Pakistan political system’s 21 day countdown

 Farrukh Saleem| Judge Mohammad Bashir of Accountability Court-1, who is hearing graft cases against the ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members, retires...

Close to the Dead End, Sharifs Out to blow the system

Shaheen Sehbai| I am happy to write this in Calibri font, as it is not illegal anymore. But this piece can only be written in...

The pitfalls of Judicial Activism and what to do about It

Abdur Rahim | American historian and public intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Junior introduced the controversial term “Judicial activism” in Fortune Magazine in an article titled “...

Is Democracy merely rule of the majority?

Farah Adeed | Democracy is under the threat not only in Pakistan but across the globe. Authoritarian tendencies of political leaders in both established and transitional...

Afghanistan: The growing ethnic tension has its roots in history

Ishaq Ali | The government’s decision to issue computerized ID cards and mentioning the nationality as “Afghan” on the cards fueled a new political and...

Russia strongly denounces US policy in Syria as Pentagon continues military presence

M K Bhadrakumar | A major speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday at an international conference on the Middle East turned into...

Pakistan’s critical role in the New Cold War

M K Bhadrakumar | Afghanistan, no doubt, was what brought Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif to Moscow on a ‘working visit’ on February 20. This...

Pakistan-Russia counter terrorism co-operation

Zeeshan Hayat | Counter-terrorism cooperation has been an important aspect of Pakistan-Russia relations. During the visit of former President Pervez Musharraf to Russia in 2003,...

Pakistan gets cozy to China and Russia as US play blames game in Afghanistan

Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Pakistan’s reluctance to comply with the United States misdirected directives in Afghanistan enraged the Trump administration. It is accusing, maligning and...

No respite in US aggression against Pakistan

Asif Haroon Raja | George Bush threatened General Musharraf that Pakistan will be pushed into the Stone Age if he didn't accept the US’s seven...

What lessons can Pakistan learn from recent troubles in South Africa?

Vishnu Padayachee | Is this the biggest political crisis that South Africa has faced since democracy? Vishnu Padayachee, the University of the Witwatersrand: Its equivalent to the recall...

Is Pakistan losing the battle for its soul?

Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | This story perhaps describes best what's happening in Pakistan today A grandfather tells his grandson there are two wolves inside us,...