What is at stake in the Strait of Hormuz?
Rockford Weitz | Tensions between the United States, Iran and other countries are flaring again in the Strait of Hormuz. There are competing explanations for what’s going on...
Boris Johnson, ‘political Vegemite’, becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin
Simon Tormey | To no-one’s great surprise, Boris Johnson has been elected by the members of the Conservative Party to be the new leader, and...
Crossing the line – Dr. Farid A Malik
Dr. Farid A Malik | Growing up on Mall Road was both interesting and rewarding. In the sixties, the ‘Janaza’ of Khaksar Leader Inayatullah Khan...
Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Article 15’ going strong at ticket windows!
News Desk | Despite being in the third week of its release, Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Article 15' has been going strong at the Box Office. The...
Cigarette butts are the forgotten plastic pollution – and they could be killing our plants
Dannielle Green | It’s amazing how quickly people have ditched plastic straws thanks to campaigns to discourage us from using such “pointless plastic”. Yet rarely do we...
Humans aren’t designed to be happy – so stop trying
Rafael Euba | A huge happiness and positive thinking industry, estimated to be worth US$11 billion a year, has helped to create the fantasy that happiness...
Instagram influencers: no, having 30,000 followers does not make you a celebrity
Hayleigh Bosher | Claims that anyone with more than 30,000 social media followers is officially a celebrity have been circulating, following a recent ruling by the UK’s Advertising Standards...
Thar Coal: Powering Pakistan
Dr. Farid A Malik | Pakistan is finally on the world Coal Map. On July 08, 2019 power generated from Thar Coal entered the national...
Kulbhushan Jadhav: What India gained & what it didn’t?
Saad Rasool | Earlier this week, on 17th of July, 2019, the International Court of Justice at The Hague rendered its judgment in the infamous...
Can Modi Checkmate China?
Ayanangsha Maitra | Unlike the fiercest fast bowler Prime Minister of Pakistan, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t know how to take wickets. May not...
ICJ judgment in Jadhav Case: Takeaways for Pakistan
Hassan Aslam Shad | India called it Pakistan’s victimization of its innocent national, Kulbhushan Jadhav. Pakistan called it the arrest and conviction of a RAW...
Afghanistan: Peace talks & hiccups
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Zalmay Khalilzad’s recent meetings in Doha and Beijing germinated optimism about reaching a peace deal among the Afghan factions and...