Beyond Fantasy: This Historian Depicts Ottoman Power In Real Life
In Pakistan, as in much of the Muslim world, the Ottoman Emperors are idolised, and often portrayed as God’s gift...
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Treasures Of Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta lies in southern Mexico on the Pacific coast. We had been there once before, in 2019, and checked...
What Would Goldman Sachs Have Projected For The Future Of Pakistan’s Economy Back In 1960?
Goldman Sachs (GS) issued a paper last month projecting that Pakistan’s economy will become the world’s sixth largest economy by...
Experiencing Chile: From The High Andes To Valparaiso And Beyond
In the darkness of the early morning hours, a driver and tour guide were taking us up the High Andes...
Looking For Penguins In Australia And Finding Much More
While touring the urban delights of Melbourne, we discovered that there was a place called Phillip Island, which was worth...
Sensing Victory, Is Imran Khan Beginning To Backtrack On Some Of His Decisions?
Imran Khan, the self-proclaimed “cornered tiger,” is riding the crest of a wave of popular support. He’s exuding confidence since...
Seeking To Salvage His Sinking Reputation, General Bajwa Attempts To Rewrite History
The generals do their best to avoid discussing the events of 1971. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s fourth military ruler, dismissed a...
Journey Into The Soul Of Asia: 5 Perfect Days In South Korea
Ever since we saw the Eight Immortals opera in Beijing, we had been planning to visit South Korea. Late one...
Will General Asim Munir Reduce Military Meddling In Pakistani Politics?
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has nominated General Asim Munir to be the next army chief, putting an end to months...
Searching For Alligators In The Everglades Of Florida
When I was invited to speak at a conference in Naples, I imagined I would be heading to Italy. Alas,...
Will Pashtuns Ever Reconcile With The Durand Line?
From the very beginning, Pashtun nationalism has been at odds with Pakistan’s identity. For millennia, Pashtuns lived on both sides...
Searching For Civil War Memorabilia In Georgia
I saw the all-time epic Gone with the Wind in Karachi in the late 1960s. It glorified the way of...
How Dalrymple Dives Into The Anarchy After Aurangzeb – II
The Company’s entry into India had begun with the Battle of Plassey in Bengal in 1757. The Company’s forces were...
How Dalrymple Dives Into The Anarchy After Aurangzeb – I
The events which followed the death of the sixth great Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707, are well known. Every high...
Best Of Boston
Boston is in many ways the epicentre of New England. I had visited it numerous times on business since the...
The British Empire Died A Long Time Ago But The Spirit Of Imperialism Is Alive And Well
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II triggered some thoughts about the faded glories of the British Empire. At its peak,...
Three Perfect Days In Los Angeles
An opportunity came to spend three days in LA and it was hard to pass. But what would I do...
Acting Like A Cornered Bear, Putin Ups The Ante And Calls For A Partial Mobilisation
In a sure sign of desperation, confirming that he has lost the initiative to Ukraine, Putin has called for a...
These 4 Events From 1979 May Have Laid The Foundations For 9/11
It’s been 21 years since al-Qaeda terrorists carried out 9/11. To what extent can that be traced back to a...
Lessons Of Vietnam: Do Numbers Matter In Warfare
When the Nixon administration took over in 1969 all the data on North Vietnam and the United States was fed...
When Egypt Was Governed By Women
In the Bronze Age, societies around the globe were dominated by men. Even today, in much of the world, that...
Tales From Hawaii
After spending a week in Hawaii, our taste for the local dishes was saturated. On our last day, which happened...
Have Nuclear Weapons Enhanced The National Security Of Pakistan?
Next May marks the 25th anniversary of India exploding five and Pakistan responding with six nuclear weapons. A month prior...
How The Fundamentals Of Modern Warfare Resemble Those Of Ancient Conflicts
Ancient battles echo through the chambers of history, not just in the corridors of History or English departments at universities,...
How Modern Warfare Bears A Striking Resemblance To Ancient Warfare
Ancient battles echo through the chambers of history, not just in the corridors of the History or English departments at...
The Killing Of Ayman Al-Zawahiri Raises More Questions Than It Answers
The man who succeeded Osama bin Laden as the head of al-Qaeda after he was killed in a US raid...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
IHC Chief Justice Grills Privatisation Commission
The Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC)...
Will We Have Our Glorious Revolution?
The year 1688 was a significant one in...