In the aftermath of PSX attack, follow this path to neutralise BLA
The killing of eight people in the militant attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on Monday has sent shock waves around...
West Bank annexation and its ramifications for Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to annex parts of West Bank and the Jordan Valley into Israel starting July 1. His plan to...
In Pakistan, why are women the hardest hit by the pandemic?
On April 15, 2020, the UN Secretary-General took to Twitter to draw attention to the escalating domestic violence around the world following the coronavirus. Similarly,...
Elite private school in Lahore rocked by harassment scandal
This article discusses the recent cases of child abuse at an elite private school at Lahore. The author has suggested some precautionary measures to...
How BLA’s attack on PSX is scarier than it looks
With apologies to Ian Fleming for paraphrasing the title, terrorism is back again in Karachi. The attack by the banned BLA at the PSX...
US in desperate need of Pakistan as leaks reveal Russian Intelligence paying cheques to Taliban
As expected, the controversy over Russia’s alleged bounties for killing American and NATO troops in Afghanistan is steadily snowballing. The New York Times has...
Public Service in Pakistan: A Reform Agenda
In 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant of USA appointed Dorman B. Eaton as the chair of the first Civil Service Commission, who later went...
PSX attack: Pakistan should aim to beat India at its own game
We’re all too used to seeing international media conveniently club together the words ‘Pakistan’ and ‘terrorism’ in one sentence. This fossilized narrative that the...
MBS keen on stewarding KSA economy despite setbacks
When Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan announced austerity measures in May, including an $8 billion USD cut back on spending on Vision 2030 —...
The rise and fall of PIA; Has Imran Khan taken the right step?
The following is the tale of how Pakistan International Airlines or PIA, a pioneer in the world of aviation, went from being a valuable...
Why efforts to spread communism failed in Pakistan
There are various communist and socialist parties in Pakistan. The Awami National Party (ANP), being the major one, is in addition to the Communist...
While Chinese & Trump’s interests may align, Pompeo has some other plans
If there is one template on which the Carnegie Endowment of Peace for International Peace, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post can agree with...