(By Khalid Masood) While India celebrates its Tatas and Ambanis, and the world lauds Musk and Gates, Pakistan reveres Syed Babar Ali, a luminary whose legacy eclipses mere wealth. Unlike global tycoons amassing fortunes, he crafted institutions and industries that bolstered Pakistan’s self-reliance. For instance, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Packages Limited, and Tetra…
(By Ayesha Mohsin) In July 2025, a cloudburst in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district unleashed devastating flash floods and landslides, sweeping away vehicles, blocking highways, and claiming at least five lives, including four tourists and one local. Over 200 tourists were stranded as monsoon rains and glacial melt, exacerbated by climate change, ravaged northern Pakistan’s scenic valleys….
Regional security might sound like an old story of border disputes and military standoffs, but the reality in 2025 is anything but familiar. Over 60 percent of major threats now come from hybrid and technological sources instead of traditional military force. So, while everyone is focused on tanks and treaties, the biggest risks are coming from quantum…
(By Khalid Masood) This morning, a veteran, Lt Col Muhammad Ishaq Qazi (Retd), along with his beloved daughter, set out from their residence in Phase-5 of DHA Islamabad, driving their Honda City. It was a familiar route—one he had navigated countless times. But today, the skies had unleashed a relentless deluge. Torrential rain hammered the…
(By Mohsin Tanveer) In Manchester, a 28-year-old British-Pakistani GP live-tweets a protest outside the Pakistani High Commission, her thread amplifying grievances over consular delays. Within hours, Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson quotes her on X at the daily presser, showcasing the diaspora’s clout. With 9 million overseas Pakistanis wielding influence through WhatsApp group-chats and viral…
(By Khalid Masood) Can an unstoppable air force turn a global airshow into a stage for world-class dominance? On 19 July 2025, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) ignited a global sensation at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in Fairford, UK, with its JF-17 Thunder Block-III clinching the “Spirit of the Meet Trophy” for its…
(By Khalid Masood) Pakistan’s military is making headlines for ramping up its modernization drive and the numbers are hard to ignore. Defense spending has jumped by 17 percent with a staggering Rs2.55 trillion ($9 billion) earmarked for the next year alone. Big defense deals and stealth jets might sound like old news but wait. The real surprise…
(By Tahir Masood) On a breezy July afternoon in Birmingham, when the roar of veteran cricket legends was expected to rekindle nostalgia and sportsmanship, a conspicuous silence echoed from one camp. India—the world’s largest democracy and cricket’s financial epicentre—pulled out of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 fixture against Pakistan. The stated reason? “Geopolitical…
(By Khalid Masood) On a rain-soaked morning of 19th July 2025, as the strategic dust of May’s brief but intense India-Pakistan conflict began to settle, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released a powerful documentary titled Marka-e-Haq and Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos. This was far more than a military highlight reel. It was a bold declaration of Pakistan’s…
(By Khalid Masood) On a rain-swept 17th July morning at RAF Fairford, the thunderous roar of a delta-canard fighter shattered the English gloom. As the JF-17 Thunder, bearing serial number 22-111, streaked across the Cotswolds with afterburners ablaze, it wasn’t merely performing aerial acrobatics—it was declaring something far greater: Pakistan had arrived—not just as a…
