The Editorial Desk

Views from The Thursday Times' editorial desk.

New York has had enough of the old playbook

New York does not need another manager. It needs a mayor who understands who the city is really for—and who is willing to fight to make that true. We believe Zohran Mamdani is best placed to do that.

A handshake, a medal, and the choreography of realpolitik

Trump may not win the Nobel. Oslo may smile and move on. But Pakistan has already reclaimed what it truly sought: relevance. The gesture may seem excessive, but it’s a quiet re-entry into a room it refuses to be locked out of: a step back into Washington’s good graces.

The bloody parasitic imperial whore

In a world which rewards champagne exiles and punishes resistance, Khawaja Asif chose authenticity over platitude. In doing so, he said what much of the global south quietly thinks: those who bathe in imperial perfume do not speak for the oppressed.

A trio for the ages

They didn’t posture or perform. They didn’t arrive with placards or pleadings. This trio threaded law, loss, and logic with the calibration of those who knew the weight of what they represent and the silence which usually follows them into Western rooms; this time, they are refusing to let that silence survive.

جنگ کی چنگاریوں میں مؤثر سفارت کاری

جنگی ڈھول کی تھاپ پر نشے میں دھت دنیا کے اندر خاموش مصلحت اور غیر معمولی اعصاب کی ضرورت ہوتی ہے۔ بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے اقوامِ متحدہ میں مؤثر، مضبوط اور بااعتماد انداز میں پاکستان کا مؤقف اجاگر کر دیا ہے۔

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