The state of journalists in today’s Middle East-James M Dorsey

James M Dorsey | Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and...

Rethinking the sporting structure – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | A colleague of mine, who is still too young to have been jaded about his faith in Pakistan Cricket Team, was distraught...

From barracks to barricades – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | On August 14, 1947, a new nation was born with Quaid-e-Azam as its Governor-General and Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan as...

Fawad Chaudhary: Minister of Information or Disinformation?

Zeeshan Munir | Fawad Chaudhary has been labeled as the ‘Minster of Disinformation’ by his critics and supporters alike for giving statements which are later...

Pakistan needs to focus on its “Pilgrimage Economy”

Shaikh Moazam Khan | Religion has a very deep relation with the economy of almost every country. After the collapse of the colonial era, religion...

Pakistani Women: Game changers for the economy!

M Zafar Khan Safdar |  Pakistan is a developing country and most of its population lives in undesirable circumstances. A large number of people in...

Rifts between “Middle East Allies” rising – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Tumblr. Three recent developments lay bare the fragility...

Elephants in the room: Bureaucracy & the Privileged Classes?

M Zafar Khan Safdar | The gradual erosion of social infrastructure, endemic poverty and the growing inequality between the regions undermined the civil society and...

Islamists & Liberal Fascists: Two extremes of Pakistan

Farah Adeed |  In Pakistan, unfortunately, both religion and history have been used for the vested and narrow interests and purposes of our political elite and...

India’s irrational behavior – Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Indian ruling elite seems puzzled and agitated. The revealing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi involvement in the mega corruption...

Will the bureaucracy behave? – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | On Sept 14, 2018, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan addressed the bureaucracy in Islamabad. For their support in implementing his...

India’s Saffron Justice: The Rise of the Hindutva State under BJP Patronage – Sarmad Ishfaq

Sarmad Ishfaq | Although it appears that Pakistan is perpetually portrayed as a hotbed for violence against minorities, it is ironically India that fits this...
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