Safeguarding Islam and Minorities: Rulers finally acting?
Imtiaz Gul | Something unprecedented happened in Pakistan this Holi. Cutting across religious barriers, the prime minister delivered a ground-breaking speech to the Hindu minority....
Who are “Radical Muslims”?
Z. Fareen Parvez | The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing the “war on terror”. From his inauguration address to...
Misadventures of a Female Journalist: My professional courtesy is not Flirtation..!
Wamika Singh | On the very first day at Journalism schools and colleges, we are introduced to the magical art of communication. We are taught...
Pakistan: Nexus between Corruption, Terrorism and Democracy
Dr. Shahbaz Shabbir Gill | Over the past three years, increasing terrorist activities in Pakistan have led the government to accuse India of supporting terrorists...
The Art of Making a Deal With the Taliban
Richard G. Olson | WASHINGTON — This year, America’s war in Afghanistan will pass a grim milestone as it surpasses the Civil War in duration,...
Pakistan’s Fake Fakirs are its people’s ‘Badd Nasibi’
Dr. Farid A. Malik | “Lord of himself though not of lands; Having nothing yet hath it all." Sadeqian – one of the greatest calligraphists of...
“You will Never be Accepted Here!” EU Court Allows Companies to Ban Headscarves
Z. Fareen Parvez | The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which interprets EU law, issued a landmark judgment on March 14 that...
Is the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization?
Terje Ostebo | The Trump administration and the Republican lawmakers are seeking to introduce legislation that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization...
Autism Awareness Day – Unique, Not Retarded!
Saud Bin Ahsen | The ninth annual World Autism Awareness Day will be observed on April 2, 2017. The term “Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)” is...
93,000 Pakistani soldiers did not surrender in 1971 because….?
Dr. Junaid Ahmad| December 16, 1971, was an ominous day for Pakistan, because the Pakistani army's scattered divisions sandwiched between an internal insurgency supported by...
How Nations can move on after Apologizing for their Past
Edwin Battistella | In May 2016, when Barack Obama visited Hiroshima, some speculated that the president of the United States might offer an apology, on...
Optimistic Fantasy to hope for peace in Afghanistan without talks with Afghan Taliban
Dr. Zafar N Jaspal | The increasing violence and the continuity of trans-national terrorist syndicate’s sanctuaries in Afghanistan’s peripheral regions have scared the neighbors of...