Youth & Reforms: Highlights of Azerbaijan’s Snap Elections 2020

There are some fine new things trending in world politics; Reforms and youth. And I witnessed both these things in Azerbaijan’s political scene when...

Pakistan’s Economic policy requires drastic reforms

No doubt, the current account deficit has tremendously narrowed down at the back of a drastic decline in imports. That allows built-up of reserves...

Is Pakistan a competent nation?

When it comes to short term personal interests, perhaps we are the smartest people that ever stepped on the earth. Unfortunately for long term...

Imran Khan’s Five Biggest Enemies! – Maleeha Hashmey

"One can't wage war under present conditions without the support of the public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms...

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...