Sectarian violence surges in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Abdul Basit | Nov 01, 2016 After a decline in scale and casualties, the anti-Shia sectarian violence is once again resurging in Pakistan. In the last two...
Dummies’ Guide to Pakistani Politics
What is happening in Pakistan? Why its happening the way it is happening and how can Pakistan change and become a genuinely democratic polity?...
Revitalising CSS Performance
Aishaa Ghumman | Oct 31, 2016 THE first competitive examination under the newly revised Central Superior Services (CSS) subject syllabi was held earlier this year....
My Tribute to Qandeel Baloch…
Huma Zafar | July 19, 2016 “You cant stop us from loving, Mr. President!” exclaimed Qandeel Baloch, on Valentine’s Day, when the Government of Pakistan...
Has the party begun?
Kamal Siddiqi | Oct 31, 2016 Our newspaper has reported that after buckling under relentless pressure, the government sent its information minister packing as preliminary...
Analysing The Trade Relationship Between Pakistan And India
Aadil Nakhoda | Oct 31, 2016 The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) consists of eight South Asian nations, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,...
The decisive confrontation
Dr. Hasan Askari Rizvi | 30th Oct, 2016 The decisive confrontation between the PML-N and the PTI has started. The federal and Punjab governments did...
‘Afghan Girl’ in 1985 National Geographic Photo Is Arrested in Pakistan
An Afghan woman whose photograph as a young refugee with piercing green eyes was published on the cover of National Geographic in 1985, becoming...
Pakistan’s Honor-Killing Law Isn’t Enough
Bina Shah | Oct 28, 2016 KARACHI, Pakistan — In Pakistan today, it’s a sad reality that regressive societal attitudes toward women label us as...
Shy of fighting causes
V. SUDARSHAN | Oct 29, 2016 What good is a declaration wherein BRICS nations pledge to counter international terrorism and yet stand so far apart...
It’s The Eurostar Test: A Sure Way To Tell If We’re Heading For Exile In Europe
By Andrew Martin | 28 Oct, 2016 Eurostar and its terminus at St Pancras in London exemplify a communautaire spirit that now seems to belong...
The Dead Begin To Speak Up In India
Arundhati Roy | Oct 28, 2016 Kashmir is in the process of being isolated, cut off from the outside world by two concentric rings of...