Narratives galore on the Panama saga
Ghulam Mustafa | There's never a dull moment in Pakistan. Besides everything else, we have been part of PA -NA -MA Hungama ever since ICIJ...
2017 Malabar naval exercise
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The steady transformation in the global politics has been causing new strategic alliances or partnerships formation. The materialization of new partnerships...
OIC resolution: will India face kickbacks in Kashmir?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | India will surely reject – if South Block has not done it already – the resolution passed by the Organization of Islamic...
Panama-Gate: Circumventing accountability and disrespecting the rule of law
Ikram Sehgal | Monday, July 10, 2017, will go down as a day of some consequence for accountability in Pakistan’s history, and maybe its destiny....
Is it time to face the reality?
Imtiaz Gul | If the Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) finding of two declarations submitted by Maryam Nawaz is correct, she will be facing criminal prosecution...
The rise and fall of secularism in modern Turkey
Yasir M’alik | Secularism has been a dominant belief system in the republic of Turkey since 1928, the times when it was constitutionally recognized and enforced...
Islamic Radicalism: A Product of Western Imperialism
Nauman Sadiq | Peaceful, or not, Islam is only a religion just like any other cosmopolitan religion whether it’s Christianity, Buddhism or Hinduism. Instead of...
A rift that is not there!
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The explosive, controversial and damning report of the Joint Investigation Team(JIT) has brought about furor and euphoria alike. The government and...
The causes of the French Revolution: Comparison with Aristotle’s theory of Revolution
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The force of history is very compelling; past greatly impinges upon the present. One can find credence in this claim....
Waiting for Nasser in the Persian Gulf
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Do not be surprised if Arab politics reminds you of Meryl Streep feuding with Dustin Hoffman in the 1979 American drama...
Cockroaches- Part 2. The Rule of Law and due process
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | "It is rejected," said Marium Safdar for her incredibly "long" attention spans, an admirable trait inherited from her father and...
Pak-US relations: Echoing old mantra?
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Recently, a bipartisan United States Senate delegation visited Pakistan. The senators’ visit has created optimism about the probability of a...