Vietnam and AfghanistanIn an interview given to the Washington Post the other day, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi warned that, “Afghanistan could become another Vietnam for the United States if it tried to r...
A secular state is a religious imperativeIn his paper “The Transformation of the Sharia from Jurists’ Law to Statutory Law in the contemporary Muslim world”, Aharon Layish outlines how Sharia was originally ‘jurists’ law” i.e. law created by...
Balance for peaceWhile referring to the recently suspended security assistance to Pakistan, John Sullivan, US Deputy Secretary of State stated the following while addressing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee earl...
When gloves are off, what next?It should not have been so but the situation is turning out to be a battle of words and nerves between former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Saqib Nisar. Other p...
Why devolution has not taken place?Each province shall, by law, establish a local government system and devolve political, administrative, and financial responsibility and authority to the elected representatives of the local governmen...
Child abuse in KarachiSir: In Karachi’s Baloch Colony, an eleven-years-old child was mercilessly raped by her own stepfather. The incident has caught everybody’s attention as it is beyond anyone’s imaginations that even a...
Educational reformsSir: Education is the only weapon which can change the world and ensure national development. Unfortunately, the students in Balochistan are deprived of educational facilities. Neither the provincial...
Civil HospitalSir: Civil Hospital is the only government hospital we have in Turbat. The hospital lacks even basic facilities. In fact, there are no specialist doctors and nurses in the hospital who can treat serio...
Sir: The Article 19A of the Constitution of Pakistan states: “Every citizen shall have the right to have access to information in all matters of public importance subject to regulation and reasonable...
Political orderSir: Glaring failure of global political order (through UN) in Maldives (ii) Total breakdown of law & order in Maldives shouldn’t be ignored by India (ii) India was requested for intervention but...