As the FIFA World Cup 2026 unfolds across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, billions of people are captivated by the world’s greatest sporting event. Every goal, every save, every pass, every moment of triumph and heartbreak revolves around a single object: Trionda, the official FIFA World Cup 2026 match ball manufactured in Sialkot, Pakistan. […]
Op-Ed
From Indo-Pacific to Pacific!
The recent decision by the United States to restore the name of its Pacific Command (USPACOM), replacing the Indo-Pacific Command designation introduced in 2018, has sparked debate across South Asia. While the Pentagon has stated that the change does not alter the command’s mission or area of responsibility, the symbolism of the move is difficult […]
Freedom Report 2026
For a country too often defined by headlines written elsewhere, Pakistan has just received something quietly transformative: a mirror of its own making. The State of Freedom Report Pakistan 2026 is the nation’s first comprehensive, homegrown assessment of freedoms, and it arrives not to rank or reprimand, but to establish a baseline. Published by Mishal […]
Dignity for the Overlooked
The true test of democratic governance lies not in how effectively it serves the privileged, but in how compassionately it reaches those who have historically remained on the margins of society. Since assuming office in Feb 2024, Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has repeatedly emphasised that the benefits of development must extend to […]
The Town the Sand Built
The wall begins where the land stops answering to its own laws. It snakes across the scrub like a concrete serpent, folding hills and dry riverbeds into its embrace, swallowing entire villages in its arc. It ignores the maps in government archives, preferring the ones it drafts itself. Inside, the air feels rehearsed. Fountains rise […]
BLA Qualifies for UN Terror Ban
The United Nations (UN) should immediately designate the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organisation due to its violent history of asymmetric warfare, targeting of civilians, and threats to regional and international infrastructure. Arguments and developments surrounding this push centre on undeniable facts which expose the ugly face of the terrorist outfit. The BLA […]
Limits of India’s Strategic Elevation
For the last several years, India’s ruling elite and its cheerleaders in the strategic community sold one grand idea to the world: that India was no longer merely a South Asian state, but the central pillar of a new Indo-Pacific order. Washington, especially during Trump’s first term, appeared willing to indulge this imagination. The renaming […]
Trump’s Deal Puts Netanyahu on the Spot
The interim memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has moved the Middle East away from immediate war, but it has also placed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in one of the most difficult positions of his long political career. Sent to the US Congress on June 19, the 14-point document, titled the […]
Iran-US Agreement and the People of Pakistan
For months, the tensions and conflict between the United States and Iran kept global peace under serious strain. However, in June 2026, the world witnessed an important diplomatic breakthrough when an interim peace agreement was reached between the United States and Iran. A significant aspect of this agreement is Pakistan’s active role as a mediator […]
Pakistan: The Candle of Peace
In the grand tapestry of international affairs, where peace prizes have long been the preserve of singular visionaries or dedicated institutions, a remarkable chapter has now been inscribed in the name of an entire nation. On Thursday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif set his signature on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, formally establishing Pakistan as […]