Indo-French alliance hurting South Asian strategic stability

Seeing a fighter aircraft adorned with flowers, with coconuts being put in front of its windshield and sprinkled with Holy water from Ganga is...

COVID-19: Chinese envoy’s startling confession would shake the world

The search for the genesis of COVID-19 is developing into an epic story. Thanks to the insinuations by the US President Donald Trump —...

Distribution of donations & What we are doing wrong

A few days ago, I received an unexpected text from my friend, Arshad; expressing the need to start a donation drive to support daily...

Opinion: Businessmen should be kept away from politics

Business and politics cannot co-exist as they have no commonalities. While a businessman never misses an opportunity to make money, a politician has to...

The Legacy of General Waheed Kakar

Abdul Waheed Khan was born into a Pashtun family of the Kakar tribe (which originally migrated from Zhob, Baluchistan) in the suburbs of Peshawar...

US-Iran tensions: Is Iran deliberately playing with fire?

The United States and Iran, acting on perceptions of one another that seem to be engraved in stone, are on a collision course that...

Pakistan: Leaders must be elected, not imposed

No, political leadership cannot be fabricated. Pakistan is a living proof of this flawed approach. The Chaudhrys of Gujrat, Sharifs of Lahore, Wattoos of...

How to revive COVID-19 hit domestic tourism of Pakistan?

‘Tourism is our mainstay and we are quite excited about the season ahead. More tourists are expected for Eid-ul-Fitr (Muslim festival that follows the...

How will COVID-19 shape the world politics?

During the Cold War, the two antagonists – the USA and former Soviet Union - in their bid to safeguard the vital western and...

Post Brexit UK: New trade opportunities for Pakistan

Britain, post-Brexit, will continue with the GSP+ access for Pakistan and now is the time for Pakistan and Britain to negotiate a FTA, agues ZAK Raja, a solicitor and Member of "Muslims for Britain"

Is Covid-19 a black swan event?

In his book titled “The Black Swan”, author Nassim Nicholas Talib talks about events that come as a surprise, usually have a major impact...

Kerala success story: 3 factors played roled in containing Coronavirus

The Times of India featured a tantalising commentary last week titled Kerala shows the way: Decades of investment in public health is helping the...