Nuclear security is ultimately tested not by declarations of responsibility but by the ability of a state to guarantee that its most dangerous materials never fall beyond its control. In the nuclear age, a single failure in storage, oversight, or accountability can transcend national borders and create consequences that no government can contain. This is […]
Paradox
Pakistan’s Poverty Paradox: Why Billions in Welfare Fail to Deliver, & What Must Change!
Pakistan’s federal budget for FY2025-26 allocates over Rs. 593 billion for social protection, with Rs. 455 billion alone earmarked for the Benazir Income Support Programme, BISP. Yet 39.4% of Pakistanis still live below the national poverty line, according to the World Bank’s 2024 update. The math does not add up. Every year, the budget promises […]
Trapped in Familiarity: The Paradox of Home Living Behind Closed Doors
For many elderly parents in Pakistan, home is no longer a sanctuary but a place of quiet invisibility. Within the same walls where they once raised children, commanded respect, and guided decisions, their voices now often fade into silence. Choices about their health, living arrangements, and even daily meals are sometimes made without their input. […]
Nobel Peace Prize Paradox
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the six awards given each year to the world’s most elite human rights leaders. Recommending Donald Trump for the most prestigious prize is like nominating a family patriarch from The Godfather for a humanitarian award. That’s exactly what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done. Trump’s nomination is […]
American paradox: Deficit widens even as economy grows
President Donald Trump likes to take credit for the US economy, with historic low unemployment and few signs of rising prices, but his promises that surging growth would pay for massive tax cuts are falling flat. After an initial bounce in 2018 and in the first three months of 2019, the economy is expected to […]