PM Imran Khan Announces Pakistan To Play Role In Bringing Taliban Towards Inclusive Afghan Government
Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that he has initiated dialogue with the Taliban in Afghanistan to move towards a...
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Guns And Spoons: Is A Phase of Imperialism Coming Full Circle?
What could possibly be common between the Taliban brandishing their weapons in Kabul and Palestinians twirling their spoons (yes, teaspoons)...
South Asia’s Dilemma: US Absence Makes Your Skin Cold
Since the early 1990s, American diplomacy in South Asia has largely remained focused on managing the tense relations between two...
Fighting Like Kautilya: How The Taliban Grand Strategy Put Arthashastra Principles Into Practice
The eventual return of the Taliban to the helm at Kabul may be described as “sweeping,” but it cannot be...
New Zealand Cricket Team Debacle: It’s Time For Introspection
In the grand scheme of things, cricket remains a pastime but there are moments when it becomes incredibly important. New...
Through The Lens Of The Victim: How Sinan Antoon Depicts Iraq’s Years Of Annihilation
In today’s fast-paced world where everyone seems to be more intertwined than ever, and where news spreads like fire, making...
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Historical Ironies: US Retreat From Afghanistan And Shah Shuja’s Legacy
There are distinct similarities between the first Anglo-Afghan war and the present conflict, chief of which is that it was...
The Spectacular Rise Of TLP And The Challenges Ahead
Many Pakistanis – and the world at large – have been wondering how a religious group has been agitating for...
Twenty Years After 9/11: Cost Of The War On Terror For Pakistan
The 9/11 2001 terrorist attacks ordered by Al-Qaeda on several targets representing American political, financial and military power are conventionally...
Swat’s Soul Sisters: Fighting The Never-Ending War Against Patriarchy And Extremism
Tabassum Adnan was the target of a murder attempt. Unsubstantiated fatwas were issued against her. She was accused of spreading...
PM Imran Khan Announces Pakistan To Play Role In Bringing Taliban Towards Inclusive Afghan Government
Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that he has initiated dialogue with the Taliban in Afghanistan to move towards a...
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Hard Times
Miltablishment leaders admit that the new Taliban regime in Afghanistan is faced with serious challenges going forward. Equally, they worry...
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اسٹبلشمنٹ کے لیڈرتسلیم کرتے ہیں کہ نئی طالبان حکومت کو سنگین چیلنجوں کا سامنا ہے۔ نیز اُنہیں خدشہ ہے کہ...
Constitutional Corruption
In 2013, Pakistan ranked 127 out of 179 countries in Transparency International’s “Corruption Index”. From 2014-2018 – the Nawaz Sharif...
آئینی بدعنوانی
2013ء میں ٹرانسپرنسی انٹرنیشنل کے ”کرپشن انڈکس“ پر پاکستان179 ممالک میں 127 ویں درجے پر تھا ۔ نواز شریف کے...
Guns And Spoons: Is A Phase of Imperialism Coming Full Circle?
What could possibly be common between the Taliban brandishing their weapons in Kabul and Palestinians twirling their spoons (yes, teaspoons)...
South Asia’s Dilemma: US Absence Makes Your Skin Cold
Since the early 1990s, American diplomacy in South Asia has largely remained focused on managing the tense relations between two...
Fighting Like Kautilya: How The Taliban Grand Strategy Put Arthashastra Principles Into Practice
The eventual return of the Taliban to the helm at Kabul may be described as “sweeping,” but it cannot be...
New Zealand Cricket Team Debacle: It’s Time For Introspection
In the grand scheme of things, cricket remains a pastime but there are moments when it becomes incredibly important. New...
Through The Lens Of The Victim: How Sinan Antoon Depicts Iraq’s Years Of Annihilation
In today’s fast-paced world where everyone seems to be more intertwined than ever, and where news spreads like fire, making...
A Leadership Odyssey: Muslim Separatism And The Achievement Of The Separate State Of Pakistan
More than seven decades after the creation of Pakistan, the rise of Muslim separatism in South Asia and the circumstances...
HBL and Indus Motor Company enter strategic alliance
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Medieval Sultan With A Healing Touch: How Firoz Shah Tughlaq Worked For A Benevolent Form Of Rule
We often hear of Muslim Sultans of India who performed great deeds for the welfare of their subjects. Alauddin Khilji...
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Historical Ironies: US Retreat From Afghanistan And Shah Shuja’s Legacy
There are distinct similarities between the first Anglo-Afghan war and the present conflict, chief of which is that it was...
The Spectacular Rise Of TLP And The Challenges Ahead
Many Pakistanis – and the world at large – have been wondering how a religious group has been agitating for...
Twenty Years After 9/11: Cost Of The War On Terror For Pakistan
The 9/11 2001 terrorist attacks ordered by Al-Qaeda on several targets representing American political, financial and military power are conventionally...
Swat’s Soul Sisters: Fighting The Never-Ending War Against Patriarchy And Extremism
Tabassum Adnan was the target of a murder attempt. Unsubstantiated fatwas were issued against her. She was accused of spreading...
Historical Ironies: US Retreat From Afghanistan And Shah Shuja’s Legacy
There are distinct similarities between the first Anglo-Afghan war and the present conflict, chief of which is that it was...
Hard Times
Miltablishment leaders admit that the new Taliban regime in Afghanistan is faced with serious challenges going forward. Equally, they worry...
The Killer Coal Mines Of Balochistan
Balochistan’s black gold workers are forced to work under tough condition with government’s indifference. The miners toil in the mines...
Pakistan Was About To Have First Woman SC Judge But Politics Of Judicial Appointments Got In The Way
The current debate around how judges should be appointed raises essentially political questions about whether judicial ‘primacy’ in appointments is...
The Forgotten Attempts To Whitewash 1971 Atrocities
During the military assault of West Pakistan’s army on the Bengali population from March 1971, millions were displaced, mostly to...
Massacre In Mohmand: Five Years Of Doom And Despair
On September 16, 2016, thirty-seven people were killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in Mohmand district’s Ambar village....
On 3rd Death Anniversary, Naqeebullah’s Family Fears Killers May Go Unpunished
On the third death anniversary of slain Pashtun youth Naqeebullah Mehsud who was allegedly killed by police on January 13th...
When Rogue Blackcoats Wreaked Havoc On The Punjab Institute Of Cardiology
A year ago today on 11th of December, a large group of lawyers stormed the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC),...
Can Electronic Voting Machine Be Hacked? | Will It Help In Rigging? | How Did RTS Fail?
Mahira Khan Speaks Out On Violence Against Women And Changing Mindsets In Pakistan
Mahira Khan has spoken out on the public discussion around crimes against women in Pakistan. The superstar actress is of...
Arrest Warrants Issued For Saba Qamar And Bilal Saeed By Lahore Court
A court in Lahore has ordered the arrest of actress Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed for failing to appear...
Sabaat: Good Girls Wear Shalwar Kameez, Bad Girls Wear Jeans
On Monday, the government decided to bring revolutionary reform in institutions of higher education. Any ordinary governing body would have...
Review | ‘Money Heist’ Season 5: Evolution From Heist Thriller To War Epic
This piece does not intend to give away any spoilers — at least not in the literal, or traditional, sense...
Pakistani Society Thrives On Policing And Shaming Women
Every now and then, someone gives their two cents on how women should be dressed or an institution/workspace introduces a...
How To Succeed In Pakistan’s Academia
Higher education in Pakistan is a wonderful phenomenon. Scouting websites of universities and departments, it is evident that research is...
The Curious Case Of Malakand University’s Untouchable Vice Chancellor
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province faces issues like militancy, chronic women rights abuses, violence against women and low literacy rate...
Cantonment Election Results Are A Setback For The PTI
The recent cantonment board elections held across the country has once again vindicated the predomination of certain political parties to...
Taliban Rule: What Suits Afghanistan Is Not For Pakistan
With the arrival of Taliban in Afghanistan, all existing narratives about terrorism have become redundant and the actors that were...
Violence Against Women Will Only Be Countered When Potential Perpetrators Start Fearing The Law
The Minar-e-Pakistan incident on Independence Day was a clear example of failure of the law enforcement agencies. It also perfectly...
Mahira Khan Speaks Out On Violence Against Women And Changing Mindsets In Pakistan
Mahira Khan has spoken out on the public discussion around crimes against women in Pakistan. The superstar actress is of...
Arrest Warrants Issued For Saba Qamar And Bilal Saeed By Lahore Court
A court in Lahore has ordered the arrest of actress Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed for failing to appear...
Sabaat: Good Girls Wear Shalwar Kameez, Bad Girls Wear Jeans
On Monday, the government decided to bring revolutionary reform in institutions of higher education. Any ordinary governing body would have...
Pakistani Society Thrives On Policing And Shaming Women
Every now and then, someone gives their two cents on how women should be dressed or an institution/workspace introduces a...
How To Succeed In Pakistan’s Academia
Higher education in Pakistan is a wonderful phenomenon. Scouting websites of universities and departments, it is evident that research is...
The Curious Case Of Malakand University’s Untouchable Vice Chancellor
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province faces issues like militancy, chronic women rights abuses, violence against women and low literacy rate...
Cantonment Election Results Are A Setback For The PTI
The recent cantonment board elections held across the country has once again vindicated the predomination of certain political parties to...
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