Can Mifta’s optimism avoid another IMF program?
News Analysis | Federal Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail, has admitted that if Pakistan failed to hit the bold targets laid out in the much-talked-about 2018-19...
When Imran Khan Rules Pakistan
Mudassir Saeed | Before the title confuses the readers, I must clarify that Imran Khan is not going to rule the country; he would rather...
Making sense of Mujahidin Victory Day celebrations in Afghanistan
Mujib Abid | Every year, hashti saur is celebrated in Afghanistan as the Mujahidin Victory Day. However, given the controversial and convoluted legacy of...
Pakistan’s ‘Tipping Point’
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | Malcolm Gladwell in his seminal work defined "Tipping Point" as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold...." He goes on to...
Taj Mahal in decay: Paying the price of India’s pollution
News Analysis | India's top court on Tuesday sharply criticized the government for failing to protect the Taj Mahal, the centuries-old monument to love which...
Standing up against processed water: Umair Khan from Swabi
News Analysis | When even drinking water isn’t natural, one needs to take a long and hard look one’s lifestyle and health choices. In a...
Abid Sher Ali affirms PML-N’s sexist identity with vulgar remarks against Shireen Mazari
News Analysis | Abid Sher Ali, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Minister of State for Power, uttered vulgar remarks against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders...
Zardari distances himself from ‘Cunning’ Nawaz ahead of upcoming elections
News Analysis | Asif Ali Zardari, the Former President has revealed his bitter experience of working with Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan,...
Hindu extremist leader calls for beheadings and murder
News Analysis | A case under non-bailable sections has been registered against Sadhvi Saraswati, a Hindutva hardliner, for making divisive comments aimed at promoting enmity...
PML-N is Urban-centric: Check your facts Mr. Chief Minister
News Analysis | Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab, criticized Imran Khan a day after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held what it called a “Tsunami plus”...
Saudi terror case highlights Indian links to Daesh
News Analysis | The suicide bomber who attacked the US Consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah two years ago was an Indian national, confirmed...
Pakistan and India join hands for first-ever military drills
News Analysis | The nuclear-armed neighbors and arch-rivals of South Asia, India, and Pakistan, will be participating in a counter-terror exercise consisting of joint military...