Books as decoration: How have we made hypocrites out of ourselves!
Huda Mahmood | Education and books are as closely related as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, Rahel and Estha, Fred and George, and Joey and...
The coerced dictated definitions: Who are terrorists and freedom fighters?
Muhammad Feyyaz | Qatar is in the eye of a storm, and sectarian blocks have deepened as never before. Indeed, geopolitically, the whole edifice of...
Growing regional cooperation: Will the USA be driven out of South Asia?
Anam Sheikh | The twenty-first-century international relations are going to be multi-polar, where not one but many actors will be shaping the world order. The...
US intrusion in Syria: Killing government forces in the name of “self-defense”
Daniel McAdams | The United States has carried out strikes against the Syrian forces. Two such strikes were carried out last week as the Syrian...
Diplomatic breakdown in the Gulf: Is Trump the only one to be blamed?
Nasir Azeem | The diplomatic and political rifts between the Arab nations is nothing new. The Gulf States have been fighting over a variety of...
Gulf crisis: Is Saudi Arabia the only bad guy here?
James M. Dorsey | A Saudi and UAE-led campaign to force Qatar to halt its support for Islamists and militants is little else than a...
The 4th generation war: Who is running away with the show?
Saleem Akhtar Malik | After President Trump’s recent tour of Saudi Arabia and Israel, the Middle East is ablaze with accusations and counter-accusations. The geopolitical...
Pseudo-quarter final: Can Pakistan beat Sri Lanka at Cardiff?
Shahid Afridi | The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 is alive and kicking after the stunning upsets. Pakistan’s win over South Africa and Sri Lanka’s resounding...
Ashraf Ghani’s outburst: How should Pakistan handle the situation?
Imtiaz Gul | Political temperatures spiked to unprecedented levels with a May 31 terrorist attack in Kabul that has left about 150 people dead. Afghan...
2018 elections drawing close: Is Pakistan ready to accept a democratic government?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | October 27, 1958, is etched in my memory when as a five-year-old I stood on the Mall Road holding my...
The underdogs have made the Champions Trophy a real spectacle
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The seemingly lopsided and rain-hit Champions Trophy has drastically entered a very riveting and interesting phase. With three matches remaining...
Political elites of Pakistan: Promoting or subverting democracy?
M. Q. Yaaser | Paragraph 124 of Supreme Court’s decision on the Panama Case stated the following: “Some provisions of article 62 of the constitution certainly...