Declining performance of bureaucracy in Pakistan

Commissioner Gujranwala, the great pet lover, lost his pedigreed German Shepherd dog. As the loss was unstainable, he decided to launch a street search....

The future of PTI’s government in AJK

Manufacture and flouting of alliances have been a high-flying facet of party politics. The rise and decay of alliances remained in fashion till the...

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”.