Balochistan Govt Bans Sit-ins, Rallies In Apparent Bid To Quell Rising Protests
Amid protests in Gwadar and Quetta, the government of Balochistan has promulgated an ordinance that imposes a ban on staging...
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Pakistan Needs To Invest In Its Blue Economy
About 10% (~1.5 Trillion USD) of China’s GDP is contributed by its blue economy. This is why the sector, and...
Does PML-N Have A Mole In The System?
Pakistan's political leaders are a hapless lot. They demonstrate, time and again, that they have no morality or ethical values...
Fear Of Revival Of Militancy In Punjab Forced Modi To Withdraw Farm Laws
Although many analysts in India are attributing the u-turn of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on three controversial farm laws to...
An Era Of Judicial Populism
‘Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion.’ This is a famous quote of the former Chief Justice...
Lal’s Lullaby: In The Shadows Of The Shrine
It’s been five years since the bomb blast at Qalandar Shahbaz's shrine in Sehwan took place. The parents of Ayaz...
Prisoners Of Jihad: Freed To Serve A Life-Long Sentence
Being imprisoned carries a huge stigma in Pakistan. For people who have spent time in jail, it is difficult to...
KP’s Virtual Cops: Patrolling The Periphery Of Recognition
Amid countless handicaps, the police personnel have been Pakistan’s first line of defence against an unprecedented terror threat. However, despite...
Pakistan Is Carrying Out Another Murder Of History. This Time In Afghanistan
Various externally sanctioned projects of modernity to “improve” the Afghan ‘social condition’, ranging from those of land reforms and nationalisation,...
Balochistan Govt Bans Sit-ins, Rallies In Apparent Bid To Quell Rising Protests
Amid protests in Gwadar and Quetta, the government of Balochistan has promulgated an ordinance that imposes a ban on staging...
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Seize the day
Until recently, despite three naked seizures of power lasting over 30 years, the Miltablishment was a sacred cow whose very mention evoked omnipotence...
!جب لوہا گرم ہے
تیس برسوں سے زائد عرصے تک اقتدار پر براہ راست قبضے کے باوجود اسٹبلشمنٹ کو مقدس گائے کا درجہ حاصل...
Black Wednesday
Wednesday 17th November will long be remembered as one of the “blackest” days in the parliamentary history of Pakistan. On...
بدھ ۔۔۔ یوم سیاہ
سترہ نومبر کا بدھ پاکستان کی پارلیمانی تاریخ کے سیاہ ترین دنوں میں سے ایک کے طور پر یاد رکھا...
Pakistan Needs To Invest In Its Blue Economy
About 10% (~1.5 Trillion USD) of China’s GDP is contributed by its blue economy. This is why the sector, and...
Does PML-N Have A Mole In The System?
Pakistan's political leaders are a hapless lot. They demonstrate, time and again, that they have no morality or ethical values...
Fear Of Revival Of Militancy In Punjab Forced Modi To Withdraw Farm Laws
Although many analysts in India are attributing the u-turn of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on three controversial farm laws to...
An Era Of Judicial Populism
‘Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion.’ This is a famous quote of the former Chief Justice...
Lal’s Lullaby: In The Shadows Of The Shrine
It’s been five years since the bomb blast at Qalandar Shahbaz's shrine in Sehwan took place. The parents of Ayaz...
Longing And Nostalgia: Remembering The Golden Era Of Pakistani Music
It started off with a very random find on YouTube: the Rafhan jelly ad from the days of PTV and...
Review | ‘A World Unveiled’ — Fascinating Account Of Travels Across Five Continents
Razi Ami’s life as an academic has been overshadowed as a traveller, and a very ardent one. He is a...
Govt In Ghabarao Mode?| Who Is Inciting Violence? | Najam Sethi Or IK and Co? | Najam Sethi Official
Lal’s Lullaby: In The Shadows Of The Shrine
It’s been five years since the bomb blast at Qalandar Shahbaz's shrine in Sehwan took place. The parents of Ayaz...
Prisoners Of Jihad: Freed To Serve A Life-Long Sentence
Being imprisoned carries a huge stigma in Pakistan. For people who have spent time in jail, it is difficult to...
KP’s Virtual Cops: Patrolling The Periphery Of Recognition
Amid countless handicaps, the police personnel have been Pakistan’s first line of defence against an unprecedented terror threat. However, despite...
Pakistan Is Carrying Out Another Murder Of History. This Time In Afghanistan
Various externally sanctioned projects of modernity to “improve” the Afghan ‘social condition’, ranging from those of land reforms and nationalisation,...
Seize the day
Until recently, despite three naked seizures of power lasting over 30 years, the Miltablishment was a sacred cow whose very mention evoked omnipotence...
!جب لوہا گرم ہے
تیس برسوں سے زائد عرصے تک اقتدار پر براہ راست قبضے کے باوجود اسٹبلشمنٹ کو مقدس گائے کا درجہ حاصل...
Doval Doctrine Is Recent, But India Has Been Living The Lie For Decades
M G Devasahayam, a former Indian Administrative Service officer, has written an article titled, “Ajit Doval was my batchmate, but...
Black Wednesday
Wednesday 17th November will long be remembered as one of the “blackest” days in the parliamentary history of Pakistan. On...
Know Their Names: Policemen Killed By TLP Rioters This Year
The banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has been holding violent protests in Pakistan on and off since 2017, and policemen have...
APS Victims’ Parents Protest Govt Officials’ Statements About Forgiving TTP
The parents of victims of Army Public School (APS) attack held a protest demonstration against government officials including Prime Minister's...
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....
Govt In Ghabarao Mode?| Who Is Inciting Violence? | Najam Sethi Or IK and Co? | Najam Sethi Official
Longing And Nostalgia: Remembering The Golden Era Of Pakistani Music
It started off with a very random find on YouTube: the Rafhan jelly ad from the days of PTV and...
Pakistani Musician Arooj Nominated For Best Global Performance, Best New Artist At Grammys
Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab has been nominated for two Grammys, Best Global Performance and Best New Artist, for the upcoming...
Bashir Mirza’s Art Attack
Bashir Mirza (BM), artist extraordinaire, has already been examined through many lenses and multiple perspectives earlier, by many. It isn’t...
‘Not My Own Words’: Actor Veena Malik Clueless About Her Politically-Charged Tweets
Actor Veena Malik, who is active on Twitter and often tweets in favour of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and...
Why Does Pakistan Confuse The State With The Army?
It seems the Pakistanis live with the most confused state of mind in the world. Most concepts of the political...
Unpacking The New NAB Ordinance: Amendments Were Made To Save The PTI
When a teacher in the class furiously slaps one of the students, every student in the class is affected. Every ...
Against All Odds: The Pakistan Cricket Team
Our cricket team has brought our nation together countless times. For years, Pakistan has been relegated as a no-go zone...
Am I The Only One Who Didn’t Know Why Men’s Day Existed?
At 5:03pm on November 19 2021, a friend at work casually mentioned: “Today is International Men’s Day.” The response my...
The Social Media Storm From The T20 World Cup Is The Latest Lesson For Pakistan To Not Be Like India
After India’s defeat by Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, Mohammed Shami, the only Muslim player in the Indian cricket...
Open Letter To Bilawal Bhutto: Wake Up And Smell The Coffee, Mr Chairman
Mr. Chairman, I am writing to draw your attention towards the brutal murder of an innocent man — whose only...
Longing And Nostalgia: Remembering The Golden Era Of Pakistani Music
It started off with a very random find on YouTube: the Rafhan jelly ad from the days of PTV and...
Pakistani Musician Arooj Nominated For Best Global Performance, Best New Artist At Grammys
Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab has been nominated for two Grammys, Best Global Performance and Best New Artist, for the upcoming...
Bashir Mirza’s Art Attack
Bashir Mirza (BM), artist extraordinaire, has already been examined through many lenses and multiple perspectives earlier, by many. It isn’t...
Why Does Pakistan Confuse The State With The Army?
It seems the Pakistanis live with the most confused state of mind in the world. Most concepts of the political...
Unpacking The New NAB Ordinance: Amendments Were Made To Save The PTI
When a teacher in the class furiously slaps one of the students, every student in the class is affected. Every ...
Against All Odds: The Pakistan Cricket Team
Our cricket team has brought our nation together countless times. For years, Pakistan has been relegated as a no-go zone...
Am I The Only One Who Didn’t Know Why Men’s Day Existed?
At 5:03pm on November 19 2021, a friend at work casually mentioned: “Today is International Men’s Day.” The response my...
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