Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb held a virtual meeting with the Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) to discuss the evolving economic and financial situation in light of regional developments and the importance of close coordination between the government, the State Bank of Pakistan and the banking sector to ensure financial stability and uninterrupted financial services. […]
As the Iran-Israel-US war reshapes the Middle East, Pakistan finds itself staring down a healthcare emergency largely of its own making. The ongoing conflict has disrupted Pakistan’s imports of life-saving medicines, pharmaceutical raw materials and baby formula due to the suspension of international flights. The consequences for ordinary Pakistanis who are already crushed by inflation […]
Aristotle once described hope as a waking dream. Friedrich Nietzsche warned that hope can prolong suffering. Centuries later, Vaclav Havel offered a quieter definition. Hope, he said, is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Across history, hope has been […]
In Operation ‘True Promise (va’de-ye sādeq)-I, Iran retaliated against Israel proper on April 14, 2025, firing missile/drone barrage from Iran proper. Now, since February 28, 2026, ‘True Promise-4’ is underway in response to the joint US-Israeli attack. The euphoria of quick victory over Tehran after the killing of Khamenei on the first day of Operation […]
The wartime assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei in a US-backed Israeli attack in Iran has produced a significant surge of emotion in many parts of the world, including Pakistan. As a historian, it is no part of my vocation to romanticise any government in the world, including that of Iran. Governments are […]