Father-daughter duos compared
Bhutto-Benazir versus Nawaz-Maryam In November 1967 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) launched his PPP in Lahore. During his mistrial he had wished to be buried here as he considered it the Leningrad of…
Bhutto-Benazir versus Nawaz-Maryam In November 1967 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) launched his PPP in Lahore. During his mistrial he had wished to be buried here as he considered it the Leningrad of…
India is facing a full-blown crisis For most of the world, every place and country is recognized for its different things ranging from its culture, people, language, food, history, landscape to other…
Making 2020 better than 2021 Washington Watch The traditional refrain on New Year’s Eve is “ring out the old, ring in the new.” It is intended as an expression of our hope…
Untenable stand on the UNMOGIP as also on Kashmir Pakistan has approached the United Nations to investigate the recent attack on a United Nations’ Military Observers’ Group vehicle. This is not the…
The second wave has proved worse than the first By Shaza Arif The second wave of covid-19 has once again disrupted the daily lives of Pakistanis and has brought uncertainty about how…
Freedom of expression must not be misused Article 19 of the Pakistan Constitution reiterates the freedom of expression and speech in these worlds “Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of…
Something available to only a select few Everybody has his thumb rule when it comes to trusting and mistrusting individuals. Some make it a point never to trust women with moustaches; some…
Significance of the region cannot be ignored The Asia-Pacific region is considered as one of the most important regions on the global map. Asia Pacific region mainly consists of East Asia, South…
Macron’s anti-muslim agenda panders to the growing far-right You don’t expect a wise man to sow the seeds of violence and await peace in return. But Macron is not wise. In fact,…
Macron’s anti-muslim agenda panders to the growing far-right You don’t expect a wise man to sow the seeds of violence and await peace in return. But Macron is not wise. In fact,…
The last few weeks media has been buzzing with allegations and counter-allegations about import of LNG. Both Dawn and Geo have put a figure of $200 milliom as losses due to delay…
The coronavirus, the US elections and WFH What an extraordinary year it has it been. It came, it destroyed so much of what we knew and how we lived. Now it is…
Why the world must ursue development goals Ambassador Volkan Bozkir, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, put forth an ambitious agenda during his maiden speech before the world body on…
Time for a reset Prime minister Imran Khan’s recent lament that, “one should never come to power without homework,” can be generally perceived as an implicit admission of defeat. As if the…
Is democracy worth holding on to? For those who want to hold on to democracy it is important to remember that democracy─ the real democracy which rarely exists─ is the rule of…
By Bashir Riaz On the eve of December 27, 2007, the sky, the ground and the hearts of the people of Pakistan bled as the country’s beloved former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto…