The bail saga

Not everyone gets special treatment   In an interesting turn of events over the weekend, the Lahore High Court as well as the Islamabad High...

Politics of vendetta

And Sharif’s grave ailment   That the prime minister has finally relented on permitting Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s ‘Azadi march’ to take place ‘within the ambit...

Hiding behind the past

Plays dealing with present issues are needed   The Turkish television serial Ertugrul: Resurrection has a large viewership, it is immensely popular in several countries....

Politics and its poisonous fallout

Candid Corner   Loyalty to self-undermining the interest of the state   “There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, and more dangerous to...

India’s ‘Achilles heel’ in Central Asia?

Afghanistan will be pivotal for all, but especially India   By Samiullah Doorandesh   Afghanistan, a kryptonite in India’s Central Asia Policy, after decades of economic stagnancy...

A major stumbling block for justice

Perjury eats away at the criminal justice system   By Abdul Rasool Syed   Perjury is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or of falsifying...

In the wake of Trump’s broken promises

Washington Watch   The need for an Arab strategy   When Donald Trump was first elected, I warned Arab friends to be careful not to put their all...

The mess that is Brexit

Ireland has been a problem since 1169, and still is AT PENPOINT The UK did not find it easy to get into the European Union,...

Sexual harassment or blackmail?

Sexual harassment too can be misused Who could have imagined that he was holding such a gigantic volcano of depression that would explode someday...

Indian fake narrative rejected by domestic audience

The Modi government is getting deperate Out of sheer desperation, Indian PM Narendra Modi’s government is continuing to churn out lies to support and...

Madrassah students’ tolerance in other countries

A need to teach similar moderation in Pakistan School textbooks can be one of the sources of providing information about the political perceptions and national...

Institutions also need attention

Institutions which lose priority are on the road to ruin By: Muhammad Zahid Rifat A number of institutions have been established and created at the...

Supply risk in hospitality sector

With the government emphasizing tourism, its supply chain must be looked at By: Abdullah Janjua In recent developments, Pakistan is becoming a hub of the...

Maulana’s Azadi March

Things come full circle for the PTI All across the Third World, it is debated that there is always a tug of war going...

Pak -Turkey Naval Diplomacy

By: Muhammad Sohail Ahmed The Pakistan Navy is the naval warfari uniformed service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces serving the motherland in forefront of...

Population boom

This problem must be acknowledged By: Hamza Naveed Thomas Robert Malthus was a world-renowned demographer of his time. In 1798 he wrote his masterpiece ‘An...

Economic strategy beyond reproach

The tax-to-GDP ratio is crucial The unfortunate reality of Pakistan is that successive governments, both military and civilian, have given false hopes to the...