The fragile NATO allianceNATO’S 29th summit held in Brussels on July 11-12 cannot be viewed as a normal activity because the event marked noticeable split in the almost 70 years old Atlantic alliance. Again, like the G-7 summ...
150 hours to a new dawn?Though the usual feudal modus operandi for obtaining votes, particularly in the rural areas, is through outright coercion and/or intimidation, it also depends upon who counts the vote, and even more i...
Pak-Afghan dissonance and democratic peaceAs expressed by Immanuel Kant, an 18th century philosopher, constitutional republics are one of the prerequisites of achieving perpetual peace in the world, because democracies are more peaceful. Comm...
For the undecided voterTo vote or not to vote is the question many Pakistani’s are asking themselves today. With mere days left until the upcoming elections, a large segment of society finds itself sitting on the fence. Acc...
Political jackals: an endangered species?After wasting four decades (1977 to 2017), some measure of political cleansing has finally begun in Pakistan. While this effort is commendable, the process of producing ‘political jackals’ like the Sh...
Signs of manipulationSir: Ever since Nawaz Sharif was barred from office, he has been very vocal about the forces that have led to his disqualification. When the court handed out their judgment in the Avenfield case, many...
PML-N’s performanceSir: According to a general view, the PML-N government was very efficient in their last term. The rate of inflation has gone down by three percent, whereas, over the past two years, the GDP rate has r...
Taking a stand for womenSir: I recently decided that I was going to do more in life in order to stand up for the rights of women everywhere, especially in Pakistan. Currently one of the most pressing needs of women is afford...