Maligning the honourables; PML-N’s declaration of war
Saad Rasool | Thousands of years of human history bears testament to the fact that when dynasties and empires are faced with imminent decline, they...
Malala: Why so many in Pakistan hate what she symbolizes?
Saeed Afridi | Malala, the name has become a symbol of so much more than just a little girl. Malala also has become a one-word...
Anxiety symptoms that many people overlook
David J. Bookbinder | “Anxious” is a word with two faces. Sometimes it means eager excitement. “I’m anxious to see you!” we say, as we...
Self-aware Pakistanis vs the influential and power-wielding elite
Saeed Afridi | This Pakistan This unworkable and wholly undemocratic architecture rendered Pakistan’s democracy in a state of constant struggle between two forms of authoritarian dictatorships,...
Will an assertive Iran turn out to be Trump’s greatest challenge?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The White House readout of US President Donald Trump’s phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted that the latter “thanked”...
Pakistan at 70
Adil Najam | Pakistan turned 70 on August 14, 2017. It has been a tumultuous journey. Exciting. Adventurous. Unpredictable. Sometimes uplifting. Often heartbreaking. And, often,...
Charlottesville and America’s death machine
Jacob G. Hornberger | Amidst all the furor over President Trump’s suggestion that “both sides” are to blame for the recent violence in Charlottesville, I...
No cherry picking of law breakers
Ikram Sehgal | Sharif’s utter contempt of the Supreme Court’s (SC) recent ruling, and by default the rule of law, was exposed blatantly for public...
Can Sharifs be held accountable in Pakistan?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | Despite being in politics/power for over three decades, the Sharifs have been able to dodge accountability. On the other hand,...
Korean Peninsula: Nuclear flash point
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The tension between Washington and Pyongyang is heading for a disastrous nuclear crisis. The increasing bellicose rhetoric between President Donald...
Will the launching of a mobile application change the Thana Culture?
Rida Hussain | “Justice delayed is justice denied”. Possibly, the launch of a mobile application by the Punjab Government to monitor the police can be the...
THAT Pakistan: Power, Venality & Prostitution
Saeed Afridi | THAT Pakistan Since its very birth, in Pakistan’s political fraternity malleability, power politics and venality have ruled the roost. Whether the one yielding...