Media Watch: The irrespressible bhai
The ban on the broadcast of Altaf Hussain’s speeches is patently unfair. First, it is wrong in principle. If there is some other issue...
Media Watch: Patriotism, the last refuge
Come Bakar Eid, goes the local proverb, even the tailors start sharpening their knives.
Well, even the peaceniks amongst our talking heads on TV start...
Media Watch: On banning Indian films
It would be difficult to explain to a foreigner why Pakistan doesn’t have much of a film industry. We’re one of the largest countries...
War: The Wrong Turn
A wake-up call from World Bank
It is alarming to witness how war, the wrong turn, is glorified in our two countries, despite facing off...
Boom or bust
We’ve got bigger problems on our hands
“Focusing on tertiary education is not going to solve Pakistan’s education problem. The government should start strengthening primary...
Improving health systems
The need for improved health care system is more important than war mongering
In terms of development, both countries are in a similar situation. Even...
Fight a war worth fighting – eradicating poverty
Priorities need to change on both sides
“We need to prioritise socio-economic development, improvement in the health and education sectors,” said Hasan Askari, “War only...
Indo-Pak war — Spill water not blood
If they don’t know what to do, they should at least know what not to do
“India’s move to cancel the treaty is an existential...
The debilitating, sensational role of media on Indo-Pak relations
War mongers
On 29 September 2016, Indian military claimed to conduct surgical strikes along the Line of Control (LoC) which took lives of three Pakistani...
The dangerous glorification of war
Wars don’t have winners
Pakistan and India need to focus on ending their internal problems such as poverty, unemployment and corruption and stop with the...
India, Pakistan again in war hysteria
What if a war really breaks out amid war of words?
The closure of airspace and motorway for Pakistan Air Force’s Highmark drives on 22...
View from the other side
What Indians think
After the strike, Indians rejoiced, assessing that they have given a befitting answer to Pakistan for all the alleged terrorist activities it...
Way out of the confrontation
No adventurism is possible by India without the concurrence of the US
Senator Sherry Rehman, while commenting on the issue, said there were reports that...
Interview: Hussain Haqqani ‘We prefer to live in denial’
Pakistan needs a realist foreign policy
Times like the present – hostility, nationalism, war-mongering, etc – tend to make ardent patriots out of most of...
Media Watch: The hilarity of child abuse
The movie Janaan doesn’t offer much on the cerebral front -- though it didn’t pretend to in the first place, so there’s nothing wrong...
The Golden Mosque
And the fight for its sanctity
It was once a much neglected piece of heritage that was beseeching restoration. In 2012, with the funding of...
Pawn to E4
How are India and Pakistan ‘ surgically striking’ peace in the region?
“If India's operation was indeed a routine Line of Control violation, as...
