Kafiristan’s ‘Muslims’
Their tale of communal love, harmony and peace
By Hassnain Malik
We used to go to whichever village in Chitral, made a list of the...
Another machination of India
Doing it now with maps
By Rameez Mahesar
History shows that India has always been flaunting its malevolent behaviour towards Pakistan. Until now, it has...
Myth of normalcy in IOK
The agony of the Valley continues
Notwithstanding the fact that the world at large has not endorsed the Indian action regarding Indian-Occupied Kashmir, expressed...
Risks of playing hardball with opposition
PM needs to walk a fine line
One had hoped that a 48-hour respite from a strenuous schedule would cool down the strung-up Prime...
Is the economy recovering?
Depends on how you look at things
Prime Minister Imran Khan on a regular basis insists that the economy is heading in the right...
Directed by Robert B. Weide
Aka, what the hell was that?
The Azadi March is over. Well, technically it’s still going on in the form of Plan B: blocking...
The sheer importance of cinema
How unreality of cinema provides an oasis to those sick and buried in real lives
Some things- they could be a quote, a picture,...
Modi must be stopped
More than words and dialogue required now
It has been more than a hundred days since Narendra Modi sent 600,000 of his soldiers to...
A positive U-turn needed
To complete tenure
PM Imran Khan deserved the two day rest at Banigala to recover from recent shocks. One was caused by Maulana Fazlur...
Forgetting Altaf Hussain
Such creations always become liabilities
Head of MQM-Pakistan Altaf Hussain has always been reckless and unpredictable with his words. Apart from inciting violence, issuing...
Understanding the informal economy of Pakistan
Measuring the sector accurately is essential
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been actively taking steps, especially in the recent past, to increase...
The problem of child marriages
Need to take decisive action
By: Saira Shahliani
The problem of child marriages continues unabated in many developing countries. Our country is also not immune...
A clever move
A look at how Nawaz was allowed to go abroad
Days after the Lahore High Court and the Islamabad High Court granted bail to...
Things falling apart?
Nawaz’s exit revealed cracks in the coalition
The most prominent dissenter from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s hardline policy on sending ex-PM Nawaz Sharif abroad...
Paedophile patronised
Why did the KP government employ him?
That Sohail Ayaz was deported to Pakistan from the UK without anyone telling the Pakistani authorities of...