Op-ed: What’s The Future Of Afghanistan After Trump?

Russia's Prediction For Afghanistan Many questions are swirling about President-Elect Biden's foreign policy upon his impending inauguration next week, but one of the most relevant...

Op-ed: Criminal Justice System in Elitist States – A State Sponsored Drama Played by Salaried Puppets

The criminal justice system is such a versatile policy tool that it can be used in either way as per the designs of its...

Op-ed: External Threats to National Stability

Pakistan can be called an open region of interests for external factors involved in national instability. 9/11 reshaped the global dynamics and war on...

Op-Ed | Fifth Generation War: reality or propaganda?

Recently I came across an article by Ahsan I Butt in Al-Jazeera, titled "Has a ‘fifth-generation war’ started between India and Pakistan?". It was...

Op-ed: Suicides and fratricides in India’s counter insurgency forces

Every now and then, the media flashes news of suicides and fratricides in Indian armed forces. Not only the jawans (soldiers) but also officers,...

US-China tussle: Middle East braces for fallout

China would like the world to believe that the Middle East and North Africa region does not rank high on its totem pole despite...

Strengthening rule of law through speedy convictions & election reforms

‘Naya Pakistan’ hangs in the balance. Free and fair elections in 2023 are crucial for the country. The issue of corruption will dominate this...

The unceasing plight of Hazara community

The conclusion of the Hazara sectarian killings issue in Machh, followed by six days of protesting by the bereaved, is this: one man’s ego...

Recidivism or Rehabilitation: Pakistan should invest in prisoners, not prisons

Developing a society requires more than introducing positive growth reforms and increasing demographic capacity or economic competence. For a society to thrive in development...

Recognizing Israel, what will it mean for Pakistan?

The foremost challenge for a newly independent state is to seek its sovereignty. The prevailing Westphalian system spells out that a state needs to...

PCGCs take over, Karandaaz seems to have forgotten basic fundamentals

In their ambition to grab PCGC, those pushing to convert GoP grant to equity in favour of Karandaaz have forgotten the basic fundamentals of...

Facebook and Twitter silence Trump: Nothing done to curb violence and lies in South Asia?

On January 8th, Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account after an internal review. The American microblogging service claimed that the president’s tweets posed...