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...

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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...

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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...