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

I was inspired to write this article after hearing about the suffering of the family of the first Prime Minister  ( PM ). Nawabzada...

According to Dr. Farid A. Malik, Ex-Chairman of the Pakistan Science Foundation, Pakistan once used to have fair elections. However, over the years, politicians began to lure their voters in with promises of ‘Biryani’ or ‘Qeemaywalay Nan.' Needless to say, the value of the vote deteriorated and Pakistan became a victim of election rigging.

Humanity is facing natural calamities on earth since times unknown. Different geographical areas are exposed to specific types of natural factors, so the nature...

Externally, Pakistan faces new security threats from looming civil war in Afghanistan, shifting global power dynamics and Sino-US power competition, growing Indo-US strategic partnership,...

According to Maheen Ahmed, a Research Associate at IPRI, Pakistan has done a lot for Afghanistan and the US, yet there are campaigns falsely accusing Pakistan of not doing enough and derailing the Afghan peace process by supporting the Taliban. However, it is high time that countries realize Pakistan cannot and should not "do more."

5th Generation Warfare - All of us have heard this phrase, some of us disregard it as another hoax to fool the common man,...

Sports taught me to set goals; it really gave me a voice and identity. Maia Hamm. Despite all the trials, tribulations and difficulties, Kashmir...

Recently I have been exposed to three bureaucrats who either keep or breed expensive dogs which have affected their performance on the job. The...

For Karl Marx (1818-1883) the major cause of poverty is inequality or uneven distribution of wealth and income. Applying his thoughts in the political...

City development authorities are one of the key institutions in urban development and planning in South Asian cities. Pakistan and India share a history...

Nationalism has been the most potent force in world politics for over 200 years. Its most significant achievement has been establishing the nation as...