The day Hitler lost the Second World War

Three-quarters of a century ago the Third Reich lay in ruins, its ruler Adolf Hitler dead, having shot himself in the right temple with...

Bio warfare: The masterminds of COVID-19

Pakistan is fighting the battle against COVID-19 alongside global populations. At some point, the country will have to enforce a total nationwide curfew under...

Whose lockdown version is better? Sindh or Central?

The lockdown controversy surrounding the Sindh province which favours a strict lockdown, while the federal government insists on a much milder form continues to...

Countering Islamophobia by studying literature

Back in 2019, Pakistan presented a six-point mechanism in the United Nations (UN) against Islamophobia and hate narratives. It was a much needed and...

Coronavirus battle: Why not a collective response?

There is a miasma of despair that is staring into our faces because of the coronavirus. It is not just because of the rising...

A pressure cooker situation in Kashmir

The world has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus. Almost everything has come to a standstill. Life has never been so calm yet...

Saudi Arabia’s MBS struggles as geopolitics gets out of hand

Oil Price War: Saudi US Rift Combatting the coronavirus and coping with the pandemic’s economic fallout may be Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s...

China takes over the world leadership role abandoned by US

For nearly a century, or at least three-quarters of one, the United States has embraced a leadership role in the international arena. From World...

Covid-19: Say no to conspiracy theories or invite another crisis

United States’ President Donald Trump thinks that COVID19 is a `Chinese virus’. Conspiracy theories are making rounds that the virus was compounded in a...

Pakistan: A sleeping technology giant

The output of scientific research if not directed and applied is paper publication. After research comes development and its application is followed by the...

Ehsas Emergency Program: Making it work

Data is prerequisite for making informed decision and policy making. This is important for relief work in general and Ehsas Emergency Program in particular....

Hidden motives behind Israel-Azerbaijan alliance

Populated by fluent Hebrew speakers, the Israel desk of Armenia’s foreign ministry waited back in 1991 in the wake of the collapse of the...