The Weather and Your Mood

Falak Zehra Mohsin | A violent monsoon hit Karachi last year and whilst we heard a lot about the material impact of the heavy rains,...

Witch-hunt or a blunder?

Waqas Shabbir | After the Supreme Court beleaguered Nawaz, he is at loggerheads with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Despite Chairman NAB’s assurance that the...

The Game-Changers

Ikram Sehgal | With US President Trump scrapping the Iran nuclear deal and re-imposing sanctions, the possibility of conflict in the region has increased dramatically....

Ineffectiveness of SAARC and recommendations to make it effective

Bhakhtawar Liaquat | The cause of the SAARC’s institutional dysfunction can be traced in the Indian hegemonic designs and its indifferent behavior towards Pakistan and...

Can colleges increase enrollment?

Sonia Arshad | Educational development and progress owe a good deal to sound policies formulated by the policymakers while staying close to reality.  Unfortunately, in...

Public schools reflect government’s incompetence

Sonia Arshad | Educational development and progress owe a good deal to sound policies formulated by the policymakers while staying close to reality.  Unfortunately, in...

From a Yousafzai to Manzoor Pashteen – Not in my name!!

Shiffa Yousafzai | I am a proud Pathan – who speaks Urdu with an accent. Pashtuns may have entered the sub-continent from the North Western corridor,...

Korean “peace pipeline” gains traction

M K Bhadrakumar | The two “peace pipelines” – one carrying Iranian natural gas via Pakistan to India and a second transporting Russian gas via...

Marx and American leftists are wrong about inequity

Jacob G Hornberger | Not surprisingly, the American left are among those in the world who are honoring the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, the...

Jhelum dethroned its king: Nawaz Show, a major flop

Waqas Shabbir | Jhelum, once considered the home of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz, gave a lukewarm response to deposed premier Nawaz Sharif. Traditional fervor and...

Violence, rape and other fear mongering tactics used by Indian forces in Kashmir Valley

Taimur Khan | Torture, rape, psychological oppression, vandalizing of property and enforced disappearances are few methods of a sustained terror campaign unleashed by the state...

Challenges in cyber space & Pakistan’s counter strategy

Muneeb Imran | In the 20th Century, oil was the most important commodity that drove growth and production but that is not entirely the case...