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THE current Indian government has acted swiftly and against all international norms, beginning with the use of cluster bombs against the civilian population of Kashmir, and has followed it by…
Last 19 years annual reports of the Berlin-based global watchdog — Transparency International — show corruption at its peak in Pakistan during General Musharraf’s tenure but the PTI government’s probe…
THE PTI politicians’ opinions regarding the opposition alliance offers a study in the possibilities of politics. That Prime Minister Imran Khan’s camp disapproves of the collection of opposition relics would…
Is the United States under President Donald Trump following a well thought-out strategy in dealing with Iran? The first answer to this question would be in the negative given the…
Roots of Conflict Sectarian and tribal divides in Yemen had sharpened during the long rule of President Gen Ali Abdullah Saleh. Separatist movement in South Yemen sought independent country. Saleh…
Trump’s dual faced policy against Pakistan Donald Trump has been maintaining a highly belligerent posture against Pakistan as was evident from his policy on Afghanistan and on South Asia and…
General spectrum Sudan had remained a colony of the British for 56 years after which it gained independence on January 1, 1956. Located in northeastern Africa, it shares border with…
Building strong ties with the Muslim World has been the cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy, particularly with the countries in the Middle East and Gulf region. Qatar is one of…
The government appears to have developed second thoughts about taking action against those senior Wapda officials who, as per the inquiry, ordered by Prime Minister Imran Khan, were responsible for…
SIGNS are that the powers within the house of Sharif are finding it a wee bit tough to reconcile with each other’s authority. The latest proof of a lack of,…
Ever since Donald Trump moved into the White House, he has focused his administration’s attention on punishing Iran and its people. His reasons for taking these positions are complex but…
Egypt’s ancient history spread over 5000 years saw 30 ruling dynasties including the Pharaohs. Egypt has been ruled by despotic kings and authoritarian military rulers and has seen democracy only…
Early in the morning of June 22, an orchestrated coup attempt was made against the executive leadership of Amhara Regional Government of Ethiopia, north of Addis Ababa. A “hit squad”…
Till the Islamic revolution in Iran in March 1979, Iran under Reza Shah Pahlavi was a strategic partner of USA and was lionized as the policeman of the Persian Gulf.…
Pakistan’s strained relations with India-Afghanistan Pakistan’s bilateral relations with its eastern and western neighbors severely deteriorated after Narendra Modi led BJP took over power in June 2014. From 2015 onwards…
“India for some time has always used Afghanistan as a second front, and India has over the years financed problems for Pakistan on that side of the border.” Ex-American Defense…
Mini-minds ruled Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam MA Jinnah had dwarfed the political giants of the Indian Congress and had defeated the Hindu-British intrigues due to his extraordinary leadership qualities and matchless character…
Last week I received a beautiful message from Munawwar Rana, who left Allahabad and migrated to Pakistan. It contained the feelings of a refugee (like me) who left what now…
Several PTI ministers and members of Parliament have conveyed their disapproval to President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan over the government’s latest move of filing presidential reference…
Like the former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr Justice Saqib Nisar, chairman NAB Mr Justice (rets) Javed Iqbal also relishes being in the news for all the wrong reasons. As…
PAKISTANIS like to describe the times they are living in as tense. Still, some stretches are more tense than others. Such as the period we are going through right now.…
Even well-established electoral systems do not ensure continuity. This happened in the Indian general elections of 2014 when Chief Minister Narendra Modi of the western state of Gujarat to which…
In a democratic dispensation the ruling and opposition parties are considered as two sides of the same coin. Though placed on opposite sides, their only purpose is to promote national…
The presidential form of government can’t be introduced here even through a constitutional amendment as the Supreme Court in its past different rulings has already declared “parliamentary form of government”…
Pakistan has four neighbours — Afghanistan, China, India and Iran. Following the country’s borderline, this way of looking at Pakistan’s immediate neighbourhood leaves a gap: the Line of Control, or…
Ensuring rule of law and upholding sanctity of the Constitution is as imperative for the rulers as it is for the opposition parties. In a democratic dispensation the ruling party…
IT got to a point where the newspaper started smelling like a hospital. It is difficult to say when was the last time the healthcare system in the country came…
On March 10, the Indian Election Commission announced that it would conduct the next national general elections over a period of more than six weeks beginning on April 11. Polling…
There are billions of people on earth connected through a network of humanity, compassion and care. Dormant but thankfully much less visible are the base instincts of violence and the…
I was in Karachi recently. It is always very pleasant for me to be there as it is my city. My mother, four brothers, one sister, two sisters-in-law, one niece…
