Saudi ultra-conservatives take anti-reform stand on women’s sports
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s, ultra conservative, Shura or Advisory Council, in a sign that the kingdom is polarized over Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s...
Will the DAWN leaks Commission report find the actual ‘Leak’ ?
The interior ministry has confirmed that the Dawn Leaks inquiry report would be officially submitted on Wednesday, to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and then...
Top 10 Reasons: Why People Don’t Reach Their Goals?
With everything that happens around us, it is sometimes difficult to reach our goals. This is compounded if you have any of the reasons on...
China closes US’ exit door from Iran nuclear deal
M. K Bhadrakumar | The signing of the first commercial contract between China and Iran to redesign Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor is a landmark event in...
Afghanistan: A Graveyard of Empires or an Afghan Cemetery
By Adnan Qaiser | Alexander Cockburn had rightly identified Afghanistan as “nothing but mountains filled with barbarous ethnics with views as medieval as their muskets...
Elderflower Lemonade with Berries
When I was growing up, we did not have access to posh drinks such as elderflower sparkling water, which you can find in stores...
Why is the Iranian government opening the world’s biggest bookstore?
Holly Dagres | There is a conundrum facing Iranian officials. The government, on the one hand, wants Iranians to read more. At the same time,...
Do I just represent the ‘honor’ of the men in my family?
Asma Razzaq | Do not go to the park as your brother would not like it, this is not America’, my mother scolded me when...
#MaryamLightChaliGai: How will the energy crisis affect PML-N Politics?
The cornerstone of Nawaz Sharif’s campaign in 2013 was the promise to eliminate load shedding of electricity in two years. With 10 hours of...
On Afghanistan: How successful will the US be adopting a hardline policy towards Pakistan?
Dr Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Just days after the visit of US national security advisor Lieutenant General HR McMaster to Pakistan, we saw the enormous...
Taxation on Cigarettes proposed at 75% does it make sense?
A new effort to improve public health and cut down on tobacco consumption has been launched by a technical working group on tobacco which...
Afghanistan: Once again becoming a U.S.-Russia Proxy Battle
Russia's interest in Afghanistan is not new. Moscow's imperial expansion into Central Asia in the 19th century coincided with British expansion in India, during...