A bouncy journey for Pakistan: 1947-2020 (Part 2)

During Zardari’s 5-year black rule, ethics, high morals, values and principles were replaced with immorality. Corruption as well as corrupt practices scaled new heights...

East Asia’s victory against coronavirus has lessons for all

No government should be blamed for a pandemic, but they should be scrutinized for how they respond to one. As the epicentre of coronavirus...

A bouncy journey for Pakistan: 1947-2020 (Part 1)

After achieving which no one else could achieve, Quaid-e-Azam passed away one year after the birth of Pakistan. Allah willed his departure honorably since...

Palestine plays regional power politics with proposed energy deal

When Faed Mustafa, Palestine’s ambassador in Ankara, expressed interest in June in negotiating with Turkey an agreement on the delineation of maritime boundaries in the...

Will Sino-Indian deescalation result in long-lasting peace?

After bloody scuffle on Sino-Indian Line of Actual Control at Ladakh, China and India have agreed to create a buffer zone, with both sides...

Untargeted aerial bombing of Germany delayed Nazi defeat

The English Air Force chief Arthur Harris had been convinced that attempts to bomb Germany "city by city”, as he said it in mid-1942,...

The story of intrigues, deception & the dual accession of Kashmir

Each year, on 19 July the Kashmiris on both sides of Line of Control and across the world observe the Accession to Pakistan Day....

China’s growing power in Central Asia & Middle East: Challenge for the US

China's increasing presence on the international scene is an undeniable threat to the US-led world order. Critical to China's emergence as a major power...

India is committed to spoiling peace efforts in Afghanistan

While India has gained significantly because of  U.S. participation in Afghanistan and has considerably increased its influence in Afghanistan through economic and military assistance,...

Israel’s open fire policy and human rights don’t go hand in hand

Israel kept on growing illicit settlements and related frameworks in the occupied West Bank, as well as in East Jerusalem, by legitimizing stations constructed...

Is Imran Khan the Captain to get us through Black Swan events?

In the past few months the COVID-19 crisis, the PIA air crash, the decisions around lockdowns and the rise in Corona cases can aptly...

Why State-funding for Minorities is Important

Why State funding for minorities is important? Pakistan’s Hindu community was all set for its first, official place of worship in the capital territory....