What happened in the final presidential debate 2020?
The final presidential debate of the 2020 election was a whole lot to take in. It was a start of the final stretch of...
Is this Quaid’s Pakistan?
The obnoxious incident of disrespect for the Quaid-e Azam’s Mazar by Maryam’s husband Capt. Safdar, while she looked on smiling without any expression, has...
Op-ed: Muslim voters in US should remember who dropped bombs in Islamic countries
During the presidential debate alongside Donald Trump in September, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden uttered the invocative Islamic expression “Inshallah,” meaning “God willing,” to...
Are anti-establishment movements becoming anti-institutional?
Around the world, being anti-establishment is deemed as a status symbol. It has its own political as well as social advantages. Though, some people...
The history of secular education in the subcontinent
When the British came (and they took almost 150 years before they had control over the entire subcontinent) the system of education was managed...
Op-ed: Shiny face of Indian democracy disfigured by repressive laws
In yet another damning report, UN’s high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet expressed 'concern over restrictions on non-governmental organizations, arrests of activists and...
Pakistan’s struggle with air pollution
Over the last 20 years, air in Pakistan has become polluted beyond ordinary levels as climate change becomes a deadly fact. According to a...
Afghanistan: A graveyard of empires?
Afghanistan is a notoriously difficult country to govern. Empire after empire, nation after nation have failed to pacify what is today the modern territory...
Intra-Afghan talks: Understanding the ground realities
Over five weeks into their first face to face meeting, the Afghan government and the Taliban delegations have yet to agree even on the...
Op-ed: Pakistan should raise voice for oppressed people everywhere
Silence ensures a safe journey to the top. Though the silence does do the talking, you can never surely tell one's viewpoint. Like if...
Afghanistan, world’s least peaceful country: Who is responsible?
Imagine Afghanistan. What do you see? Do you visualize poverty, refugees, drugs, suppressed voices, oppressed women, and structural violence? Surely, Afghanistan tells a tale of destruction, terror,...
Reforms needed to destigmatize mental illness in Pakistan
We are dealing with half a million people with 400 psychiatrists in the country. Majority of these psychiatrists are stationed in urban cities. They...