Shrinking democratic space
Suppressing freedom of speech, punishing dissent
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has once again issued directives to television channels that fundamentally restrict them...
Azadi March Agreement
Lessons for the government
The government and the JUI-F finally reached an agreement on Saturday on the latter’s Azadi March on October 31, which...
Darkest day in Kashmir history
The day the Indian Army marched in
By Muhammad Zahid Rifat
October 27 is the darkest day in the history of Kashmir. Kashmiris on both...
Foundational basics of Pak-China strategic relations
The relation has grown over the years
By Dr Rajkumar Singh
Diplomatic relations were established in 1951 and strengthened by the Pakistani decision to join...
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...
Kashmir Solidarity Day
How long will the agony last?
October 27 marked on Sunday the 72nd anniversary of the invasion of Kashmir by Indian troops. Then as...
White Lies
Plenty of faux concern for the nation’s incarcerated population in the wake of former PM’s bail on medical grounds. What about the rest of...
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...
Shifting the burden to judiciary
To subsequently malign it
That Nawaz Sharif suffers from several ailments, some of which could be life threatening if not treated properly and on...
Inaction along LoC
Who will provide the necessary protection?
As tensions with India remain high, unprovoked crossborder firing along the LoC continues unabated despite there being a...
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...
Playing with a political opponent’s life
Setting a bad precedent
There is little change in the PTI government’s vengeful attitude towards former PM Nawaz Sharif who is currently under treatment...
Getting away with murder
The case once again is rendered ‘unsolved’
The accused in the Sahiwal shooting, in which the Counter-Terrorism Department officials were accused of having shot...