Impending threat to intra-Afghan peace talks
The talks between the Taliban and Afghan government have been formally launched in Doha on September 12. Ending the 40-year-long conflict is a dream...
Tackling rape: Our national habit is to weep after every tragedy
Another rape case, another uproar in the media - but the fact of the matter is that this is not the first case and...
Rape victims don’t lose honour, the rapists do! – Maleeha Hashmey
It is not the one who is “wronged” who loses their honour, but the one who “wrongs” is the one who loses it forever!...
US: The nexus between generals and military industrial complex
As Taliban and Kabul government negotiators undergo the compulsory week long Covid-19 induced quarantine, a couple of developments ahead of the impending intra-Afghan negotiations...
Motorway incident reveals years of injustice
There is no way to put into words the grief, horror and anger that people of Pakistan feel at the indescribable rape of a...
Op-ed: After the demise of Benazir, the Charter of Democracy has resulted in dacoity
Nothing happens in the absence of conviction or commission. As the era of conviction and ideology is over, without upfront payment no work is...
Despite disasters, why is DHA Karachi still the place to be?
Pakistan Meteorological Department has confirmed that Karachi received the heaviest rain in a single day ever in its history when 231 mm rain fell...
Journalism: How a noble profession is disgraced
Journalism, the world over, is regarded as the noblest of professions. Journalists are men and women of reason, wisdom and patience. However, Pakistan’s journalistic...
Death penalty for rape cases and the rule of law
One culprit, just one culprit undergoing the death penalty, while the whole world watches him meet his well-earned destiny is all it is going...
Op-ed: It is time for Pakistani society to shun discrimination based on skin color
As the effect of the Black Lives Matter movement continues to create ripples throughout the world, there is very little in way of discourse...
Why does India oppose the China-Pak Economic Corridor?
India is a major regional player in Asia and has used this to play as a puppet of the US to counter Chinese influence...
Op-ed: Russia is facilitating Indian attempts to contain growing Chinese power
The comments earlier this week by Roman Babushkin, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Russian Embassy in India, suggest that Russia might have...