Stanley Wolpert (1927–2013), one of the most distinguished American historians and a foremost authority on South Asian constitutional and political history, spent decades dissecting the high statecraft and ideological currents that shaped the modern Indian subcontinent. Through seminal biographical works on figures such as Jinnah, Nehru, and Bhutto, Wolpert earned a reputation for combining painstaking...
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October 25, 2026October 25, 2026Columns
THE INNER REFLECTION: Degrees and Deserts: The Plight of Our Educated Youth
In any society, young people represent its most precious capital and the metaphor for a bright future. An ordinary family sends its child to school with the quiet hope that education will polish their mind and secure their tomorrow. Parents pour in their life savings, sacrifice their personal comforts, and make silent compromises simply to...
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October 23, 2026October 23, 2026Columns
Who Shall Hold the Reins of the Future?
Let us suppose that, one morning, the world awakens to the announcement that artificial intelligence has successfully passed every examination by which mankind has hitherto presumed to measure the reach of its own intellect. It can traverse billions of pages of accumulated knowledge, examine millions of decisions, anticipate economic tendencies, map the prospective spread of...
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October 21, 2026October 21, 2026Columns
Capital Punishment and the Questions of Diplomacy
A State’s commitment to the rule of law is tested not simply by its willingness to punish those found guilty of an offence, but by the fairness and transparency with which justice is administered. When a judicial decision ends in the taking of a human life, the evidence on which the verdict rests, the opportunity...
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Love for the Homeland
Dear friends, The Diamer Campus of Karakoram International University (KIU) held a seminar on “Love for the Country” (Patriotism) and invited me to speak on the topic. Many students from different schools and colleges in Chilas participated in the seminar. They shared their views through speeches, Patriotic songs, and other activities. The Campus Director, Dr...
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October 17, 2026October 17, 2026Columns
The Unreturned Prisoners of the Korean War
When the guns fell silent along the 38th parallel on July 27, 1953, with the signing of the armistice at Panmunjom, the quiet that settled over the devastated Korean Peninsula was accompanied by one of the most poignant human dilemmas of the Cold War. The Korean conflict was not merely a territorial war fought with...
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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026EDUCATION
Gilgit-Baltistan’s Youth and the Future of Technical Education
For years, we have quietly treated technical and vocational education as the second choice in Pakistan. Gilgit-Baltistan is no exception. If a student gets good marks, the usual advice is simple: go for medicine, engineering, or the civil service. If the marks are not good enough, technical education is often presented as the next option....
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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026EDUCATION
Wali Khan Al-Muzaffa
Dear friends Today, I would like to introduce one of my great teachers, my mentor, and a person who has always encouraged his students to improve their reading, writing, and speaking skills. I have had the privilege of learning from many great teachers, but Ustad Wali Khan Al-Muzaffar is truly a unique personality. He is...
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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026World
India closes down New Delhi park ahead of ‘cockroach’ movement rally
Authorities closed a central New Delhi park Friday before a fresh protest seeking the removal of India’s election chief over a voter-roll revision that critics say has disenfranchised millions. Organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the campaign has become the focal point of opposition anger over allegations that the revised rolls favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party....
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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026Pakistan
Pakistan to assume IMF, World Bank board chairmanship for first time in over 7 decades
Pakistan has been named the incoming chair of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) for next year, for the first time since 1953, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, who is also Pakistan’s governor to...