United States a superpower or a hub of drug addicts? – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | After decades of warfare, the federal drug war has become a predictable cycle. Drug dealer, drug gang, or drug user busted....
Education: A luxury afforded by the rich
Faria Zeeshan | Can this society ever change for the better for those countless deprived souls who barely survive each day? Will it ever change...
Still dying for nothing in Afghanistan – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | It wasn’t until history class in college that I heard of the Thirty Years War. My immediate reaction was: No way!...
Economy – Keep it Simple – Dr. Kamal Monnoo
Dr. Kamal Monnoo | The bar is set high as the new Imran Khan government tries to grapple with the economic situation in the country....
Prime Minister of Pakistan given wrong advice on not going to UN General Assembly – Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani
Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani | 73rd session of the UN General Assembly will open on 18 September. The General-Debate will start from 25 September 2018...
Transcript Diplomacy – Brig. Samson Sharaf
Brigadier Samson Simon Sharaf | On the eve of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Pakistan, the controversy surrounding the Transcript Diplomacy has...
The fear of being labeled a conspiracy theorist – Jacob G Homberger
Jacob G Homberger | One of the CIA’s most successful propaganda campaigns in its 70-year history has been its use of the term “conspiracy theorist”...
Kill depression before it kills you! – Maleeha Hashmi
Maleeha Hashmi | Yesterday I saw my Facebook Newsfeed flooded with the condolence status updates by many of my friends over the tragic news of...
The 2018 Election: Some observations – Muhammad Zahid Rifat
Muhammad Zahid Rifat | The casting of a vote in the general election for the National and Provincial Assemblies on July 25, 2018, was my...
Of helicopters, misplaced priorities & exploitation by media
Uzair Javaid | Prelude August 18th, Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's new Prime Minister, officially taking over the charge of power in the corruption...
No to IMF bail out – Farid A Malik
Dr. Farid A Malik | Since the late 1980s, Pakistan has availed 12 IMF bail-out packages with disastrous results. Now a 13th package is being...
The civil-military argument – Saad Rasool
Saad Rasool | Throughout our history, Pakistan has been consumed by (an ongoing) debate about civil-military imbalance. This argument stands on two assertions, one factual...