Pakistan’s identity crisis: can it explain itself without India? Aitzaz Ahsan explains
On Pakistan’s 74th birth anniversary, Moeed Pirzada, Editor Global Village Space, sat down with Pakistan’s most prominent legal and constitutional expert, Aitzaz Ahsan, to revisit his provocative work, “Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan” – that first appeared in 1996. Constitutionalist cum historian remembered the painful identity crisis his generation faced when confronted by the world with the question, “Who are you? And Why Pakistan?”. And he explains why Pakistan, inheritor of Indus civilization, was never part of the Gangetic plains of Hindustan that constitute modern India.
Ishtiaq Baig, Nazia Hassan’s husband, hits back on Zohaib
Zohaib Hassan recently accused Mirza Ishtiaq Baig of poisoning Nazia Hassan. However, in a counter-strike, Mirza Ishtiaq Baig denies all allegations and accuses Zohaib Hassan of conspiracy to divert the media attention from the Noor Mukaddam case. According to Mirza Ishtiaq, the timings of the accusations are questionable.
Israel tries to mend ties with Diaspora amid fears of strained relations with the West
Israel’s first post-Netanyahu government is seeking to rebuild fractured relations with the Jewish Diaspora and rebrand the country as a liberal rather than an...
Is Pakistan sending Afghan Refugees back? Answers NSA Dr Mooed Yusuf
Moeed Yusuf, the National Security Adviser for Pakistan, on his return from a 10-day visit to the US, commented that Pakistan cannot further host...
Chinese govt rejects request to review rate of return on CPEC projects
Chinese Government and even the companies themselves have reportedly rejected the request by Pakistan's government to review the rate-of-return on the power projects set up under CPEC. The projects are 25 per cent more expensive than the average IPP contracts signed.
India expands its military bases in the Indian Ocean?
According to reports, India is building a military facility in Agalega, Mauritius to challenge Chinese expansionism. Although the government has denied such claims but the $250m investment seems to say otherwise.
Pakistan to receive $2.77 billion from IMF on Aug 23
The Minister said that the government would utilize the package given by the IMF in the productive sectors, so that the process of sustainable development could continue in the country.
Nazia Hassan was poisoned to death by her husband: Zohaib Hassan
In a recent interview, Pakistani pop icon Nazia Hassan's brother Zohaib Hassan reveals that she was poisoned to death by her ex-husband Mirza Ishtiaq Baig. However, Mirza Ishtiaq has denied all allegations and claimed that he will file a defamation case of Rs. 1 billion against Zohaib Hassan.
Has the time come to accept the Taliban as the new sovereign of Afghanistan?
The fast deteriorating situation in neighboring Afghanistan and its impact on Pakistan should ideally be at the top of the national news agenda, particularly...
Can Islam be liberal? Review of “Reopening Muslim Minds”
Farah Adeed, a doctoral candidate at San Diego University, California, reviews Mustafa Akyol's intriguing book, "Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance" and also examines the Muslim intellectual debate between Asharites and Mutazilites
All about the ‘ Crowns ‘ and ‘ Clowns ‘
I was inspired to write this article after hearing about the suffering of the family of the first Prime Minister ( PM ). Nawabzada...
UN warns of urban catastrophe as Taliban threaten big cities of Herat and Kandahar
Peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban negotiators started last year in the Qatari capital of Doha, but have not made any substantive progress.