The Lion KingThe Lion of Punjab has found his roar. And he is not holding back. Admittedly, this comes rather late in the day for a man whose political career has spanned more than 30 years. But be that as it may,...
Courting RussiaIt may or may not be coincidental that at a time when the US ambassador to South and Central Asia was in town — Pakistan’s National Security adviser was hobnobbing with his Russian counterpart in Mosc...
Pakistan’s bold moveCrown Prince Mohammed Bin Sultan is not taking his modernisation drive lightly. Indeed, at the end of last year Belgium became the first-ever nation to send a woman ambassador to the conservative Saud...
Many a slip ‘twixt the cup and the lip’In the obtaining scenario in Pakistan when elections — if held — are not far, a state of flux reinforced by uncertainty seems to be holding the fort. Prime Minister Shahid Khan Abbasi is confident tha...
Respect the voteAmidst the current political turmoil caused by institutional imbalance taking its toll on the constitutional structure, the state has been pushed towards uncertainty and multiple crises. This was acce...
Understanding suicideSir: Do you know what is common between famous playwright Ernest Hemingway, the Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe, famous designer Alexander McQueen and Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh? Apart from the f...