Afghanistan: Reinforcing Failure in a Lost Cause
Adnan Qaiser| They say if you find yourself fallen into a pit, the first thing to do is stop digging. Afghanistan has long been an...
Al-Bakistan – My Land of pure, its confusions, its lovely contradictions & its Arithmetic! – By Maleeha Hashmi
Maleeha Hashmi | Oct 25, 2016 When I’m happy, I eat. When I’m sad, I eat more. Yes! I’m a Pakistani. Welcome to Pakistan –...
Cyril Almeida’s Story Points To Old Fault Lines And New Strains In Pakistan Army-Govt relationship
Ayesha Siddiqa | The media in Pakistan and outside was abuzz for some 48 hours over a story published by the English newspaper Dawn, regarding a...
Love letter to Ishaq Dar from a fan
Maleeha Hashmi | Oct 17, 2016 Dear Ishaque Dar sahib! This nation has not only disappointed you but everyone with an exceptionally good sense of...
Why you must read: ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell?
Why must you read: Animal Farm by George Orwell? Let me tell you a short story or call it an example. I had posted...
Telescope: The Ironic Defence Of Cyril Almeida
Shailaja Bajpai | Since Tuesday, the English news channels fiercely and rightly so, criticised the Pakistan government’s action: “Pak muzzling media”, “Journalist targeted by Pak...
Pakistan’s Civil-Military Relations: Internal Battlefronts Exposed from Media Leak
Adnan Qaiser | Between Traitors and Politicians History of nations is often dull and boring; not so Pakistan’s, whose civil-military power-politics and internal brinkmanship remain full...
Scotland Yard drops charges against Altaf Hussain? Why?
Moeed Pirzada | Scotland Yard, the investigative arm of British Police has dropped all charges related to money laundering against MQM leader Altaf Hussain. Charges...
Nawaz, Modi, Dawn & Pakistan Army: What is happening & Why?
Pakistanis, Indians and the world at large may disagree on many many things; its almost impossible to count how many, but on one thing,...
Is Modi government busy creating war hysteria across India?
Moeed Pirzada | Indian TV giant, NDTV’s website reports that Indian NSA, Ajit Doval, has briefed Indian PM Narendra Modi that 100 Pakistani trained terrorists...
Modi’s ‘Surgical Strikes’ On Whom? & Why?
As I write these lines, in the early hours of 3rd October 2016, initial reports are pouring in of ‘yet another fidayeen attack against...
Kashmir Bleeds: A Proxy Battleground and Nuclear Flashpoint in South Asia
Adnan Qaiser| Horace said, “Brute force bereft of reason falls by its own weight.” Not in Kashmir – which continues to bleed under Indian rule....