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Thursday, January 15, 2026

FATF and the politics behind ‘terrorism’

Pakistan is struggling hard to wriggle out of the Financial Action Task Force grey-list. Pakistan needs 15 out of 39 votes to get rid...

Op-ed: Focus on export, FDI requires paradigm shift in Pakistan’s foreign policy

Efforts to increase export ranks are among the highest priorities of any government wishing to invigorate economic growth and thereby achieve economic independence. As...

Saudi Arabia: The journey from ultra-conservatism to ultra-modernism

Saudi Arabia, currently, is undergoing a phenomenal metamorphosis; a country widely known for its ultra-conservative posture is now gradually moving towards liberalism. It is...

Op-ed: Research is on the rise as teaching appears to be in decline

Some days ago, I discovered by chance an Urdu article of Waseem Khattak entitled “Asaatza kay tahqeeqi maqalay taleem ko tabah kar rahy hen”,...

Op-ed: Draconian laws in India are not synonymous with constitutional democracy

Reuters (September 11, 2020) stunned readers by reporting that `Indian state uses draconian law to detain those accused of killing cows'. The northern state...

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...
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