Iran accidently sacrifices Chabahar, Afghan border security takes precedence
The recent political crisis that exploded between Iran and Afghanistan after the former's security forces were accused of forcing over 50 of the latter's...
Covid-19: Keep this in mind before easing the lockdown
As the government is moving from lockdown to easing restrictions on businesses and allowing some normalcy, we must remember, Pakistan is not out of...
‘Only the danda can fix this nation’
Covid-19 has turned the collective gaze of society inwards in more ways than one. Families in the subcontinent and world over have begun to...
The day Hitler lost the Second World War
Three-quarters of a century ago the Third Reich lay in ruins, its ruler Adolf Hitler dead, having shot himself in the right temple with...
Bio warfare: The masterminds of COVID-19
Pakistan is fighting the battle against COVID-19 alongside global populations. At some point, the country will have to enforce a total nationwide curfew under...
Whose lockdown version is better? Sindh or Central?
The lockdown controversy surrounding the Sindh province which favours a strict lockdown, while the federal government insists on a much milder form continues to...
Countering Islamophobia by studying literature
Back in 2019, Pakistan presented a six-point mechanism in the United Nations (UN) against Islamophobia and hate narratives. It was a much needed and...
Coronavirus battle: Why not a collective response?
There is a miasma of despair that is staring into our faces because of the coronavirus. It is not just because of the rising...
A pressure cooker situation in Kashmir
The world has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus. Almost everything has come to a standstill. Life has never been so calm yet...
Saudi Arabia’s MBS struggles as geopolitics gets out of hand
Oil Price War: Saudi US Rift Combatting the coronavirus and coping with the pandemic’s economic fallout may be Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s...
China takes over the world leadership role abandoned by US
For nearly a century, or at least three-quarters of one, the United States has embraced a leadership role in the international arena. From World...
Covid-19: Say no to conspiracy theories or invite another crisis
United States’ President Donald Trump thinks that COVID19 is a `Chinese virus’. Conspiracy theories are making rounds that the virus was compounded in a...