Down & dirty: Battle between PML-N & PTI for 2018 elections
Farid A Malik | The battle lines are clearly defined. It is Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) versus Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) all the way....
Saudi Arabia Lifts Driving Ban on Women: Is Prince Salman’s Vision 2030 already materializing?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited lifting of a ban on women’s driving, widely viewed as a symbol of Saudi misogyny, will likely serve...
Saudi King to visit Moscow: Expects Russia’s help to bring the war in Yemen to an end
M K Bhadrakumar | The forthcoming visit by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Russia (October 4-7) carries great symbolism. Such poignancy is for several reasons –...
Is Pakistan as extremist as portrayed by western media?
Afrah Jamal | ‘Finding a Safe Place for Pakistani Christians’ by Marijana PETIR, Member of the European Parliament – finds systemic persecution in Pakistan’s backyard,...
Is Kurdistan a US-Israeli conspiracy to balkanize Middle East?
M K Bhadrakumar | The result of the Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq will be known in the next 48 hours or so, but no surprises...
Is extremism & fundamentalism slowly engulfing Malaysia?
James M. Dorsey | The owner of a self-service laundrette in the historic town of Muar in the Malaysian state of Johor likely had little...
The sole reason behind the downfall of the USA
Jacob G. Hornberger | In response to my article “The Worst Mistake in U.S. History,” a reader wrote to tell me that, in his opinion, there...
Let’s root out all enemies from my beloved country Pakistan
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | Heartwarming and wonderful words spoken extempore, and clearly from the heart by Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa at Lt. Arsalan’s Shaheed...
“Mahira’s Witch Hunt: A Battle between Morality & Modernity?”
Now since we all have pontificated, given our pompous moral judgments and lay drained and exhausted; it's time to become the “sober analysts” and...
What was the scandal between ‘Queen Victoria’ and her adviser ‘Abdul’?
Kristin Hunt | Near the end of her reign, Queen Victoria developed a friendship with an Indian servant, elevating him to trusted advisor and infuriating...
Parliament needs to be cleansed of the Abu Jahal’s of our times
Dr. Farid A Malik | Kaptaan is right all the big “chors” (thieves) are in the assemblies, not in prisons. According to him during his eight...
Myanmar government refuses to accept Rohingya Muslims as its own citizens
Mong Palatino | On September 19, 2017, Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivered a widely anticipated speech in front of diplomats, United Nations officials,...