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...

How India knowingly dumped Iran

These easily discernible strategic chain reactions were regrettably missed by many experts owing either to unfamiliarity with the guiding motivations of each related party...

Will Sino-Indian deescalation result in long-lasting peace?

After bloody scuffle on Sino-Indian Line of Actual Control at Ladakh, China and India have agreed to create a buffer zone, with both sides...

Why is no money available for improving Karachi?

Alamgir Khan, the founder and leader of the ‘Fix It’ movement of Karachi, stood on the largest choked rainwater drain of the city, warning...

Uzair Baloch’s JIT: The right questions to ask

Every time you think that you have seen the worst of politics in Pakistan, you are amazed to discover that there are still deeper...

Untargeted aerial bombing of Germany delayed Nazi defeat

The English Air Force chief Arthur Harris had been convinced that attempts to bomb Germany "city by city”, as he said it in mid-1942,...

The story of intrigues, deception & the dual accession of Kashmir

Each year, on 19 July the Kashmiris on both sides of Line of Control and across the world observe the Accession to Pakistan Day....

China’s growing power in Central Asia & Middle East: Challenge for the US

China's increasing presence on the international scene is an undeniable threat to the US-led world order. Critical to China's emergence as a major power...

India is committed to spoiling peace efforts in Afghanistan

While India has gained significantly because of  U.S. participation in Afghanistan and has considerably increased its influence in Afghanistan through economic and military assistance,...

Why you never hear about Indian hotel ban against Chinese nationals?

The Hindustan Times' report late last month that the Delhi Hotel and Restaurants Owners Association (DHROA) won't provide accommodation to Chinese nationals in light...

Israel’s open fire policy and human rights don’t go hand in hand

Israel kept on growing illicit settlements and related frameworks in the occupied West Bank, as well as in East Jerusalem, by legitimizing stations constructed...