Operation Barbarossa: Did Stalin foresee Hitler’s invasion? (Part one)
In attacking eastwards from June 1941 the Nazis intended to annex the Ukraine, all of European Russia, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and...
Why the world needs to address vaccine inequality
"But while hundreds of millions of vaccine doses have been administered globally, there are deep disparities. In high-income countries, vaccine supplies are sufficient to...
Can Imran Khan’s Pakistan truly become a welfare state?
“We wish”, said Jinnah, arguing the case for Pakistan on 22nd March 1940, “our people to develop to the fullest our spiritual, cultural, economic,...
SDGs: Is Pakistan doing better than its neighbors?
Every nation's dream is to have social development, technological advancement, no poverty, gender equality, good nutrition for the citizens, and basic human rights, but...
Nakba and Holocaust: The tussle of rival memories
The Nakba and the Holocaust are the most traumatic events in Jewish and Arab history. Although these two events differ in their scope, degree,...
Can India capture Gilgit-Baltistan in a kinetic war with Pakistan?
It has been known to all of us that as a result of the First Kashmir War, Pakistan had secured one-third of the state...
What the world of Harry Potter teaches us about mental health awareness
J.K Rowling’s fandom became captivated with her magic ever since her first novel, the Philosopher’s Stone. We eagerly followed our favorite characters’ journey until...
Engro Polymer to launch think-tank for plastic waste management
Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited (EPCL) plans to establish a Circular Plastics Institute (CPI), a not-for-profit think tank, to promote research and development in...
Pakistan needs to upgrade its electoral regime
The debate over electoral reforms in Pakistan has been on the scene over the past few years. There have been a number of issues...
Nawaz Sharif’s very own economic model for Pakistan
The third usurper, General Ziaul Haq, launched Nawaz Sharif in politics to counter the progressive appeal of Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). At that...
The London Club: Root cause of Baloch insurgency?
What was the London Club about? To find the answer, let us go back to December 1971. In her official statement in the Indian...
How India triggered the South Asian nuclear arms race
Nuclear deterrence is the guarantor of Pakistan’s national security in the face of growing Indian nuclear infatuation. 28th May 1998 is the day when Pakistan...