Weak Diplomacy, Poor Leadership by Imran Khan By: Yumna Ali on May 12, 2021It was 11 pm on a rainy night and my father received a phone call from a Pakistani London-ite asking for help in issuing a new passport so he could attend his mother’s funeral in Pakistan. In his pajamas, the officer rushed to the consulate, resumed all consular services, and waited for the individual to […]
Is a post-Netanyahu Israel here and what to expect from it? By: Behzad Taimur on May 10, 2021Last week, a man named Yair Lapid came under global spotlight for being tasked by Israel’s president with forming a new government in the country. For a country so long associated with one Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister of twelve consecutive years now, the news galvanized interest and attention. Against this backdrop, the prospect […]
My Innervoice By: Abiha Khan on February 26, 2021I said to myself I want to cry But why can’t I My inner voice replied because the ocean of ur tears has dried And all of your emotions have died I said to myself I want to speak up But why can’t I My innervoice replied maybe because u have given up And all […]
MLK Day, 47th President Inauguration & Jan 6th Insurrection an emotional & Historic Day By: Mohammed Khaku on January 13, 2021The week of Jan 18th will mark two great events, the Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day and the 47th Inauguration. Democrats will control all three branches because Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff made history by winning their Senate race. The praise and recognition go to Stacy Abraham and the mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms who made possible for […]
COVID & NEUROTICISM: THE SATISFACTION LEVEL OF EMPLOYED MILLENNIALS IN PAKISTAN By: Talha Javed & Talha Nabi Dar on January 9, 2021Recent COVID times have proven to be tough on all of us in one way or another. The virus has also disturbed the job market abnormally as many people were either coerced to put forth their resignation or have simply been laid off. The situation does not seem to be improving even now and who […]
Remembering a humble giant, Qassim Soleimani By: Mohammed Khaku on December 29, 2020The year 2020 has been completely disastrous. The year started with a horrific crime committed by Donald Trump with the assassination of General Qassim Soleimani. The crime can never be forgotten. Iran has every right to pursue justice to bring these criminals and their accomplice to justice. Why commemorate the death anniversary of Qassim Soleimani? […]
1971 War and the 5th Generation Warfare By: Sarfraz Ajmal on December 25, 2020I was reading some other day in an essay by Sir Francis Bacon that Pilate was the judge who ordered the crucifixion of the Christ, right before signing the order, he asked, jestingly, “What is truth ?” and, without waiting for the reply, he signed the crucifixion order. While writing the account, Bacon adds, that […]
A day with agitating farmers at Shinghu Border By: Chanchal Manohar Singh on December 21, 2020Despite fake narratives and disinformation campaigns launched by the section of national media, apparently under the explicit patronage of power holders, the strong-minded and resolute farmers do not appear to cow-down the intimidation attempts, including branding them as anti-nationalists, Khalistanis, tukde-tukde gang, and communists seeking support and guidance from Pakistan and China. Probably in the […]
Reconstruction of not a failed idea but a society By: Muhammad Ali Ehsan on December 17, 2020In his great texted history of Peloponnesian war, the ancient Athenian historian and general Thucydides some 2500 years ago wrote that “it was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable.” The fight for political supremacy that we are witnessing in Pakistan is no different. The giants […]
In Loving Memory of Our Heroes By: Anum Siddique on December 16, 2020December has started, wrapped by freezing cold; days are flint-grey still…!! hidden behind the scene of smog. What I am able to gaze outside from windowpane, the shadow of skyrocketing buildings and naked trees. I was completely wondered how everything look likes calm, the only voice my ears were able to listen the steps crunching […]