Smart lockdowns in Pakistan: making them smarter

Smart lockdowns are a viable option of active intervention of the government to launch targeted tracking, tracing, testing and quarantine mechanism in coordination with...

PTI governance: A series of mismanaged affairs

Constant management gaffes by the PTI government are not just becoming a source of embarrassment for the Pakistani nation, but now also posing a...

New turf war emerging in Jerusalem has everyone’s attention

Israel, with the backing of the Trump administration, may have full administrative control of Jerusalem but that has not shielded the city from becoming...

India and China fundamentally misunderstand each other on the LAC

The post-Galwan joint statement resolves that LAC and status quo shall be abided by. In the past similar statements have been made as well...

How to make sure Baloch lives matter

Fatima Ishaq's brother, Imam Ishaq Baloch, disappeared 2 years ago. Fatima used every platform to highlight her concerns and advocate for his release, however,...

Afghan Endgame: Time running out for Kabul government

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad paid his second visit to Islamabad in less than a month on July 1 and held consultations with Pakistani...

Judge Arshad Malik’s misconduct may help reform the judiciary

On Friday, the Administrative Committee of the honourable Lahore High Court—consisting of the seven senior most judges, headed by the Chief Justice—dismissed the infamous...

Responsibility of ‘dubious licenses’ falls squarely with the CAA, not PIA

Our country, its organisations and economic health is experiencing a pitch-black moment. It appears that the darkness has entered deep into perpetuity. However, the...

Gulf security: troubled by unreliability of traditional partners

Resolving the tug of war in the Middle East will require a backing away from approaches that treat conflicts as zero-sum games, and engagement...

Is education in mother-tongue really essential?

One of the most beautiful and precious blessings for any human is their language. And the most loved language by any human on earth...

Has India legalised the use of torture on its citizens?

India, a non-permanent member of the United Nations’ Security Council, is the world’s largest secular democracy. It abstained from voting in favour of `UN...

Declare Emergency now: Is this the only way of salvation for Pakistan

Revising their original estimates within three months, WHO says a “second”, and maybe a “third wave” “is likely”, both the IMF and the US...