Respect the voter, not just the vote
Dr. Farid A Malik | Is it possible for the vote to be respected if the voter is not? After manipulating numerous elections themselves, certain...
A nation at war with itself
Dr. Farid A Malik | We are fighting each other. As a nation, we are all in a survival mode as there is no facilitator/coordinator/regulator....
Pakistan’s Education: Lack of Critical Thinking?
Taimoor Khan | ‘Your assignments and exams will be assessed, keeping in mind how critically you have done your research and presented your ideas on...
Punjab’s monopoly
Tahir Ali Khan | Pakistan is a federation. All federating units should have an equal role and weight in the election of the Prime Minister....
Pakistan Army ready to negotiate with Manzoor Pashteen; Corps. Commander calls him “our son”
News Analysis | Corps Commander Peshawar Lt General Nazir Ahmad has said on Tuesday that some of the demands of the Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM)...
Slaps Don’t Turn In to Claps
Faisal Ashfaq | It was the silence of the lions which made the wolves stronger. What PTM is demanding is nothing unconstitutional but coupling it...
Why the corrupt use of the Blasphemy law undermines all
Asma Razaq | “For me, blasphemy is when word of God and the teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) are distorted. What could be more...
Can Pakistan’s policymakers respond to much-hailed CPEC?
Waqas Shabbir | The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is hailed as the best opportunity to have knocked at Pakistan’s door, after a long stalemate...
The Price of US Global Dominance – Numerous Human Losses
Firas Samuri | The United States of America considers military presence around the world as one of the key tools for ensuring national interests. The...
Syrian imbroglio
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | For the last seven years, the people of Syria have been victim of civil war. The Syrian ruling elite seems...
Russia-Iran ties surge under US pressure
M K Bhadrakumar | A commentary entitled Tehran, Moscow boosting strategic relations, appearing last week in the Iran Daily newspaper, which is close to Supreme...
Germany’s Syria Strategy
Trivun Sharma | On Saturday 14th April, US President Donald Trump made headlines with his decision to strike Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons...