What does Biden’s ‘deliberate ambiguity’ on Iran sanctions imply?
The Trump administration tightened the noose further around Iran’s beleaguered economy on Thursday, October 8, announcing a fresh round of sanctions that will effectively...
‘Kattar Hindu Ekta’: Persecution of Muslims has defaced ugly face of secular India
The Delhi Police in its supplementary charge sheet have made startling revelations. The 2,695-page ‘Delhi Police’s report points out that the RSS goons created...
Op-ed: Banning TikTok will do more harm than good
In a move that came as a shock to many – but perhaps also as a relief to others– the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA)...
Op-ed: Weakening the military will weaken Pakistan to its core
Recently, there is an uptick in the national and international campaign against Pakistan’s military, regarding the politicization of the military by different political forces,...
Op-ed: Saudi, UAE have replaced religion with nationalism for legitimizing government
Public opinion polling in the Arab world suggests that autocratic leaders like Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his UAE counterpart, Mohammed bin...
Violence against women: Who is responsible?
In a country where women constitute an estimated 50% of the population, and the society is rocked by ever increasing incidents of violence against...
Islam in the West: Freedom to express or oppress?
Atheism has been on the rise during the recent years, mostly in the West, where a big chunk of the people, especially youngsters, prefer...
Nuclear power: clean, cheap, and sustainable source of energy for Pakistan
The great power of the atom is not limited to warfare. The nuclear technology can supply a clean, cheap, and sustainable source of energy...
Motivational speakers, the new form of “Banarasi Thugs”
“You can have anything you want in life” and “You were born to win” are the grand statements made by motivational speakers. Imagine the...
The Great Transformation: How is RSS transforming India into a fascist regime?
Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister, like so many other Bharatiya Janata Party stalwarts, makes no bones about having been a member of the...
Moving towards multipolarity: End of a unipolar world
“Make America great again” - a slogan that formed the nucleus of Trump’s electoral campaign vividly suggests that America is no more a great...
Trump or Biden – Who is best for Pakistan?
President Trump foretold that the pandemic was nearing its end. Yet, he and his Mrs are now perhaps USA’s most prominent coronavirus patients. Just...