Making sense of Karachi
Connecting the dots
Why is the Sindh chief minister complaining against Rangers and FIA? Why do some people think that Malik Riaz’s blackmail allegations are...
The jinxed city
Will Karachi ever be able to get rid of all the gore?
Karachi, the financial jugular of Pakistan, has somehow been jinxed so that it...
The Karachi situation
Looking for a long term solution
In an interesting political development on Friday opposition parties, with the support of ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in...
What they say
Political Analyst Dr Moeed Pirzada:
Altaf Hussain must come up with a better political vision instead of repeating old slogans and threats that have no...
INTERVIEW: ‘Internal differences strengthen the judiciary’ –Ahmer Bilal Soofi
SC’s business is producing jurisprudence
The judiciary has been a prominent feature in prime time news for some time now. It’s not like the old...
Mountbatten was not just a villain…
Other sides of the picture
The new issue of the “Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan” published by the University of the Punjab under...
Of music, musicology and other arts
And princely collections
Dr Muhammad Athar Masood is a man of parts. He is a scholar of Persian, a bureaucrat by profession, and a musicologist...
The hall of forty pillars Diwan-e-Aam
Still glowing like a jewel
Entering the magnificent Lahore Fort through the postern gate and stepping up the oblique ramp, passing through its lush green...
Chai-stall outside Bhakkar last remaining food outlet not closed by Punjab Food Authority
Bhakkar - Our Special PFA Correspondent: New Khan Chai Corner, a tea-stall seven kilometres away from the southern town of Bhakkar, is - of...
Election Commission to reserve seat for Jehangir Tareen to avoid future problems
Islamabad - Our Dharna Correspondent: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to reserve a seat for PTI politician Jehangir Khan Tareen for...
Entire city of Lahore to be upgraded to 3.2 million-lane, signal-free road
Lahore - Our CM Correspondent: The Punjab government, in a meeting chaired by chief minister Shehbaz Sharif, had decided to upgrade the city of...
Pak-Iran ties
Changing needs with emerging times
The view that Iran is going to emerge as the US gendarme in the Gulf, a role it played under...
How times change
IS, a new Middle East, America and Pakistan
In the zero-sum game of Middle East politics, you are either at the table doing the carving,...
Iran – The new cop on the block
And the changes it brings!
The regional power structures seem to be in for a number of transitions, given the current deal between Iran and...
Iranian nuke deal: Geostrategic implications
Removal of sanctions will bring growth to the entire region in complex ways.
The Iranian nuclear deal brings an immense number of economic opportunities for...
Islamabad-Tehran economic relations
What is to follow
Iran-US nuclear deal will promote peace in the region and the withdrawal of economic sanctions against Iran will help Pakistan to...
Interview: ‘Japanese are very interested to invest in Pakistan’ –Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata
But the security situation, and of course energy, are a bit of a problem
QUESTION: Excellency, Pakistan and Japan have enjoyed excellent relations since 1952,...
