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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Imran Khan: The icon of liberal nationalism in Pakistan

Nauman Sadiq l Although people often conflate democracy and liberalism, but there is a fine distinction between politics and culture; a democratic system of governance...

Choosing a new God: Our fascination with toeing lines

Zeeshan Shahid Khan | "Be not so blinded by patriotism, that you can't face reality." ~ Malcolm X 'In a nation state, whosoever doesn't agree with...

The modern Eid; how and why it changed.

Muhammad Azam | Eid-al-Fitr is upon us once again. For generations, it has been a time of celebrations and thanksgiving for Muslim communities but over...

Another setback for US in the neo Middle East

M. K. Bhadrakumar | The bloc of four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia that imposed an embargo against Qatar on June 5 has finally...

The Ummah : The fresh Princes of Bel Arabia and Muhammad Bin Salman

Haider Mehdi | King Salman, by elevating his son, the 31 years Mohammed Bin Salman, or MBS, as Crown Prince, may actually have signed MBS’s...

Breaking inertia on Kashmir

Saleem Akhtar Malik l The 1965 War Kashmir is simmering with a brazen homegrown resistance movement against the Indian state. Since last year, Kashmir is back...

Prince Salman: An outlier in the conservative state

M. K. Bhadrakumar | The royal decree of June 21 by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman appointing his son Mohammed bin Salman as the Crown Prince and next...

Ideological foundations and organizational structure of Islamic State

Nauman Sadiq | The fight against the much-dreaded ISIS is on with varying degrees of resolving and success.It becomes important to trace the ideological antecedents...

Realities of Internships in Pakistan

News Analysis | It's the time of the year when students from colleges and universities are either attending summer sessions to improve their grades or...

Of drones and sovereignty: Yes there is a good drone too!

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that it shot down an Iranian drone in Punjgur after it was found in violation of...

Gulf crisis ties global soccer governance into knots

James M. Dorsey | International soccer governance is tying itself up in knots with football associations grappling with the fallout of the Gulf dispute between...

Gulf crisis: A cash cow for the United States?

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The continuity of crisis among the Arab nations demoralizing for the entire Muslim community. The rationality demands its resolution, immediately....
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