“The system has completely failed to deliver”: An interview with Sheheryar Khan Afridi (MNA)
Being noble/honest has become a crime
Q: Do you feel that the Panama controversy pushed the government into an early campaign mode, of sorts? Some...
Battleground Punjab
Election edition -- winner takes it all
The PTI leader said the release of PPP members Dr Asim and Sharjeel Memon, despite corruption charges, indicates...
What does Raheel Sharif’s appointment as head of ‘Islamic alliance’ mean for Pakistan?
A Saudi-led alliance 'against terror' -- ironic much?
In January last year, when the news about Saudi Arabia's offer to Raheel Sharf came in, Finance...
Struggling PPP eyes electoral partners
And not finding much luck
Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) and Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) were two most significant political alliances of our history and both...
23 March 1940 and Minar-e-Pakistan
Recalling history
It was on 23 March that the goal of achieving a separate homeland for Muslims was declared formally for the first time. Though...
What is in the offing for IWT?
India throws down the gauntlet, is Pakistan ready?
India has also launched a campaign to diplomatically isolate Pakistan by tagging it to terrorism. Though the...
Finding the grey area – interviewing Gohar Rasheed
An anti-hero talks about his average looks, the cut throat industry and being an inspiration for the common man.
One fine day, just when he...
State of student unions
From political grooming once upon a time to fundamentalism now
Just a day after the clash in PU, a similar incident happened in Gomal University...
‘New emerging market is Africa, Asia and S. Asia’ – Interviewing Dr Maria Sultan
Can we manage implosion or not?
Pakistan and Russia are natural allies and it will be in the interest of strategic stability of this region...
No end to the IJT’s thuggery?
Govt missing in action
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders justified the violence committed by the IJT and said the group has the duty to intervene when something...
Drip, drip, drip – there goes diplomacy
Dangers of a war over water
“On the surface level, it appears that Modi is interested in engaging Pakistan. However, on the strategic level, beyond...
‘Wars on water’- we’re fighting scarcity
Pakistan, India struggle to find middle ground
“"The meeting between Indus water commissioners in itself is a success as it negated Indian PM Modi's...
Pakistan’s ‘unreformed’ madrassa enterprise
Still no action
According to some reports, under the NAP, so far, Pakistan has shut down about 2,327 religious schools nationwide. Out of these about...
The Haqqani leaks
Volcano finally erupts!
Haqqani stated that this was done with the approval from the then sitting Pakistani leadership, comprising of PPP leaders, namely former President...
Is the government waging a war against online activism?
Dark times ahead
The past few days have shown that democracy in the country is still under threat from powerful holier-than-thou elements that have not...
CPEC will silence all critics: Asim Khan on CPEC
India is only sidelining itself
If anyone needs to know who kept the flag of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) hoisting while the Sharif brothers...
Finding something unlikeable on Facebook? Block it!
But what if social media is completely shutdown
If it really gets banned, small entrepreneurs would be affected the most as Facebook is the cheapest...
