Democratising Pakistan: Need for an inclusive public discourse

Farah Adeed | The quality of democracy is to a reasonable degree linked with the quality of public discourse in a given society. As the...

India raises the ante in proxy terrorism in Baluchistan – Jan Achakzai

Jan Achakzai | In the run-up to Pakistan National Day, there have been serious security incidents including a terrorist attack claiming six lives of Levis...

Who would win India’s $5b election?

Amjed Jaaved | Some 814 million voters speaking 1,652 languages will vote in 900,000 voting centres across India over 35 days in the upcoming national...

Pakistan, Afghan Peace and India – Ikram Sehgal

Ikram Sehgal | After almost two decades the US-led NATO intervention in Afghanistan aimed at eradicating the Taliban had no end in sight. US President...

Punjab, Sindh continue to evade police reform

Abdul Rahman Malik | The police remain one department that is oft-criticised by almost every segment of our society. A lot is desired of the...

Naya Pakistan: sowing the seeds right

Dr Kalsoom Sumra | The incumbent government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has so far lived up to its promise of following an anti-status quo...

The battle for leadership of the Muslim world: Turkey plants its flag in Christchurch – James M Dorsey

Dr. James M Dorsey | When Turkish vice-president Fuat Oktay and foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu became this weekend the first high-level foreign government delegation to...

Christchurch massacre: the way forward

Asif Haroon Raja | "The time has come for America to hear the truth about this tragic war. In international conflicts, the truth is hard...

Is Imran Khan the man that Pakistan needs?

Sheikh Shabir | The decades-long strained relations between India and Pakistan deteriorated to an alarming level post-Pulwama suicide bomb attack which saw about 40 Indian...

Goodbye Mr. Chips: A case of political compulsion or lack of vision?

Farah Adeed | According to some media reports, Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board has decided to remove ages-old novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips, taught at the...

India, Pakistan threatened to unleash missiles at each other: sources

Sanjeev Miglani & Drazen Jorgic | The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by U.S....

More deeds less words needed on the economy – Dr. Kamal Monnoo

Dr. Kamal Monnoo | Reckon once the Finance Minister is done with his priorities of what anyone’s surname should be or should oratory be in...