Nawaz Sharif’s London flats – luxury to liability

News Analysis | Pakistan’s most influential political family, the Sharif family, is facing the brunt of buying upscale flats in the British capital, London, that...

Khawaja Asif’s files ‘Fruitless’ review petition in Supreme Court

News Analysis | Khawaja Asif, the former Foreign Minister, has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is challenging his disqualification...

UCP goes green: University installs largest solar power generation system

News Analysis | In the face of depleting fuel reserves and the ever climbing oil prices coupled with the age-old load shedding dilemma, not to...

Free advice and ground realities!

Haider Raza Mehdi | People have tons of free advice and opinions to offer from the sidelines without understanding context and environment. We want the world...

Inappropriate depiction of women in media

Beenish Saleem | Female bodies have been used in the Media Industry for centuries. Each and every ad casts a young and beautiful female model...

Azhar Mahmood adamant Pakistan ‘want more’ from Amir

AFP | Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood "wants more" from Mohammad Amir, a challenge he believes the paceman will rise to in upcoming Test matches...

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...

Buddha Diplomacy: Pakistan uses its inter-religious past to build modern ties

News Analysis | India's bid to invoke Lord Buddha in its outreach to some of its neighbors now faces a new challenge and it comes...