Hagia Sophia Mosque: Resonating the Revival of Islamic Identity
Beautifully situated on the shores of the Bosphorus straits connecting the Marmara Sea to the Black Sea and regarded as the border between Europe...
Golden opportunity under PTI rule: Ensuring complete freedom of citizens
It was early 1971, I was preparing for my FSc exams. We went to visit our extended family living on Shalimar Road, where I...
Berke Khan: The Savior of the Muslim Civilization
Waters of river Tigris (Dajla) had become red with the blood of slaughtered Muslims of Baghdad. Nearly all residents of the city were either...
While celebrating Nuclear Security Index improvement, Pakistan needs to act cautiously
The 2020 Nuclear Security Index by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) revealed that the progress on Global Nuclear Security had slowed significantly during the...
China-Iran strategic nexus: Implications for Pakistan
China and Iran are reportedly mulling over striking a strategic-cum-economic deal worth $400 billion. The yet-to-conclude deal is reportedly dropping India out of the key...
As the Libyan conflict widens, ugly designs are unveiled
The Libyan war goes on as the international community appears to have run out of options on how to bring the warring factions to...
Digital is the way forward for BISP, Ehsaas & all cash transfers!
Mass poverty and pandemics are both facts of life that involve millions of people at the same time. The same can be said for...
Reappraisal of border policy necessary for cordial Pak-Afghan ties
Not very long ago, bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan had reached more than $3 billion. For a country that has had acrimonious relations...
USA and China need to understand true costs of war
The First World War showed plainly that the resort to armed conflict is the most devious and damaging of all policies. Even in the...
Ayub Khan vs Madar-e-Millat: the Flickering light from Fatima Jinnah’s Lantern
By 1965 Ayub Khan had managed to declare himself Field Marshal and omnipotent ruler of the first Islamic Democracy of the world. Like most...
Trump’s niece exposes his dark side
In a new book authored by President Trump’s niece Mary Trump, some startling revelations have been made about the President’s personality. The book, Too...
Royal courts and governmental ‘Darbar’ structures
When King John reluctantly signed the Magna Carta in London on June 15, 1215 the rule of the Royal Court or ‘darbar’ came to...