Erdogan’s dangerous populist gamble at home

On 10 July, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued an official decree which declared the iconic monument of Hagia Sophia, which is currently a...

CPEC, digital connectivity and Pakistan-China ties

The 820-kilometer-long fiber optic cable project at a cost of $46 million stretches from China’s western Xinjiang region and enters Pakistan through Khunjerab border...

India’s claims on Kashmir rest on a dubious legal instrument

Flouting United Nations' resolutions, India under Narendra Modi converted the disputed Jammu and Kashmir State into its Union territory like other states. AG Noorani...

Is online gaming all that bad?

Is a blanket ban on online gaming bad? The recent ban on the highly popular and addictive game PUB-G by PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority)...

Is PTI planning a U-turn on the South Punjab issue?

The only time our political heavyweights agree upon their constituents’ plight is when the electoral procedure is about to kickstart. At no other time,...

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....