Washington must save the Afghan peace process while there is still time

The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad has been visiting Kabul and Doha in what appears to be an unending series of negotiations...

US’s contradicting stance on Kashmir issue despite UN resolutions

At his daily news conference, the United State Department Spokesperson Ned Price, inter alia, said, "The US policy with regard to Kashmir has not changed. We...

Afghan peace deal-is US following Russia’s diplomatic footsteps?

Late last month President Putin's Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov made headlines after proposing the creation of an inclusive transitional coalition government in...

Masarat Alam; Asia’s longest serving political prisoner?

Kashmir’s resistance icon Masarat Alam Bhat may be the longest-serving political prisoner in Asia after Dr Chia Thye Posh of Singapore. He has been...

Masarat Alam: Asia’s longest serving political prisoner?

Kashmir’s resistance icon Masarat Alam Bhat may be the longest-serving political prisoner in Asia after Dr Chia Thye Posh of Singapore. He has been...

Humans of Islamabad suffer due to flawed urban planning

The following article has been written to highlight the challenges faced by the residents of Islamabad. The names of the characters are fictitious but...

Opinion: Is Pakistan’s blasphemy law a result of the ulema-state alliance?

Junaid Hafeez, a university lecturer in Pakistan, had been imprisoned for six years when he was sentenced to death in December 2019. The charge: blasphemy, specifically...

Is RSS the invisible government of India?

While talking to a Cornell college professor, Rahul Gandhi lamented that the RSS was making use of its educational institutions to propagate its tunnel...

Pakistan’s new ‘Geoeconomics’ lawfare

Of late, statements from the highest level in Pakistan’s government have urged the global community to build a relationship with the country centered around “geoeconomic security.”...

Hurly-burly polls; what’s next?

After Daska plight, senate polls were no less than mayhem. The most anticipated battle ended with Yousaf Raza Gillani's victory against Hafeez Shaikh, paving...

What’s causing extremism in Pakistan?

Extremism has become a common social attitude. This attitude is not of any two or four people or in any one sphere of life...

Local government elections- a democratic tragedy in Pakistan

“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” said Lord Acton. This quote befits our political system especially to the enigma of Local Government Elections...