How Indian rule has undermined the potential of Kashmiris

For centuries, the Kashmiri have been ruled over by the Afghan, Sikh, Dogra, and the British. Some rulers had been nice, others nasty. The...

Op-ed: In Pakistani democracy, self-interests trump ideological motivations

It has been said over and over that the establishment, or in simple terms the army, has always been ruling the country in one-way...

China subtly pressuring Iran to reduce Mideast tensions

Public debates about China’s Middle East policy are as much internal Chinese discussions as they are indications of where Beijing’s thinking is going and...

Op-ed: How India distorted the truth to control occupied Kashmir

In his memoirs, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years, former chief of India’s premier intelligence agencies, Research and Analysis Wing (and Intelligence Bureau) makes no bones...

Withering unity of Muslim Ummah

Conferring upon Narendra Modi, the highest civil award by the UAE government nearly one year back in August 2019, amid a situation where Modi...

Borrowed governance system of West not fit for Pakistan

Pakistan is a democratic ‘constitutional republic’. In simpler words, Pakistan is a democracy that is supposed to function according to the institutional framework enshrined...

Pakistan’s polio conundrum, only reforms can help

Saving our children from the menace of Polio is not only a public health gain but also a boost to the national economy, productivity,...

OpEd: Ban factions of Muslim League to restore ‘Vote ki Izzat’

As a Muslim league child, I am appealing to the Prime Minister (PM) to ban all factions of the Pakistan Muslim League for repeatedly...

Remembering 2020 Madrassa Attack: Education should be the reason for peace, not tragedy

Imagine October 27, 2020. It was a fine morning with a gentle breeze blowing. The kids and other students were bustling around their homes...

What future awaits for war-torn Afghanistan?

For the last four decades, the Afghan nation has been suffering from devastating wars and bloody conflicts. First, the Afghan jihad that started in...

How India uses hybrid warfare to destabilise Pakistan from within

Disinformation’ is a concept that finds mention in Sun Tzu’s Ping Fa (Principles of War). Even before Sun Tzu, Kautliya in Arthashastra supported disinformation...

Dossier shows Pakistan’s new ‘resolve and intent’ to counter Indian threats

In what came as a surprise to as many in Pakistan and across the border, the dossier released by Pakistan on 13 November alleging...