Dream of a modern metropolis Lahore: A family struggle
June brings memories and emotions as it is the month of my birth. During this period, I usually write about my own journey. Hailing...
The simmering pandemic: Mental health in Pakistan
Mental health disorders are increasing at an alarming rate in Pakistan. Social stigma and a lack of awareness combine to worsen the situation. But, all...
India in Kashmir: International law invalidates occupation
The scrapping of article 370 and subsequent annexation and illegal occupation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir by India has once again brought...
Federal budget 2020-21 was a bold move on part of the PTI govt?
The economy which the PTI Govt took over in 2018 had been subjected to horrendous mismanagement force-multiplied by rampant corruption. By the end of...
Why only Modi is capable of resolving border dispute with China
The controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks at the All-Party Conference in New Delhi on June 18 regarding the border clashes with China...
Turkey makes move to benefit from USA – China trade war
A Turkish-US business council is projecting Turkey as a trading alternative to China with the help of influential US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a...
Challenges and Opportunities
That they go together is by now amongst those Chinese words of wisdom, which have so often been quoted that they have lost their...
Unelected rule by Establishments: Embedded in South Asian history?
Students of law and history must master the art of arriving at dispassionate conclusions. This is not an easy task. In doing so they...
China domesticated the “India tiger” thanks to a reckless Modi
The state-sponsored cultivation of hyper-nationalist sentiment is a dangerous tiger that few leaders in history have ever been able to tame, something that Modi...
Why going digital is the way forward for Pakistan
For Pakistan credit and debit cards alone are not enough, mobile phone devices probably will become the primary tool for payments. A young demography...
Justice Isa’s case: making sense of the judgement & its aftermath
The honourable Supreme Court has passed its short-order in the Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s case. And in the aftermath, a new debate concerning the...
Why is Pakistan’s youth obsessed with CSS?
The budget announced by the Federal Government of Pakistan for the financial year 2020-2021, disappointingly, did not include any raise in salaries and pension...