DR FARRUKH SALEEM
The writer is a columnist based in Islamabad.
Opinion
The Rs82bn windfall
March 12, 2026
Opinion
Who will win?
March 08, 2026
World
Dubai: The banker Iran bombed
March 07, 2026
Opinion
Reaction or disruption?
February 07, 2026
Pakistan
Balochistan: 'Political violence', not a military manoeuvre
February 02, 2026
Opinion
Will Sheikh Al Nahyan invest in Pakistan?
December 26, 2025
Opinion
Civil-military fusion
December 21, 2025
Opinion
Myth vs reality
November 16, 2025
Opinion
Article 243
November 09, 2025
Opinion
Diplomatic peak
November 02, 2025
Opinion
Trump magnet park
October 12, 2025
Opinion
Nobel for Trump?
October 05, 2025
Opinion
Defence pact
September 21, 2025
Opinion
Rethinking the NFC Award — debt and defence
September 01, 2025
Opinion
Cost-to-capability
June 15, 2025
Opinion
Rafale vs J-10C: Battle of 4.5-gen fighters
May 12, 2025
Opinion
Military budgets
May 11, 2025
Opinion
Securing Pakistan conclusively?
April 30, 2025
Opinion
Is India's military ready for a hot war?
April 29, 2025
Opinion
Debt-free Pakistan
April 20, 2025
Opinion
FTA with the US?
April 13, 2025
Pakistan
A hard state — what it means
March 24, 2025
Opinion
New 'arms race'
February 02, 2025
Opinion
Too hot to handle
January 19, 2025
Opinion
Stability, predictability, continuity: Recipe for Pakistan's progress
December 01, 2024
Opinion
Capital suggestion: Beware the apps
August 25, 2024
Opinion
Capital suggestion: China or US?
August 11, 2024
Opinion
Capital suggestion: East or West?
July 28, 2024
Pakistan
Budget speech: clear and uplifting
June 13, 2024
Opinion
Can Pakistan's leaders unite or deepen the crisis?
February 14, 2024
Opinion
After the election
December 31, 2023
Opinion
Can Nawaz overcome challenges, lead Pakistan to progress?
October 24, 2023
Opinion
Taking on smugglers, speculators and mafias
September 13, 2023
Opinion
Comment: India-Middle East-Europe corridor — a pipe dream?
September 11, 2023
Opinion
Capital suggestion: Demonetisation?
September 10, 2023
Opinion
'Blast, bulldoze and disregard'
September 05, 2023
Pakistan
Electricity crisis and the rising spectre of social unrest
August 31, 2023
Pakistan
Analysis: The gravity of breaching official secrets
August 21, 2023
Opinion
Unleashing powerhouse to attract investments
June 22, 2023
Opinion
Behind the leaks
May 07, 2023
Opinion
Is Pakistan about to default?
December 04, 2022
Opinion
Imran Khan gaming that chaos in Pakistan will benefit him
November 13, 2022
Opinion
After the IMF
September 05, 2022
Opinion
How long marches impact the economy
May 25, 2022
Opinion
Soaring inflation: Does the government have a plan?
April 28, 2022
Business