Perspective

Nothing sums up the dilemma of the Western occupiers of Afghanistan more than an oil painting by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady...

“They may ring their bells now, before long they will be wringing their hands," said Sir Robert Walpole. The first...

The history of Hindu-Muslim animosity is quite old now: and at the very least, it can be traced from the...

It is said that water is life. In Pakistan today, water may be a potential source of death because of...

In this article, I would like to weave my writings for newspapers with a bit of my personal story of...

The rapid collapse of the US-backed government of Afghanistan was entirely unforeseen and took everyone by surprise. The melting away...

Recently, there have been two ugly reminders of the current federal government's amateur, ill-advised and heavy-handed attempts to control public...

I am in my early 40s and my generation was taught, in the words of US Supreme Court judge Clarence...

On the 14th of August 2020, I wrote: “Every year for the past twenty years, when August arrives, I suddenly...

Many of us spend our lives following conventional wisdom: which, among other things, sees reading books as a very productive...

The Coronavirus has, among other things, hit our educational system very badly. Ever since the emergence of Covid-19, the educational...

Now, I don’t mean to be facetious but one of the biggest casualties of the pandemic, in my experience, is...

I was sixteen when my father set a “be back by Maghrib” curfew. I was eighteen when my father pushed...

USMAN ALI VIRK PROPOSES A WAY TO BEGIN COMING TO TERMS WITH NATIONAL TRAUMA

Chitral’s relationship with Afghanistan has been a complex one. It is impossible to examine Chitrali history and culture without seeing...

Voting is an important part of our political landscape but while most people are galvanized to participate in elections, they...

MOMINA AIJAZUDDIN ON OUR BLIND SPOT IN MEASURING GDP: WOMEN’S DOMESTIC LABOUR THAT REMAINS UNPAID, UNVALUED AND UNRECOGNIZED

At the time of writing this, Pakistan’s neighbour to the north, Afghanistan, is going through another spasm of violence in...

Of the seafaring explorers who circled and mapped the globe, the name that most readily comes to every schoolboy’s mind...

In the last couple of decades, the biggest gift that the political parties of Pakistan could extend to the people...

Since time immemorial, humans have faced the challenge of physical, cultural, or psychological divides placed in their way. They have...

Automation, along with efficiency, has become the key to successfully execute any large venture. Automation allows machines to complete mundane,...

The world’s eyes are on Gaza right now: watching, waiting, and unable to look away. Gaza has long been a...

Spring brings forth a sense of renewal and rebirth, a time to reflect on destiny – and on whether one...

The changing of the names of cities, roads and parks has become a preoccupation in the Indian Subcontinent. On both...

The Economic Times, the New York Times, Al Jazeera, Sky News, The Indian Express, Gulf News, The Business Standard, The...