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Labour Rights in Pakistan’s Informal Economy: Issues of Rights, Security and Protection

Labour Rights in Pakistan’s Informal Economy: Issues of Rights, Security and Protection

  Tooba Zar The informal sector employs about 72% of the labour force and lacks formal social protections. It includes domestic workers, daily-wage workers, agricultural labourers, and workers in sm...
02 May 2026 / ECONOMICS / Read more
Microfinance Without Interest: Can Islamic Microfinance Pull Pakistan Out of Poverty?

Microfinance Without Interest: Can Islamic Microfinance Pull Pakistan Out of Poverty?

Taleesan Abdullah      “28.9% of the population of Pakistan is below the global poverty line, which accounts for about 70 million people.” Pakistan is currently facing a hist...
02 May 2026 / ECONOMICS / Read more
Deterrence & Cost of War: Strategic Significance of the MILGEM-Class Corvettes in Maritime Power

Deterrence & Cost of War: Strategic Significance of the MILGEM-Class Corvettes in Maritime Power

Muhammad Zain ul Haq PN MILGEM-class corvette, aka Babur class, for PNS BABUR, being the first of its type, produced in collaboration with Türkiye under a contract signed between Pakistan’s Ministr...
02 May 2026 / REGIONAL / Read more
Around 2/3 of Lahore’s population is experiencing health Issues due to Smog

Around 2/3 of Lahore’s population is experiencing health Issues due to Smog

A survey was conducted by the Himalayan Research Institute, in collaboration with Climate Forward Pakistan, to understand public perceptions of the growing smog problem in Punjab, particularly in ma...
27 Apr 2026 / ENVIRONMENT / Read more
From Nixon to Trump: Pakistan’s Long Record of Back-Channel Diplomacy

From Nixon to Trump: Pakistan’s Long Record of Back-Channel Diplomacy

  Waqas Abdullah  On April 9, 2026, Pakistan demonstrated strategic power through calculated diplomacy, leveraging its strong military reputation, nuclear deterrence, and critical geographic positi...
09 Apr 2026 / INTERNATIONAL / Read more
Is the U.S.–Israel War on Iran Dividing the Muslim World?

Is the U.S.–Israel War on Iran Dividing the Muslim World?

    Abdullah Hassan The increased conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran has emerged as one of the most crucial geopolitical events in the recent past. Direct military conflict has tak...
29 Mar 2026 / INTERNATIONAL / Read more
How the 2026 Middle East conflict has grounded flights, rerouted air traffic, and reshaped global travel networks

How the 2026 Middle East conflict has grounded flights, rerouted air traffic, and reshaped global travel networks

       Waqas Abdullah  The 2026 escalation of the Middle East conflict has triggered one of the most severe disruptions to international aviation in recent memory, demonstrating how deeply intertwin...
16 Mar 2026 / INTERNATIONAL / Read more
Target Europe: Strategic Autonomy in an Era of Uncertainty

Target Europe: Strategic Autonomy in an Era of Uncertainty

  Omneya Elkafafy   Europe stands at a historic crossroads. The old imperatives that shaped the post–Cold War order — stable democracy, economic integration, and a U.S. security umbrella — are fr...
24 Feb 2026 / INTERNATIONAL / Read more
Climate Change Deepens Daily Struggles in Gilgit-Baltistan

Climate Change Deepens Daily Struggles in Gilgit-Baltistan

    Wajeeh Ullah     “Climate change is the defining issue of our time, and we are at a defining moment.”                                                            (António Guterres) The high ...
20 Feb 2026 / NATIONAL / Read more
Geopolitics of the Red Sea: How Somali-land Reshaped Regional Alignments

Geopolitics of the Red Sea: How Somali-land Reshaped Regional Alignments

Waqas Abdullah In December 2025, Israel's recognition of Somaliland not only changed Somaliland's official status but also altered the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea-Indian Ocean...
20 Feb 2026 / INTERNATIONAL / Read more