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FOREIGN AID AND PRINCIPAL PAYBACK

By: Zainab Nazir on

Every second of everyday, countries compete on everything; from muscles to scientific research, a tiny economic fluctuation or a single word change in regulation is enough to determine who does business where and alternately the power of nations. But, while all of this is happening, countries turn around to give billions of dollars in foreign […]

“Mataloona and Mizh”: Understanding the Pukhtun People

By: Frankie Martin on

Some years ago while working on an academic project with Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, I noticed a small book on the shelf. I began leafing through it and was fascinated with what I found. It was an old worn copy of Ahmed’s book Mataloona: Pukhto Proverbs that, I […]

The thoughtful generation

By: Muhammad Omar Iftikhar on

The millennials are born during a time when the miracles of modern science and technology enveloped their lifestyles. They are now living with smartphones, data packages, wifi, and online shopping. They have also adjusted swiftly to the online classroom setting that has become a global norm during the Covid-19 pandemic. The millennial generation is the […]

Kashmir — the way ahead

By: Raashid Wali Janjua on

Kashmir issue has again been brought to the centre stage by the tyranny of majoritarianism exercised by Modi-led BJP government under the diktat of its ideological driving force i.e the rabidly extremist Hindutva creed of RSS. Kashmir is a bleeding wound that needs to be patched up if any semblance of normalcy is desired in […]

Healthy and clean living

By: Brigadier Mohammad Yasin (Retired) on

The prevalent unhealthy living environment with unmanaged waste, noise, polluted air and water has so much become a part of our life that we have reconciled to our fate. Throwing garbage at public places and creating noise through various means do not appear to be a crime or transgression. Although it is a crime under […]

RAW, NDS and ISIS nexus to destabilize Afghanistan and Pakistan

By: Col (R) Muhammad Hanif on

The US seems determined to implement its peace accord signed with the Taliban on 29 February 2020 at Doha, Qatar. As per the Council on Foreign Relations, USA, in the US-Taliban peace deal, the negotiators agreed to a temporary reduction in violence and said that a lasting cease-fire among the US, the Taliban, and Afghan […]

Ticking population bomb must be defused

By: Akram Malik on

Pakistan’s galloping population must be a cause of serious concern for decision makers with the nation emerging as one with the highest population growth in South Asia. Successive governments in the past 30years have mounted efforts to arrest the run-away population growth so one hears quite often the slogan “small family, prosperous household.” However, this […]

Family planning — the missing links

By: Anza Abbasi on

“It is good to delay the first, postpone the second, and prevent the third” – Daya Chaudhary. Interestingly, this is the stance taken by many intellectuals, politicians, health experts, and doctors on the significance of birth spacing. In Pakistan, efforts to promote Family Planning (FP) started in the 1960s, but favorable results have not manifested […]

Unforgettable Impact of Two Forgetful Years!

By: Mustafa Abdullah Baloch on

Voila! Two years of pain and hardship have passed. Otherwise, a period long enough for a regime to prove its mettle and deliver what promised. I struggled hard to recollect and find a single achievement by Khan’s government. Alas, I’m afraid to say that all I could recollect was broken promises, shattered dreams, unfulfilled commitments, […]