Has Pakistan’s political culture sidelined our youth?
“Pakistan is proud of her youth, particularly the students who have always been at the forefront in the hour of trial and need. You...
HIV on the rise – environmental racism or criminal negligence?
HIV is the killer disease hiding in the underbelly of the COVID crisis. Lot of people are feared to have been infected and some...
What just happened in Jordan?
Jordan is one of those few countries that's friends with everyone and enemies with no one, which is why the world paid attention last...
Post May 2021 phase : what future choices does the Taliban have?
The Biden administration is reviewing the Afghan Peace process with circumspection and caution. We may, therefore, see a different US exit strategy in the...
Islam and Trade: Can Ulema be Merchants?
Farah Adeed discusses Maulana Tariq Jamil’s decision to launch a clothing brand titled MTJ. He deals with an important question: does Islam allow ulemas to become traders? The early history of Muslims and their great civilization from the eighth to eleventh centuries reveals some interesting facts, he argues.
Warning signs for Africa: how Chinese investment is reshaping the region
During the past decade, China’s rapidly growing presence in Africa has increasingly become a topic for debate in the international media and among economists...
Responding to humanitarian crisis to ensure lasting peace
|Maryam Tariq and Mina Anwar The rapidly rising humanitarian crisis in South Sudan may have more than just national implications. The political volatility underpinning...
New endgame for Pakistan as Russia’s FM to visit after 10 years
Russia's Foreign Minister Sargi Lavarov's visit to Pakistan is happening after almost a decade and is hugely significant. He is accompanied by the experienced...
US-NATO proxy war against Assad’s Syria
The Syrian president Bashar al-Assad must have looked on with some concern, as the US-NATO partnership began their attack on Libya in mid-March 2011....
Great power competition in Middle East-US dominance at stake?
Over the last few years, a sense of the global withdrawal of the United States has contributed to the weakening of the international order...
Growing Pak-Lanka relations, all thanks to India
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have always been reliable allies with their historic relations regardless of geographical and religious constraints. This equation of reliance and...
Islamophobia in France-from the past to the present
The way jejune Emmanuel Macron has dealt with the issue of repulsive pasquinade of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH), it’s a clear indication that there’s...