Contributors

A.M. Farooqi

A.M. Farooqi is a Staff Reporter for The Thursday Times.

امیرالمؤمنین سیدنا معاویہؓ بن ابی سُفیانؓ

12 stories · 3 Feb 2024

Abdul Rauf Shakoori

The author is an advisor and expert in investment, compliance, financial crimes, and corporate risk management. He collaborates with financial institutions, corporations, and government entities across North America, the Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan, providing expertise in policy development, investment strategies, and legislative frameworks.

Revenue without reforms

2 stories · 14 Jun 2025

Abdul Samee

Abdul Samee is an academic researcher and fact-checking specialist.

False is the new true

1 story · 5 Jan 2026

Abdullah Esquire

The author is a student of common law and politics in the EU.

The strange intimacy between Pakistan and Zohran Mamdani

17 stories · 21 Apr 2026

Absar Alam

Absar Alam is a former PEMRA chairman and a senior journalist.

پریس فریڈم اور پیشہ ور سوداگر

2 stories · 18 Jun 2023

Afshan Masab

Afshan Masab is a political analyst.

خودکشی اور ہمارے اجتماعی رویے

1 story · 25 Dec 2020

Ahmad Hassan Al-Arbi

پاکستان کی قومی سلامتی؛ سال 2025 میں انسدادِ دہشتگردی جدوجہد کا جائزہ لینے کیلئے 7 قابلِ تصدیق پیمانے

1 story · 26 Jan 2026

Ahmad Jawad

Ahmad Jawad is the former Information Secretary for the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. He has represented Pakistan at a number of international forums alongside Imran Khan, CJ Ather Minullah, Ahsan Iqbal, Najam Sethi, and others. Jawad has also previously been an anchorperson for PTV.

Arguments must stay alive

3 stories · 24 Oct 2022

Ammar Masood

Ammar Masood is the chief editor of WE News.

مُرشِد، مُرید اور اِنتِشار

35 stories · 11 Dec 2024

Ashraf Quraishi

Ashraf Quraishi is The Thursday Times' correspondent in New York. He has been in the journalistic field for over fifty years.

بچالی ہے ریاست بھی سیاست بھی

8 stories · 23 Jun 2022

Asim Javid

Asim Javid is the CEO of AI Geo Navigators, a Pakistan-based climate technology and climate intelligence firm. He leads work that combines artificial intelligence, GIS, remote sensing, and environmental data to support practical solutions for climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, sustainability, ESG reporting, and early warning systems.

Bonn’s quiet climate reality check

1 story · 5 Jul 2026

Azhar Syed

Azhar Syed is an established columnist and reporter.

کارپوریٹ مفادات اور حب الوطنی

4 stories · 20 Mar 2021

Danish Arain

Danish Arain is a Karachi-based civil engineer who formerly hosted The People's Show on Star News.

Benazir, the pioneer

12 stories · 27 Dec 2023

Dr Mahra Butt

Dr Mahra Butt is a dentist with an interest in public health.

Should you be concerned by Long Covid?

1 story · 24 Dec 2020

Dr Nazia Arshad

Dr Nazia Arshad is an Assistant Professor at the University of Karachi's Institute of Marine Science. Her areas of expertise include sandy beach ecology, marine macro- and micro-fauna, and marine pollution.

Glitter is plastic too—we must put the ocean first before our next purchase

2 stories · 8 Jun 2023

Fizza Sajawal

Fizza is a broadcast journalist and news anchor at Pakistan Television (PTV), with over 13 years of experience in television journalism. She has anchored prime-time news and current affairs transmissions and conducted live interviews with senior political figures, diplomats, policymakers and leading analysts.

In the AI age, knowing what to believe may matter most

1 story · 4 Oct 2026

Gavin Mercer

Gavin Mercer is a distinguished academic with an MSc in Politics and International Relations from the University of Glasgow, specialising in democratic governance, political ethics, and the philosophy of power. His research delves into the dynamics of political authority in the digital age, with a focus on how technology influences governance and public accountability.

Why Imran Khan must become the chancellor of Oxford University

1 story · 5 Sep 2024

Hammad Hassan

Hammad Hassan has been a columnist for over twenty years, and currently writes for Jang.

دو پاکستان

63 stories · 21 Feb 2023

Hina Parvez Butt

Hina Parvez Butt is a LUMS graduate and currently serves as an MPA for the PML(N) in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

The role of the youth in Pakistani politics is vital

12 stories · 17 Feb 2023

Liaquat Thaheem

Liaquat Thaheem is The Thursday Times' Sindhi-language correspondent.

نسلي متڀيد

1 story · 23 Apr 2022

Mahwish Fakhar

Mahwish is a journalist for The Thursday Times' Islamabad bureau.

Waiting for Godot in Islamabad

1 story · 22 Apr 2026

Mian Javed Latif

Mian Javed Latif is an MNA and Federal Minister for the PML(N).

عمران خان کا ایجنڈا

1 story · 19 Sep 2022

Mohammad Ishaq Dar

Mohammad Ishaq Dar is the incumbent Finance Minister of Pakistan.

A response to misleading criticism, and the road to economic recovery

11 stories · 4 May 2023

Raza Butt

Raza Butt is the editor of The Thursday Times.

مولانا فضل الرحمٰن کی اسٹیبلشمنٹ سے محاذ آرائی: اصولی مؤقف یا اقتدار سے دوری کا شکوہ؟

70 stories · 18 Oct 2026

Reham Khan

Reham Khan is a political activist, commentator, and broadcaster who previously presented for the BBC.

#JusticeForWomen

2 stories · 23 Jul 2021

Saad Ullah Butt

Saad Ullah Butt is an engineer with an MBA and a passion for standardisation and innovative technology, quality systems, and cryptocurrencies.

Pakistani Banks Now Charging for ATM Receipts

6 stories · 2 Mar 2021

Shanila Ammar

Shanila Ammar is a journalist and a political analyst.

ایک اور بیس

1 story · 3 May 2023

Talha Dar

Talha Dar is an engineer interested in sustainable technologies and decentralisation efforts for the economy, the grid and product lifecycles.

Will COVID-19 restrictions ever end?

1 story · 30 Dec 2020