It takes two to tango
Islamabad and New Delhi
Bishkek the capital of Kirgizstan perhaps was another opportunity lost for initiating a thaw between the two adversarial neighbours of...
A battle for the ethos of Afghanistan
The gains made must not be lost
By R Maxwell Bone and Abas Alizada
Between May 28 and May 30, a delegation of Afghan opposition...
An unending trail of corruption-apologists
Candid Corner
A life-threatening scourge that needs multi-faceted remedy
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over...
Reference against an upright judge
Due process has not been followed
In the week before Eidul Fitr, there popped up a newsbreak on the mini screen, a reference had...
Finding jobs in Pakistan for the youth bulge
The consultant has got it wrong
They ask me to give ideas for increasing employment in Pakistan. The answer they are expecting is build...
The cherished dream of Budget 2020
Seeing dreams of the future
“I have a dream”. These were the famous words which led to a drastic change in the USA, uttered...
Last man standing?
At Penpoint
Heading towards a new type of one-party state
The crises that seem to be seizing this government all seem to have corruption at...
The economy can be fixed
Tough steps need to be taken
By Jawad Kamal
There is no denying the impression that economy plays a consequential role in the progress of...
Kashmir Intifada enters digital age
A new computer game highlighted the struggle
The Kashmir liberation struggle has been going on for nine decades. The hopes of Kashmiris to escape...
The game of nerves
Why are Muslims at the receiving end everywhere?
The recent elections in India have proved that Narendra Modi is the most popular leader of...
Trump must never listen to Bolton
But Iran must change its behaviour too
Waging a war against Iran, or even thinking of doing so, is sheer madness. US President Donald...
The art of matchmaking
What the rishta aunties do
Maira’s parents have told her to get ready. A family is about to visit their home to ‘see’ their...
From head to toe
Bureaucrats are drenched in corruption, not the NAB Chairman
The title might make this column seem a satire on the incumbent Chairman NAB, Mr...
How money influences India’s elections
Money and drugs fuel Indian polls
India, the world’s largest democracy, stands divided in two worlds, the affluent and the poor Half of India’s...
India fails to reciprocate peace initiatives
India will keep on refusing to accept ground realities
Reportedly Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered...
Truth and reconciliation commission
The right way forward
Last week the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Canada released its final inquiry report...
All we have are moments, folks
Moments are the unit by which we measure our joys and sorrows
Before happiness and beyond the moments of ecstatic joy lies either indifference...
