Opinion - Geo News https://www.geo.tv/ Latest Opinion news and updates from Geo.tv Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:00:40 +05:00 en-US <![CDATA[Commute at a cost]]> ]]> As I write this on September 17, petrol in Pakistan costs Rs391.22 a litre and diesel Rs421.45. These prices are 51.5 and 52.9 per cent above...]]> <![CDATA[Can we turn money into resilience?]]> ]]> For countries on the front line of climate change, how much climate finance can be converted into resilience before...]]> <![CDATA[Choosing sides in the AI race]]> ]]> Kazakhstan has recently signed up for two rival AI coalitions, one from the US and the other from China. It joined the American Pax...]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan's Makkah dilemma]]> ]]> The rapid advance of the Houthis in Yemen has transformed the security...]]> <![CDATA[Who, why, how of civilisation]]> ]]> Civilisations do not rise by accident, nor do they decline simply because their wealth diminishes or their armies lose a...]]> <![CDATA[Are parties prepared for COP31?]]> ]]> With the UNFCCC COP31 is just about 60 days away, a...]]> <![CDATA[Anti-reform?]]> ]]> On structural reform, Pakistan’s constitution is practically anti-reform. Every reform creates gainers and losers. Creating new provinces or administrative units would be no different: some would gain power,...]]> <![CDATA[The case for AARs]]> ]]> Pakistan's latest debate over administrative restructuring offers an opportunity far more consequential than simply creating new provinces or redrawing boundaries. The real opportunity is to rethink how the...]]> <![CDATA[The world according to the SCO]]> ]]> The recent 26th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation , held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marks the 25th anniversary of the organisation,...]]> <![CDATA[A paradox called Pakistan]]> ]]> Pakistan today presents a striking paradox. Its relevance abroad is rising just as its political compact at home remains...]]> <![CDATA[Back to the future]]> ]]> In the current discussion of new provinces and administrative divisions, references often turn to the history of Sindh. — which is why this is an opportune time...]]> <![CDATA[How to worsen a divide]]> ]]> The debate on new provinces is being sold as a cure for a collapsed system. But it will not govern better; rather, it will divide more sharply.

A polarised federation does not become a...]]> <![CDATA[Changing the map is not reform]]> ]]> Pakistan’s debate over administrative restructuring is not new. Demands for South Punjab, Bahawalpur, Hazara and other provinces have resurfaced over several decades and occasionally entered the formal legislative...]]> <![CDATA[Sindh will remain Sindh]]> ]]> Maybe I am wrong but this is how I see it: Sindh will remain Sindh. Punjab will remain Punjab. Balochistan will remain Balochistan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...]]> <![CDATA[Warning from Nepal]]> ]]> On the morning of August 26, the sky above Rasuwa in northern Nepal was clear. There was no rain and no warning. High above the...]]> <![CDATA[Hindutva on trial]]> ]]> A recent statement by right-wing Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat...]]> <![CDATA[Why is he asking for death?]]> ]]> This is a prisoner's sworn affidavit, in which he asks a court for death in order to send a message of freedom to his...]]> <![CDATA[Rise of regional security]]> ]]> The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye...]]> <![CDATA[Islamabad's drowning habit]]> ]]> Ten feet: that is how high the water rose in Rawalpindi’s Leh Nullah before dawn broke over the capital two weeks back, turning Murree Road and Bhara Kahu into...]]> <![CDATA[New provinces won't be enough]]> ]]> There are several demands for new provinces in Pakistan, but the rationale behind them, as well as the opposition to them, is multifaceted. These include administrative, economic-development, and...]]>