It’s about time we chant the slogan “Kashmiri lives matter!”
The anti-racism movement, “Black lives Matter” (BLM) has created a global outcry from several quarters. While in the US, the place of origin of...
India’s Chabahar fiasco: There’s more to this disaster than meets the eye
Earlier this week, India suffered a foreign policy setback of unprecedented proportions, as Iran announced that it was ‘dropping’ India from the Chabahar-Zahedan Railway...
The textile industry needs state support to survive COVID-19
Last week SDPI (Sustainable Development Policy Institute) organized through webinar a “Consultative Dialogue on Textile & Garment Sector Outlook Amid Covid-19”, between the Government,...
The Afghan peace process: Hoping against hope!
As millions of impoverished Afghans are anxiously waiting for some breakthrough on the commencement of intra-Afghan talks, there is an eerie sense of indifference...
Importance of social media usage by government officials
As the entire country is pinned down into submission by the unbreakable shackles of the current lockdown, everyone is forced to form an actual...
Pakistan’s political sphere: Can this “immoral order” be fixed?
5 July 1977 invokes a lot of bad memories. It was the start of the Zia Dark Ages whose lasting product has been the...
Afghan transit trade: The plight of traders
Pakistan is currently facing many conspiracies, mostly internal. One of them by the bureaucracy, led by the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR). The objective;...
How India knowingly dumped Iran
These easily discernible strategic chain reactions were regrettably missed by many experts owing either to unfamiliarity with the guiding motivations of each related party...
Why is no money available for improving Karachi?
Alamgir Khan, the founder and leader of the ‘Fix It’ movement of Karachi, stood on the largest choked rainwater drain of the city, warning...
Uzair Baloch’s JIT: The right questions to ask
Every time you think that you have seen the worst of politics in Pakistan, you are amazed to discover that there are still deeper...
Why you never hear about Indian hotel ban against Chinese nationals?
The Hindustan Times' report late last month that the Delhi Hotel and Restaurants Owners Association (DHROA) won't provide accommodation to Chinese nationals in light...
How the India’s worst losses since 1999 occurred at Galwan
Furious hand-to-hand fighting raged across the Galwan river valley for over eight hours on Monday night, as People’s Liberation Army assault teams armed with...