China is not responsible for Biden’s decision of US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Popular conservative commentator Candace Owens tweeted that US President Biden pulled out of Afghanistan on China's orders. His exact words were as follows: “Biden...
What does international law say about the Taliban government?
With the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in Afghanistan, legal questions abound. The standard security and geopolitical lenses applicable in many such situations...
From Lord Macaulay to General Zia ul Haq
On February 02, 1835, Lord Babington Macaulay uttered the following words about the people of the Indian Subcontinent, " I have traveled across the...
How is China, India, and Iran coping with the fallout of former Afghan government?
Taliban advances in Afghanistan shift the Central Asian playing field on which China, India and the United States compete with rival infrastructure-driven approaches. At...
The return of Taliban after two decades
The US attacked Afghanistan, under the lame excuse of staged drama “9/11” twenty years ago and pushed the Taliban out. Although no concrete evidence...
A guideline for the rights of overseas Pakistanis
According to Gabriel Sheffer diaspora is defined as: “ethnic minority groups of migrant origins residing and acting in host countries but maintaining strong sentimental...
Inclusive Growth: Remedy for Pakistan’s Population Crisis
According to the 1951 census, the Dominion of Pakistan (both East and West Pakistan) had a population of 75 million population, in which West...
The Great Western Escape in Afghanistan – Andrew Korybko
Russian Analyst, Andrew Korybko, argues that all western assessments of Afghan National Army's strength have proved wrong as it collapses under Taliban onslaught who are taking city after city and US and allies are evacuating embassies and fleeing in panic.
Israel tries to mend ties with Diaspora amid fears of strained relations with the West
Israel’s first post-Netanyahu government is seeking to rebuild fractured relations with the Jewish Diaspora and rebrand the country as a liberal rather than an...
Has the time come to accept the Taliban as the new sovereign of Afghanistan?
The fast deteriorating situation in neighboring Afghanistan and its impact on Pakistan should ideally be at the top of the national news agenda, particularly...
Can Islam be liberal? Review of “Reopening Muslim Minds”
Farah Adeed, a doctoral candidate at San Diego University, California, reviews Mustafa Akyol's intriguing book, "Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance" and also examines the Muslim intellectual debate between Asharites and Mutazilites
All about the ‘ Crowns ‘ and ‘ Clowns ‘
I was inspired to write this article after hearing about the suffering of the family of the first Prime Minister ( PM ). Nawabzada...