor guarantees its future.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 09:03am
Powerful states and regional powers are using coercive power to try to bend other states to their will.
Updated 03 Nov, 2025 08:50am
Youth-led protests reflect anger at the abuse of power, corruption, nepotism and inequality.
Updated 27 Oct, 2025 09:23am
