Biological Warfare: The most lethal way of fighting
Coronavirus has sent chills down the spine of the populace across the globe. It is the most lethal forum of virus which, despite untiring...
Bhutto was born to be ‘hanged’
Sir Maurice James the British High Commissioner to Pakistan from 1962 to 1965 had this to say about Bhutto: "Bhutto certainly had the right qualities...
Turkey’s battles on multiple fronts in risky regional power struggle
The optics seem evident: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is at odds with just about everybody. Mr. Erdogan is on opposite sides of Russia in...
What Ails Pakistan’s Economy – A Way forward
Pakistan economy has most of the time been at the brink of collapse and was repeatedly bailed out by world financial institutions. Whenever the...
Brexit to Coronavirus: Globalisation is on retreat?
With the rise of nationalism owing to the catapulting of Trumpian types to the highest echelons of power, this part of the twenty-first century...
Misuse and mismanagement of State resources
I was always impressed by the austerity of our parents' generation in general. Resources of the state, in particular, were handled even more prudently....
Gwadar, security & inclusive development
The journey from the exit out of the Gwadar Airport to the narrow passage through the old town – barely half a kilometre stretch...
PTV Becoming Redundant, Losing its Glorious Past
Growing up in the Pakistan of 1980s, a time before Cartoon Network and HBO, one of my fondest childhood memories is Maa’a waking me...
Kashmir: A way forward
Iltija Mufti daughter of former Chief Minister of J&K Mehbooba Mufti appeared on a NDTV program (https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/the-big-fight/omar-abdullah-mehbooba-mufti-slapped-with-psa-violation-of-democracy-or-essential-for-normalcy-540116?livevideo-top-shows ) where she tried to give an...
Public hanging: Certainty not the severity of punishment matters
Resolution passed by National Assembly on Friday, calling for the public hanging of convicted child killers and rapists, has created quite a stir. The...
Dissection of the idea of “Public Executions” and “Dignity”
Having seen the continuous surge in the shocking, ghastly, and dreadful cases of child abuse in Pakistan, the Members of the National Assembly left...
US uneasy as Iraq gets new prime minister
In happier times, Washington and Tehran might well have zeroed in on Mohammed Tawfik Allawi as their consensus candidate for the post of Iraq’s...