Why is Pakistan’s youth obsessed with CSS?
The budget announced by the Federal Government of Pakistan for the financial year 2020-2021, disappointingly, did not include any raise in salaries and pension...
COVID-19: Militaristic response and the crumbling healthcare system
This newer and unpopular version of coronavirus is causing mayhem globally and disrupting the pre-COVID lifestyle that once seems to have dominated us ferociously....
Has FPSC incompetence reduced CSS to a game of luck?
A few days ago, the results of Combined Competitive Exams CSS 2019 were announced by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). Enough is lamented...
The case for digital litigation and arbitration
Using online platforms for conferences has become a necessity due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Webinars provide a great opportunity to connect with people...
As proxy war heats up, Libya is in danger of becoming next Syria
The Libyan proxy war rages on as Turkey-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) prepares to capture the oil-rich city of Sirte. For the Libyan National Army (LNA), backed...
Here’s why allies Russia and Turkey fighting each other in Libya
Fraught with multiple powder kegs that could blow up at any moment, relations between Turkey and Russia constitute a study in the management of...
Self-proclaimed ‘superpower’ India left red-faced by China
At least 20 members of the Indian military were killed during non-firearm clashes with China earlier this week along their disputed frontier in Kashmir,...
How has China mastered geo-strategy formulation
Every country in today's globalized world is seeking its own national interests. The same is the case with the People's Republic of China. But...
Renaissance Dam increases hostilities between Egypt and Ethiopia
The River Nile is the longest river in the world, having a length of around 4,132 miles (6,650 kilometers). It is also called the...
Doctor-in-law syndrome makes MBBS degree new dowry
Over 2,200 doctors, nurses, and technicians have already gone into self-isolation and dozens of doctors and paramedics have laid down their lives facing the...
Ways Covid-19 can accelerate development in Pakistan
Human health and wellbeing have never seemed more essential to economic development than they are today. In the midst of a global pandemic, I am...
Justice Qazi Faez Isa reference: Supreme Court in a fix?
A dialogue from the movie "Scent of a woman" captivated my imagination in the coming years and decades. The gritty retired colonel on one...