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...

Indo-China tensions: excellent opportunity for Pakistan to cash in?

We have always missed opportune moments to resolve the Kashmir dispute. In the 1962 India/China war, we should have attacked or at least moved...

From Chiniot to Harvard; the story of a boy from Pakistan

From matriculation in Chiniot and a Bachelors degree in Karachi to Harvard University in USA; my journey has had me attend top institutes in...

Repercussions of tensions between India and China for Asia

The uprising of Ladakh in 1959 had transformed into a full-fledged war between China and India in 1962. It resulted in a rather unfavourable...

What makes ICC investigation of US war crimes in Afghanistan highly sensitive

Britain has joined France and Germany to break with the United States over President Trump’s Executive Order on June 11 authorising economic sanctions against...
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