Erdogan’s dangerous populist gamble at home

On 10 July, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued an official decree which declared the iconic monument of Hagia Sophia, which is currently a...

CPEC, digital connectivity and Pakistan-China ties

The 820-kilometer-long fiber optic cable project at a cost of $46 million stretches from China’s western Xinjiang region and enters Pakistan through Khunjerab border...

India’s claims on Kashmir rest on a dubious legal instrument

Flouting United Nations' resolutions, India under Narendra Modi converted the disputed Jammu and Kashmir State into its Union territory like other states. AG Noorani...

Importance of social media usage by government officials

As the entire country is pinned down into submission by the unbreakable shackles of the current lockdown, everyone is forced to form an actual...

Is online gaming all that bad?

Is a blanket ban on online gaming bad? The recent ban on the highly popular and addictive game PUB-G by PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority)...

Pakistan’s political sphere: Can this “immoral order” be fixed?

5 July 1977 invokes a lot of bad memories. It was the start of the Zia Dark Ages whose lasting product has been the...

Afghan transit trade: The plight of traders

Pakistan is currently facing many conspiracies, mostly internal. One of them by the bureaucracy, led by the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR). The objective;...

Is PTI planning a U-turn on the South Punjab issue?

The only time our political heavyweights agree upon their constituents’ plight is when the electoral procedure is about to kickstart. At no other time,...

A bouncy journey for Pakistan: 1947-2020 (Part 2)

During Zardari’s 5-year black rule, ethics, high morals, values and principles were replaced with immorality. Corruption as well as corrupt practices scaled new heights...

East Asia’s victory against coronavirus has lessons for all

No government should be blamed for a pandemic, but they should be scrutinized for how they respond to one. As the epicentre of coronavirus...

A bouncy journey for Pakistan: 1947-2020 (Part 1)

After achieving which no one else could achieve, Quaid-e-Azam passed away one year after the birth of Pakistan. Allah willed his departure honorably since...

Palestine plays regional power politics with proposed energy deal

When Faed Mustafa, Palestine’s ambassador in Ankara, expressed interest in June in negotiating with Turkey an agreement on the delineation of maritime boundaries in the...