Op-ed: Trump’s dark era, will Biden’s be any different?
We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping-jacks; they pull the strings and we dance. Our...
Op-ed: the India-Israel nexus and its implications for Pakistan
The India-Israel nexus has never been a mystery, but at present, it is posing a serious threat to regional and national security. The Indian...
East Pakistan: A National Debacle Owned by None, Forgotten by All
World War II was over — but not for Mr. Hiroo Onoda — a lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army, because he did not...
Assassination of Fakhrizadeh, a war against Iran’s intellectuals?
The killing of Iran’s top scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on November 27 is not an isolated incident only for Iran to worry about. It should...
Orchestrating a Greater Gemania; Ludendorff’s expansionist dreams
When in February 1918, the liberal German politician Prince Max of Baden asked his country’s military dictator, Erich Ludendorff, what would happen if the...
Establishment Nawaz Vs. Establishment Colonial
After inserting Article 6 in the 1973 constitution, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) was confident that the era of military takeovers was over. It was...
Op-ed: Picturing a depressed Balochistan
Gross violation of human rights, dilapidated law and order, dwindled health and education sectors, growing poverty; this is a problematic reflection of a province...
Op-ed: Chemical castration of sex offenders
Reprehensible, deplorable, despicable, extremely repugnant, and unforgivable, indefensible, outrageous, besides a non-compoundable, is the offence rape. However, how much detestable it is, it is...
Op-ed: Will Indian government be able to scuttle the farmers’ protest?
Since November 26, 2020, farmers in India, mostly from the Punjab and Haryana have been protesting on the outskirts of chilly New Delhi (four...
Op-ed: German expansionism and slave labour during World War One
It was not until 3 March 1918, that the Bolsheviks were compelled to surrender to Germany in writing, through a peace treaty signed at...
The Politics of the CPEC: Is Punjab being favored?
Scholars, policymakers, and media commentators have been discussing different dimensions of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) across the globe since its beginning in 2013....
Imran Khan’s anti-corruption drive pitched against high odds
How do we explain opposition parties’ cacophony of protests and resignations? Is it opposition for the sake of opposition, or a quest for power...