Justice Qazi Faez Isa reference: Supreme Court in a fix?
A dialogue from the movie "Scent of a woman" captivated my imagination in the coming years and decades. The gritty retired colonel on one...
False flag attempt in Jammu and Kashmir by India
On May 28 this year, media in India reported the security forces in the Pulwama district of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) had...
Indo-China tensions: US interests & regional implications
On June 15, Sino-Indian tensions spiked with the killing of 20 soldiers during a confrontation in the Galwan Valley-- the mountainous region of Ladakh....
How to end prevailing deadlock in Afghanistan
The release of 3,000 Taliban prisoners by President Ashraf Ghani’s administration has generated optimism about the long-delayed intra-Afghan peace talks, with the Taliban announcing...
Covid-19: A multifaceted challenge
In the initial days of the First World War, it was believed that the war was going to be short and decisive. Many prominent...
A country marred by corruption
As a political activist, I could never imagine that one day political resistance would intermingle with corruption. In the Ayub era, the political ‘dark...
How can Pakistan and India cooperate on COVID 19?
It is said that crisis brings out the best in the human race, then the COVID-19 pandemic presents an excellent opportunity for both India...
What makes Syria one of the most lucrative destination for China
Mohammed Jarah and Ahmad Bustati’s warehouse in Damascus symbolized the emergence of China as the largest supplier of industrial and consumer goods to Syria...
War in Libya and Syria getting out of control!
Europe’s headaches just got worse. Its efforts to contain wars on its doorstep in Libya and Syria have failed at a moment that Europe...
How Germany restored civilian supremacy: Ludendorff and Kapp Putsch
A century ago, on 13 March 1920, a far-right coup d'etat was implemented against the nascent Weimar Republic, known as the Kapp Putsch, which...
Has Imran Khan forgotten PAT and the Model Town massacre victims?
PM Imran Khan, I am writing this to remind you of an old promise that you might have forgotten about after assuming the state's...
Middle East problems amplified by coronavirus
A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle East leaders at a crossroads as they struggle...