Column · South Asia
Everyone Wants Reform. Nobody Wants to Pay for It.
Pakistan knows what needs fixing. The question is who will lose power to do it.
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Signed columns by Dan Qayyum and guest writers.
Dan Qayyum is a writer, media strategist, and long-standing advisor to government institutions and media organizations across the region. His work explores the intersections of geopolitics, military doctrine, and regional transformation. His upcoming book, The Other Side of Endurance, examines his own journey through crisis, resilience, and reinvention.
Dan Qayyum is a writer, media strategist and the editor of The Pakistan Playbook.
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Why Gen Z Toppled Three Rulers. Is India Next?
Three governments chose to clear the street rather than concede something small.
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No Asterisks. No Disclaimers. Just Pakistan.
Pakistan announced the end of a war, and the document carries its name.
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The King of Medicine Wins the Premier League
A doctor with roots in Sahiwal and Rochdale becomes a Premier League champion.
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Not Arabs. Not Indians. Just Pakistanis.
A country the world has never understood is doing what its institutions could not.
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