Middle Class: Its economic prosperity, a myth or reality?
News Analysis | Long ago, it was established that Pakistan’s middle class is going through an expansion after the economic upheaval in 2002. Perhaps a more...
Pakistani women and the bottom of the table
News Analysis | The Pakistani women team went into the world cup with their heads held high. They played the warm up games and won...
The causes of the French Revolution: Comparison with Aristotle’s theory of Revolution
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The force of history is very compelling; past greatly impinges upon the present. One can find credence in this claim....
Waiting for Nasser in the Persian Gulf
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Do not be surprised if Arab politics reminds you of Meryl Streep feuding with Dustin Hoffman in the 1979 American drama...
Cockroaches- Part 2. The Rule of Law and due process
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | "It is rejected," said Marium Safdar for her incredibly "long" attention spans, an admirable trait inherited from her father and...
Are Javed Hashmi’s theatrics well-timed ?
News Analysis | Veteran politician Javed Hashmi on Wednesday addressed an unexpected press conference in Multan and questioned the lack of accountability for jurists and...
Kashmir: A new intifada
News Analysis | Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in the main city of Srinagar in India-held Kashmir after three Kashmiri suspected separatists were killed in...
US moves to break deadlock in Gulf Crisis
News Analysis | A memorandum of understanding, aimed to shore up Qatar's counter-terrorism efforts, was signed between the United States and the Gulf nation on...
Trade deficit reached all-time high in year 2017: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
News Analysis | With dwindling foreign reserves, the country’s economy is grossly engulfed by the imbalances in the current account. Higher imports and record-low exports...
Language barriers: The more they push Hindi the more they resist
According to the Indian Constitution, the official languages of India might be Hindi and English, but the complexity of having multiple states — just like...
Pak-US relations: Echoing old mantra?
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Recently, a bipartisan United States Senate delegation visited Pakistan. The senators’ visit has created optimism about the probability of a...
Resign for your own good sir !
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | Regardless of the intricacies and nuances of the law, the head of the government Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif must resign...