Neymar’s golden foot to go under the knife
AFP | Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar was to undergo surgery for a broken right foot Saturday, putting the planet's most expensive footballer out...
Analyzing the dynamics of institutional imbalance in Pakistan
Farah Adeed | These are hard days for Pakistan. Pakistan is going to be placed in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey-list in June this...
Pakistan and the US: Together adrift
Salman Bashir | A raft of acerbic public messages has created uncertainty about the course of US-Pakistan relations. Strategic circles in Washington have unleashed a...
The good people of Pakistan! Making a difference!
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | For years I've written about the terrible corruption and loot and plunder which prevails in Pakistan. About how our leaders have...
Khalistan support leads to dilemma for Canadian Prime Minister
AFP | Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced persistent criticism Thursday over a convicted Sikh extremist's attendance at a Canadian event in Mumbai, nearly a...
What is actually happening in Eastern Ghouta?
Sophie Mangal | Currently, the situation around Eastern Ghouta can only be described as drastic. Jaysh Al-Islam along with Faylaq al Rahman militants are blocking...
The beginning of the Sino-Indian romance?
M K Bhadrakumar | Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has hit the road running, as it were. There isn’t going to be a time lag following...
Will devolution make Pakistan stronger?
Dr. Farid A Malik | Each province shall, by law, establish a local government system and devolve political, administrative, and financial responsibility and authority to the...
Deterrence and missile defense systems
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Since the announcement of the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review of the United States, Chinese and Russians have shown enthusiasm for the...
The jeopardy of taking others’ opinions seriously
Anna Chui | When I was younger, I spent a lot of my life caring what other people thought of me. Honestly, it was just...
Pakistan’s foreign policy: A tale of blunders and missed opportunities
Hamza Liaquat | Â The recent FATF episode and vulnerability of Pakistan to international isolation is evident by unexpected moves of the iron brother of Pakistan,...
Those who will not be given a state funeral…
Shiffa Yousafzai | Â Today I came across a tweet that forced me to think deeply about how people just start disliking their people, their society,...