Pashtuns – Caught between Mullah, Militants and the Military – M Zafar Khan Safdar

M Zafar Khan Safdar | With over 50 million people out of 207 million, Pashtuns are the second largest ethnic group covering 25 percent of...

Cricket ‘has no boundaries’ for India-Pakistan superfan friends

AFP | Their governments might not be ready for talks, but that did not stop Pakistan's Mohammad Basheer opening his heart, and his wallet, to...

Trump claims credit for stopping assault on Syria’s Idlib

AFP |  President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed credit for saving Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib from an assault that would have "killed millions of...

Why Americans choose state over liberty – Jacob G. Hornberger

Jacob G. Hornberger | There is no question but that the 20th and, so far, the 21st centuries have been the centuries of socialism for...

PM Khan to launch “Pakistan Cleanliness Movement” next month

News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approved a groundbreaking project named “Re-Charge Pakistan” for better management and utilization of flood waters to...

No deal: Why is Shahbaz at pains to explain Nawaz’s release?

News Analysis | President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Shahbaz Sharif has clarified that Nawaz Sharif’s bail from the Islamabad High Court, in connection...

India’s irrational behavior – Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Indian ruling elite seems puzzled and agitated. The revealing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi involvement in the mega corruption...

India moving westwards: Top Court decriminalizes adultery

News Analysis | Declaring an old colonial penalty null and void, Indian Supreme Court has ruled today on Thursday, 27th September that Adultery is no longer...

Gangsters, militants exploit environment for cash

AFP | Reckless exploitation of the environment has taken over from drug trafficking as the top source of income for organised crime syndicates and armed...

The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – I – Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Markets in Pakistan (like many developing and developed countries) are becoming increasingly a place where the private producers can get a...

Fawad cites Dar’s “Criminal Acts” for Economic woes

News Analysis | Information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday lambasted the opposition for orchestrating the economic crises facing Pakistan’s beleaguered economy in a debate over the much-debated...

Shahzad ton helps Afghanistan tie against India

AFP | Stockily built Mohammad Shahzad knocked a brilliant hundred as spirited Afghanistan pulled off a last over tie against India in the Super Four...