Borrowed governance system of West not fit for Pakistan
Pakistan is a democratic ‘constitutional republic’. In simpler words, Pakistan is a democracy that is supposed to function according to the institutional framework enshrined...
OpEd: Ban factions of Muslim League to restore ‘Vote ki Izzat’
As a Muslim league child, I am appealing to the Prime Minister (PM) to ban all factions of the Pakistan Muslim League for repeatedly...
Is the Pakistani electronic media in need of help?
Media is one important institution in Pakistan just like any other country; Pakistan’s electronic media has played an important role after 2002. In recent...
How PML-N’s anti-establishment narrative is quietly harming CPEC?
Did Ayaz Sadiq, as a repository of national interest and secrets, cross red lines? Most probably yes. Did his message synch in with the...
Op-ed: In quest to win power, leaders often generate huge problems
“A boomerang is a thrown tool, typically constructed as a flat airfoil, that is designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction...
How the US ‘establishment’ influences Trump’s policies
Following their first-ever rendezvous in Singapore in June 2018 and a “bromance” lasting over a period of several months, a much-anticipated two-day summit meeting...
Nagorno-Karabakh’s importance in the realm of energy geopolitics?
Armenian President Sarkissian told Kommersant in an exclusive interview that Turkey's interest in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is related to energy geopolitics. According to him,...
Afghanistan: A graveyard of empires?
Afghanistan is a notoriously difficult country to govern. Empire after empire, nation after nation have failed to pacify what is today the modern territory...
Intra-Afghan talks: Understanding the ground realities
Over five weeks into their first face to face meeting, the Afghan government and the Taliban delegations have yet to agree even on the...
What does the future hold for Caucasus?
The Eurasian region of Caucasus has yet seen another wave of horrendous violence after 1990's as Azerbaijani and Armenian forces are engaged with each...
How to reform Pakistan’s education system? An unpopular opinion
Prof. Rana Eijaz Ahmad/Farah Adeed | Education experts and academics in Pakistan have long argued that heinous crimes like the molestation of children and violence...
Foreign forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan is not ‘hasty’
There is a perception that any ‘hasty’ exit of foreign forces from Afghanistan would generate chaos and the country might plunge into a civil...