How Covid affected Pakistan’s economy?
Pakistan's already fragile economy had only just been moving towards stability when the health crisis struck. Experts fear that the pandemic's economic fallout will considerably derail the country's recovery process.
Taiwan: An unexpected flashpoint between US-China
US President Joe Biden gave a clear-cut statement last month that the US will provide weapon assistance to Taiwan for their defense if China attacked. The statement seemed to contradict US policy on Taiwan relations in 1979 which indicates a possible flashpoint between US and China.
Why punishing the Sialkot culprits in not enough?
A Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara, who was working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was beaten to death and his body was later set on fire by a mob over alleged blasphemy. Once again in Pakistan, the blasphemy law has been wrongly used
How RSS can be described as India’s deep state?
Given the overall control of RSS over its strategic role in the formation of the Hindu state, the apparent impact of RSS on its relations with Pakistan is disastrous. It was this idea that won the game back then and even today. The RSS presents itself as a cultural, not a political, organization
Pakistan and Bangladesh: Rethinking the paradigm
This journey of pain, unfortunately, started much before December of 1971. In fact, within just a few years of independence from the British Raj of India, the Bengali Language Movement started in 1952. Adding fuel to fire, the rise of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in West Pakistan
Forks in the Road: The last chance to save a united Pakistan
General Yaqub’s resignation irked Yahya but stimulated him enough to make some significant, but contradictory moves. On one hand, he showed hawkishness by replacing Yaqub with General Tikka Khan, who had a fearsome reputation
Pakistanis liking for shortcuts in policy making
Policies in Pakistan fail due to poor governance caused by micro and mega level corruption along with the curse of clientelism. An analysis of previous development policy failures provides evidence that policy failure has roots in class, institutional, and political structures and looking for shortcuts.
US contradictory human rights policies towards Saudi Arabia and Iran
A quick look at Saudi Arabia and Iran, while emphasizing human rights in U.S. foreign policy can make relations more difficult, is a motivation for actors to ease regional stability and tensions and resolve conflicts. It has been suggested that it has little effect.
Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar speaks on dilapidated system
Choudhry Mohammad Sir apologized for his party performance during his current UK tour. He blamed the "collapsed system" (Bosaida Nizam) for the lack of salvation of the population. Sarwar Sahib was the second governor of the country's largest state (2013-2015, 2013-2015 and 2018, 33rd).
Another innocent life gone in vain?
According to Moied Javeed, a senior telecom executive, there seems to be a clear competition in some quarters of the establishment who want to outshine Zia philosophy and heroics which he created in the 80s in the name of religion.
UN report on excessive use of force and violations of human rights in India
India is playing the anti-China card in order to gain favor with the US and its allies. However, the UN has exposed India's true face by publishing a report on the use of excessive force by police on public roads against journalists and human rights defenders Chandra Bhushan Tiwari and Aakash Hassan
Let’s save Pakistan from getting lynched in Sialkot – Again
Priyantha Diyawadana, a Sri Lankan national who worked as general manager of a factory of the industrial engineering company Rajco Industries in Sialkot, Punjab, was set upon by a violent crowd on Friday. This religious bigotry in society is our new nucleus