The FATA conundrum
Merwah Qureshi | FATA is the region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan from the north and the west, Baluchistan from the south and KP from the...
The cursed children of Pakistan
Maham Gillani | She silently headed out of the corridors of the hospital clutching her baby who was only a few hours old. Her face...
Punjab University brawl highlights the need to amend student unions in Pakistan
Junaid Ali Malik | Student unions have played a crucial role in the establishment of Pakistan as its concept was brought forth by the youngsters...
Zainab’s father not allowed to react after daughter’s killer was caught
Shiffa Yousafzai | We caught him. Yes, our agencies, our police force, Chief Justice of Pakistan and the forensic department did it. They all worked...
Iran: Protests and threat of renewed sanctions lead to revolutionary guard involvement in economy
James M Dorsey | Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears in the wake of recent anti-government protests to have put his weight behind President...
Playing on bouncy pitches
Farid A Malik | Playing on bouncy pitches is not easy, this is why the Pakistan Cricket Team is having problems playing on New Zealand’s...
South China Sea becomes global and regional threat
Jumel G. Estrañero | While China has been making considerable diplomatic and economic inroads in Asia, the US has been reminding the same continent of...
Is the Saudi Crown Prince still encouraging moderate Islam?
James M Dorsey | Recent Algerian media reports detailing Saudi propagation of a quietist, apolitical yet supremacist and anti-pluralistic form of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism raises...
US Afghan strategy won’t work: Laments ex US Army Colonel
Jamal Hussain | A point paper by Lawrence Sellin, titled “U.S. Afghan strategy will be governed by events in Balochistan” has been published by the...
What can Pakistan learn from Netanyahu’s visit to India?
Junaid Ali Malik | Every country has the right to maintain strong relations with the other, and this is what India and Israel are doing....
What is wrong with our police?
Waqas Khan | Recent events like child molestation and their subsequent murders and the appalling extrajudicial killings of youngsters have brought the inefficiency and the...
Will Pakistan ever see another leader like Jinnah?
Shiffa Yousafzai | Everyone in our country wants to be a leader and wants to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. More than half of...