Is our Education system actually teaching: The answer is NO
Opinion | In matters of state and politics, the ‘urgent’ has an uncanny ability to crowd out the ‘important’. Stuck in the urgency of a...
Indian Secular roots have shattered: Modi turned it into “Hindu Rashtra”
Opinion | The Indian authorities are right in saying that the protesters are misled, but they're wrong in claiming that this is because of fake...
Qasem Soleimani: Archduke of the 21st Century
Opinion | By no means, the view of Martin Luther is to be taken with the grain of salt which holds that blood alone moves...
Simla Agreement: “Peace” that almost happened
Opinion | The aftermath of the 1971 Indo-Pak war begat the Simla Agreement in July 1972, negotiated by India from an ill-gotten position of strength...
NAB law amended for Civil Servants to deliver: Imran Khan
Opinion | Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Allama Iqbal Industrial City (M3) Faisalabad, a special economic zone (SEZ) on Friday, Jan 3rd. This special...
Qassim Soleimani murder: An action that US will regret
Opinion | The killing of Iranian military leader Qassim Soleimani proves the point: The United States has perfected the art of strengthening Iranian hardliners fuelled...
US military struck hornet’s nest: Violent rifts in Middle East
Opinion | The United States stirred a hornet’s nest that stretches far beyond Iraq when it this weekend attacked an Iranian-backed militia. The fallout of the US...
2019 – Year of Tourism Success in Pakistan
Opinion | 2019 has been a remarkable year for the hospitality & tourism industry in Pakistan. Many milestones have been achieved with success. These milestones...
2019 saw defiance and protests: How would 2020 be any different?
Opinion | Like 2019, the new year and perhaps the new decade is likely to be pockmarked by popular protest, particularly in the Middle East...
Putin fine tuned Yeltsin’s Russia back into Powerful Soviet Union
Opinion | When I left Moscow after completing my second assignment in the Embassy at the end of 1989, I never imagined that I was...
“New Elections” without “Electoral Reforms” will be meaningless: Why?
Opinion | The combined opposition parties are demanding fresh elections. Unless the ground rules are worked out it may prove to be an exercise in...
Journey ends for “Naya Pakistan”: 2019 year of Khan for all the wrong reasons
2019 - the year of speculation, the MIG of Abhinadhan, the fall of the democratic god, Fizzled Fazlu, exploding trains, and still, Imran. As I...