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...

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...

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...

Exit Nawaz Sharif

Finally!   A prisoner of his self-serving rhetoric PM Khan is hoist by his own petard. Unable to allow his critically ill nemesis to go...

Fostering transition

The rest of the world is tackling the problem of pollution   Environmental pollution is now a visible, tangible, acutely serious issue, and Pakistan ranks...

Infatuation with crime

Candid Corner   Espousal of a culture wrapped in shrouds of untruths   “The silence just allowed the echoes of the question to play out in Nox’s...

Massive augmentation of India’s armed forces

Ominous for regional peace and stability   By M Fazal Elahi   It has been reported in the Indian and Pakistan print media lately that India has...

Why do powerful nations lose small wars?

Why the USA lost in Vietnam– and now in Afghanistan   By Muhammad Asif Baloch   War is like a game which has rules and regulations to...

Challenges to the state system in an era of globalisation

The state is being changed irrevocably   By Dr Rajkumar Singh   Globalisation and its all-pervasive adverse effects on society have resulted in a growing discontent and...

The shape of things to come

Hindu fundamentalism triumphs AT PENPOINT The Indian Supreme Court may have tried to satisfy both Hindus and Muslims in the Babri Masjid case, but the...

Peace through Kartarpur

The Corridor is a win-win situation The Kartarpur corridor is a new entry point giving access to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. However, tensions...