Farah Adeed discusses Justice Mansoor Ali Shah’s latest 11-page judgment in which he has declared that “a woman, whatever her sexual character or reputation may be, is entitled to equal protection of law”. The writer terms it as the victory of reason over tradition. Read an interesting op-ed.

The United States emerged as the wealthiest nation from World War II and shaped a “rules-based order,” which is under stress with China’s steady...

Ali Baba and Forty Thieves is an Arabian fable about the exploits of a woodcutter and some forty-odd characters. It’s a story of lust,...

The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad has been visiting Kabul and Doha in what appears to be an unending series of negotiations...

The following article has been written to highlight the challenges faced by the residents of Islamabad. The names of the characters are fictitious but...

Of late, statements from the highest level in Pakistan’s government have urged the global community to build a relationship with the country centered around “geoeconomic security.”...

Let us get rid of the scoundrels. Conviction through the courts seems impossible. Weakness in the common law to combat white-collar crime, combined with...

Over the past week, the hypocrisy of Pakistan’s broken democratic ‘system’ has become visible for all and sundry. On Tuesday, 3rd of March, Yousaf...

Only a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan concluded his maiden visit to Sri Lanka – a first by any head of government since...

Let us now look at the second iceberg of global growth that has hit manifest destiny and has created that sinking feeling among its...

‘The spectator who casts a mournful view over the ruins of ancient Rome is tempted to accuse the memory of the Goths and Vandals...

Shahid Sattar and Eman Ahmed Reassessing Growth Narratives of Pakistan There is no dearth of development discourse in the context of Pakistan, but the burning question...