Harsh Turkish condemnation of Xinjiang cracks Muslim wall of silence – James M Dorsey
James M Dorsey | In perhaps the most significant condemnation to date of China’s brutal crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its north-western province of Xinjiang....
The Iron cage of Social Media: War of all against all?
Farah Adeed | The 21st century came up with some interesting developments and slogans like political democracy, protection of human rights, tolerance, political inclusiveness, women empowerment...
The Faizabad dharna judgment – Saad Rasool
Saad Rasool | Earlier this week, the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan passed its detailed judgment concerning the 2017 Faizabad dharna of TLP, as well...
From control to facilitation – Farid A Malik
Dr. Farid A Malik | Institutional cultures are almost impossible to change. Institutions designed for control cannot deliver facilitation. There are only four countries (Pakistan,...
Military courts and hypocrisy of politicians – Ikram Sehgal
Ikram Sehgal | Military courts were established in 2015 during the Nawaz Sharif regime in the aftermath of Army Public School (APS) massacre of 140...
China’s Xinjiang – a role model for Pakistan to develop Baluchistan – Jan Achakzai
Jan Achakzai | “My heart goes out to the people living in hardship,” said President Xi Jinping while stressing the twin goals of creating jobs...
MBS’s Khashoggi bullet: An insight into Saudi strategic thinking – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | Continued, albeit the slower-paced US and Turkish leaks potentially provide insight into far more than the circumstances of the October killing...
Back to square one – A bid for peace in Afghanistan
Sufian Qazi | In October 2001, after the United States carried out heavy bombing raids on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s...
Enemy at the gates
Dr Zafar Khan Safdar | This neither is about cold-blooded killing of a family in Sahiwal, nor concerning forced-disappearance of fellow-citizens by state authorities. Neither...
Decline of the ideas industry – Farid A Malik
Dr. Farid A Malik | There is a worldwide decline in the ‘ideas industry’. No one is thinking about the present and future of mankind....
Extension of military courts – Saad Rasool
Saad Rasool | The tenure of ‘military courts’ is coming to an expiry, on 30th March 2019. And Pakistan is once again confronted with the...
Piecing together Pakistan’s education puzzle
Maha Dania Qazi | If we wish to accomplish progress in the education sector a major part of the effort should be to make teacher...