Zafarul Azam’s Historical Fiction Teleports Us To Partition Itself
Sometimes I wonder that if I were to be teleported to the time when some historical event was in progress,...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Can Mega Dams Help Prevent Floods And Destruction In Pakistan?
“There is no doubt in my mind that water is one of the biggest security challenges for Pakistan. It is...
Experiments In Political Engineering And The Economic Cost To Pakistan
The 1980s is the decade when Pakistan’s social fabric was completely torn apart by the self-declared reformer, General Zia-ul Haq—a...
The Art Of The Possible: Pakistan’s Experience With Political Messiahs
In his interview in 1867 with St. Petersburgische Zeitunglt, the German aristocrat and first Chancellor of Prussia Otto von Bismarck...
Putin’s War: Trying To Resolve An Old Strategic Dilemma With A Perilous New World Order
Some years ago, I was talking to Pakistan’s famous intellectual, political analyst and renowned environmentalist Dr. Adil Najam. I asked...
Military Solution Or Peace Negotiations?
Instead of engaging in talks with the TTP, the government should learn from Columbia’s dealings with drug lord Pablo Escobar...
Pakistan And Afghanistan: Lost Opportunities
The media in Pakistan and Afghanistan is full of analysis and predictions about the region after the Taliban’s blood-less takeover...
Brute Force Or Image-Building: What Will A Taliban Government Look Like?
August 15, 2021 was the day when according to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Afghans broke the 'shackles of slavery'. It...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Political Leaders Call For Resolute, Lasting Measures Against Terror
Condemnations continue to pour in on the suicide...
You Have Your Pakistan, I Have Mine
While this quotation comes from a story about...