The dilemma of land grabbing in Pakistan
Late Feroze, whose legal heirs are daughters only, had booked a plot 52 years ago in the year 1970 and continuously paid money for...
Did 9/11 attacks halt Bush’s plan of invasion in Afghanistan?
As George W. Bush entered the White House on 20 January 2001, having been granted a controversial election victory, his cabinet promptly drew up...
Russia invites Pakistan, US and China to extended Troika but excludes India
The Hindustan Times published a story this week headlined “India again kept out of extended troika meet on Afghanistan called by Russia”. Rezaul H....
How was it possible for China to achieve miraculous developments?
To develop a country, many things are required, but the most important are: Capital, Technology, and Human resources. Pakistan is severely facing the front...
Healing lives through literature during a global pandemic
The conceivable prescient books, by notable authors in literature, narrated the theme of isolation, community, and love. And in this respect, they are powerfully...
Indian-Taliban tensions might spell trouble for the Afghan peace process
The Taliban's latest condemnation of India for its unsolicited comments about the upcoming talks in Doha and New Delhi's alleged arming of Kabul spell...
A gloomy tale of Pakistan and the Olympics
Olympics, the ancient, and the largest gaming festival mark its beginning in 776 BC. The foundation of the sporting festival, initiated by Heracles, the...
How do Russia, Pakistan, China, Iran and India view the Taliban’s rise in Afghanistan?
The Pentagon has talked about establishing some sort of military base in the region to monitor terrorist activity within Afghanistan. It says this presence...
Countering the hydro-hegemony in South Asia: Can Pakistan’s geographical disadvantages be mitigated?
The talk of ‘impending water wars’ has been around for over two decades now. Back in 1995, the World Bank’s former Vice-President Ismail Serageldin...
Who killed pro-freedom Kashmiri leader Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai?
On May 5, 2021, the highly symbolic Kashmiri freedom leader, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Chairman of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), died of COVID-19 while...
Korybko’s response To Hoodbhoy: Security dilemmas ruined Afghanistan
Mr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, an Islamabad-based physicist and writer, published a piece in Dawn on 31 July titled “Who messed up Afghanistan?” He posits that...
How the US messed up in Afghanistan
The US and its allies were drunk with power and took pride in their sophisticated war munitions, technology and wealth. They were sure to...