Afghanistan may be a middle ground for Saudi-Iranian rivalry
Boasting an almost 1,000-kilometer border with Iran and a history of troubled relations between the Iranians and Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban, Afghanistan...
Why should we pursue a degree in public administration and governance?
Public Administration is key to run government functions and facing contemporary societal challenges effectively. It is a specialized subject of study enabling to work...
Pegasus spyware project: Here’s what we should know
The Pegasus Project is an earth shattering collaboration by more than eighty journalists from seventeen media associations in ten countries facilitated by Forbidden stories,...
What is the possibility and future of Afghanistan as a neo-colonial state?
The latest western withdrawal from Afghanistan marked not just the end of mere military occupation but reinforces the vital historical assertion that Afghanistan can’t...
Pak-Saudi bilateral relation is back on track?
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy a decades-old and warm bilateral relationship that has survived many jolts. Bilateral relations between them strained since April 2015...
Does Islam inhibit our intellectual growth?
Does religion have the ability to spur intellectual growth or is it a wall that acts as an impediment against it? Rather than igniting...
How journaling can improve your well being
People had been keeping diaries for centuries before critics thought to put them under microscopes. Did you know that famous visionaries such as Albert...
Climate change, cloud bursts and urban floodings: Are we prepared?
Various areas of Islamabad faced severe damages after a cloudburst that caused urban flooding in the Federal Capital of Pakistan. According to the meteorological...
Hardened US and Iranian positions amidst the hopes for revival of nuclear deal talks
The United States and Iran seem to be hardening their positions in advance of a resumption of negotiations to revive a 2015 international nuclear...
We don’t need ‘yes men’ in governments
One such principle that demands our reflection is to stay steadfast in adversity or, using more modern terms, the “courage of conviction”.
Editorial: Unending politics of Pakistan Bar Council and media
The author argues that increased politicization of Lawyers' Associations coupled with sensational news cycle by media has created a false narrative about things, leading to creation of politico-commercial nexus, provoking an unwarranted response about things as trivial as dissent in a Judicial Commission of Pakistan ruling.
Climate change crises: A new foremost priority of Pakistan
Pakistan is one of the hardest hit countries by global climate change. due to increased vulnerability of monsoon, temperature, Himalayan glacier melt, and its...