Laiba Khan Zai   Prior to the tragic helicopter crash that resulted in his untimely death, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi had undertaken what would become his final diplomatic mission, to Pakistan. This visit was particularly noteworthy and one-of-a-kind, coming in the wake of a series of hostile missile exchanges

  Faiza   The recent climate crisis has cast an ominous shadow on the world with increasingly chaotic weather patterns that have severely impacted the lives of its most vulnerable populations. Among these, women in rural and impoverished regions face a particularly harsh reality, exacerbated by their pivotal roles in

  Syed Fakhar Kakakhel   The results of the 2024 elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been constantly haunting the federal government of Pakistan led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), with a group of political allies. The absolute majority of the former Prime Minster Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in

Muhammad Rafique After a decade of the GSP+ scheme, which was introduced in 2014, the European Parliament approved Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in April 2024. The directive requires firms and their upstream and downstream partners, including those involved in supply, production and distribution to prevent, end or mitigate

As we go to press, Pakistan is in the midst of intense and prolonged heat wave. While the average temperature has remained above 40C across most parts of the country since the third week of May, forecast predicts temperatures could touch as high as 55C this month. The prolonged heat