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Friday, November 21, 2025

The Khashoggi crisis: Putting Humpty Dumpty back together – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and potential Western sanctions against Saudi Arabia have sparked renewed debate about the value of the...

What began with a bang, ended in a whimper – Javed Hassan

Javed Hassan | “We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey, and let it keep...

Asia Bibi case verdict, fallacious arguments and our national mindset

Zain Ullah Khattak | Supreme Court of Pakistan, a leading judicial body of Pakistan, announces Asia Bibi case in Islamabad; as soon as declaration has...

‘DIRECTORATE S‘ by Steve Coll’: Biasness at its peak

Imran Jan | Yet another ISI-bashing book unsurprisingly by Steve Coll. It is merely a repetition of the boring and bias-laden anti-ISI narrative. It is...

Oppressed Kashmiris and the right of self-determination

Abdul Rasool Syed | Like every year, the people of Kashmir marked 27th October as a black day. On this very fateful day in 1947,...

BRI: Responses of the US and EU

Haseeb-Ur-Rehman & Dr. Farwa Sial | In contrast to other development funds and economic corridors, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is distinct in its...

Relations beyond the veil: Pakistan, Israel and the Muslim world

Dr Zafar Khan Safdar | The conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs has endured for more than a century. It centers on control of...

Is Higher education priority of KPK Government? – Zain Ullah Khattak

Zain Ullah Khattak | Since 1947, the creation of Pakistan Education remained mostly as a provincial subject till the Constitution of 1973. HEC was established...

Asia Bibi case and ruling of the Supreme Court – M Zafar Khan Safdar

M Zafar Khan Safdar | Asia Bibi’s case gained national prominence because of brave, pluralist politician like Salman Taseer who served as the 26th Governor of Punjab from 2008...

Saudi Arabia and Iran: When it comes to exiles, the pot calls the kettle black – James M Dorsey

James M Dorsey | If Saudi Arabia is under pressure to give chapter and verse on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its consulate...

Addicted to gadgets? We have solution for you!

Saba Waqas | We, the urban dwellers, exhibit a varying degree of gadget fixation. Where it has made our life convenient, undemanding, and beneficial, one...