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Qasim Suleimani was the top military leader of Iran, playing active role in the Middle East region, as well as Afghanistan. In fact, he was described as the “single most…
On the first day of the new year, the three major partners in the Punjab government sat in a huddle in Lahore to figure out the map in front of…
Shadow number 1: $200 billion in Swiss banks. On August 18, 2018, Imran Khan took oath of office of the prime minister of Pakistan. On August 19, Murad Saeed, now…
Before coming into power, Imran Khan was known for his understanding and commitment for institution building and reforms. However, his rule and the year 2019 proved him doing otherwise. For…
A few days ago US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper held bilateral talks with their Indian counter parts dubbed as two-plus-two ministerial dialogue and…
The FIA Inquiry Report on 3rd Nov 2007 Emergency, which led to the institution of high treason case against Pervez Musharraf, had concluded that “irrefutable proof and concrete documentary evidence”…
The prosecution in high treason case against General (R) Pervez Musharraf had completed its job by closing the evidence in Sept 2014 but the case lingered on for over five…
It has been more than four months since the people of Kashmir in the Indian administered region have been placed under heavy armed lockdown, with all communication to the outside…
Reportedly, 38 Kashmiris have been martyred since 5th of August out of which 7 were either killed in fake encounters or during custody. Consequently an atmosphere of fear and intimidation…
What happened during the last few months was ‘a crisis period’ for the state institutions, drifting in a state of helplessness to handle an ordinary matter of the state. Luckily…
IT is always better to begin with the basics. In recent times a debate has raged over an ailing prime minister and what legal and medical and political cures could…
Imran Khan introduced “Dharna” in 2014, to bring about regime change. The same now has recoiled back on him, knocking at his doors with greater intensity. The Religious Right under…
Nothing coming out of India seems to surprise me lately. After the reported arbitrary arrests of Muslims in some states tending to their cattle business, to the mob lynchings that…
Reportedly Deputy Director General for Policy Planning of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Yao Wen talking to the visiting Pakistani journalists categorically stated that China did not want the…
On the morning of September 1, in the “Hamid Mir Show” aired on the newly launched GNN TV channel, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, a top PPP leader denied outright the allegation…
LAHORE exists somewhere between Imran Khan’s march then and Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s march now. Then, the PTI leaders were worried as their leader set off for his siege of Islamabad.…
October 27th, 1948, is forever scarred in the collective minds of the Kashmiri people as the day they became occupied. And more recently the arbitrary abrogation of Article 370 of…
Israel’s Netanyahu publicly declares his intention of annexing Palestinian land for illegal Israeli settlers. He says it loudly and he does not fear retribution. Why? Because he is confident America…
There are a number of developments in China that Islamabad needs to watch not only because Pakistan is one of the many countries China borders. It is important for those…
What is happening in both Kashmir and Assam is an attempt to change the demographics in favour of Hindus. Kashmiris fear the government’s real plan in wiping out their autonomy…
History never dies; it just goes into hibernation to come to fore with the discovery of new historical evidence or different perspective. The 24th International History Conference organized by the…
THE legend of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is growing. His incarceration earns him positive sentiments in the camp of old, wizened political workers, among them those who were once his…
My recent articles on Kashmir have evoked a wide range of responses that keep trickling into my mailbox. The majority seems to be in agreement with my alarm at the…
My columns on the recent events in Kashmir have prompted a flurry of letters, some supportive of my views while others vehemently opposed to them and accusing me of being…
The days of the quite adjustable spokespersons that the PML-N and PPP were served by when in power appear to be a far cry from the present times. The PTI…
Is the world heading towards another economic downturn? If the answer is “probably yes” what is the main reason for this development and how can the situation be reversed if…
Sitting governments all over the world suffer from what is called disadvantage of incumbency. Their opponents, commentators, analysts and even media, relish the prospect of having a dig at the…
For the last two or three months the country has been in the grip of commotion. On the one hand, we had the news of the martyrdom of Pakistanis due…
Breaking all previous records of adding debt burden, the PTI government during the first year of its rule has increased an additional debt of almost Rs46,000 on each Pakistan. From…
What so-called democracy in the world invades a disputed territory that has enjoyed autonomy for decades with tens of thousands of heavily armed troops, arrests local leaders, enforces a complete…
