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...