The revival of air travel: Optimism still alive
The covid-19 pandemic devastated the airline industry in 2020. Yet the hopes are alive that after two years of doom and gloom the most...
Redefining Iran under President-elect Ebrahim Raisi
The rise of hardline President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has prompted some analysts to counterintuitively suggest that it could pave the way for reduced regional tensions and...
Here’s how Pakistani universities can make it to top 100 QS world ranking (part 1)
QS issued its world ranking on 8th June 2021 for the years 2021 and 2022 but unfortunately not even a single university of Pakistan...
Why India failed to emerge as a world power
India is a multi-racial, multi-religious, and multi-linguistic “union”. The Englishman was able to hold this “loose sally” together by use of force. There were...
Promoting sustainable coastal tourism in Pakistan
The World Bank defines blue economy as “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the health of...
From All India Muslim League to Pakistan Muslim League
The All India Muslim League (AIML) was the founding party of Pakistan. It was under the able and selfless leadership of the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad...
Stop electoral discrimination against overseas Pakistanis!
About nine million Pakistanis work and live abroad, which makes them the 6th largest diaspora in the world. They are ‘playing an important role...
Child abuse in Pakistan: A menace to society!
As John Fitzgerald Kennedy the 35th US President puts it, “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."...
Biden-Putin summit: Leadership lessons for Pakistan
I feel squeamish about defacing the title of my article. I love my country like any other citizen of this universe. I feel ecstatic...
India & Pakistan: States run by the deep states?
A media person of sorts who had his teeth deep in the political ice cream during Zardari and Nawaz governments, and who had been...
Pakistan’s unabated struggle with ‘Toadies’
In June, I write about my own journey as it is the month of my entry into this world. Most of my workdays start...
Are Middle Eastern powers competing for Islamic leadership through education?
Education is emerging as a major flashpoint in competing visions of a future Muslim world. Rival concepts being instilled in the next generation are...