Graduating in a pandemic
Bewilderment, perplexity and confusion envelop the class of 2020 as it graduates amid the pandemic. Struck by Covid-19; neither they walked on the graduation...
Saudi Arabia’s New Friends and Quest to Balance Old Enemies
“A drop of oil is worth a drop of blood of our soldiers”, said the French Statesman Georges Clémenceau. This signifies the importance of...
Palestine ranks high in Arab public opinion
Rare polling of public Arab opinion in Saudi suggests that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be more sensitive to domestic public opinion on foreign...
Rediscovering Sain Mirchu of Rawalpindi
Sain Mirchu was a wandering Dervish of Rawalpindi in the fifties and early sixties. He operated around Bagh Sardaran and Banni area of the...
Sanjay Dutt: links to Bombay blasts impedes US visa for medical treatment
Report says Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt faced hurdles in acquiring US Visa on medical grounds due to his connection with the Bombay blasts. Sanjay...
Trump administration sued by 3 US states for undermining postal service
The US states of New York, New Jersey and Hawaii on Tuesday sued the Donald Trump administration over alleged steps to "undermine the November...
Biden-Harris ticket: Most diverse ticket in American history?
I am having a huge political debate with a Pakistani American who wants to vote for Trump because he believes that Joe Biden will...
Melania Trump’s Republican convention speech highlights compassion for pandemic, immigrants
Melania Trump put a kinder, gentler sheen on Donald Trump's reelection campaign with a star turn at the Republican convention Tuesday where she broke...
Punjab government imposes micro smart lockdown in six cities
The Punjab government imposes micro smart lockdown in various areas of six cities in the province on Wednesday, as authorities warned that complacency cannot...
Furious Shahid Afridi slams political parties for post-rain destruction in Karachi
Cricketer-turned-philanthropist, Shahid Afridi lashed out at the provincial and federal government on the devastation by recent thundershowers in Karachi. He said the governments have miserably...
Parasitic Hinduvta Ideology, Tearing Secular India Apart
History plays a major role in the promotion of nationalism and patriotism. However, if one’s history shakes the foundation on which its nationalism sustains,...
As Turkey and Iran build dams, Iraq’s twin rivers run dry
With its neighbours activating new dams, Iraq's historic twin rivers could run dry -- unless new infrastructure projects and tense talks with Turkey and...