The politics behind ceasefire in Afghanistan

A high-powered Taliban delegation was in Islamabad for talks last week with Pakistani leaders. The delegation was led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar—the deputy...

Senate elections through ‘open ballot’: What does the Constitution say?

Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with several members of his political party, have argued in favour of holding the upcoming Senate Elections through ‘open...

Human rights issues in Pakistan: Predicament of a common man

A society in which inhumanity becomes the norm is in serious turmoil. According to the great humanist: Abdul Sattar Edhi, “Humanity is the biggest...

Farmers Protest in India: The Beginning of a ‘Sikh Spring’

When tens of thousands of farmers marched towards the Indian capital of New Delhi on their tractors and on foot demanding the Modi government...

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...
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