No More Iraq—Don’t Count on It By: Harlan Ullman on March 27, 2023This week marks the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. As in Vietnam, this use of American force also failed, some would say catastrophically so. Why? That question has never been satisfactorily answered. It must be. The Bush administration invaded for three basic reasons. The first was that Saddam Hussein’s possession […]
Foreign Policy Goals By: Ali Akbar Rouf on March 27, 2023At a time when an estimated 3,897 people–including children–have been killed in 117 mass shootings in just three months in 2023 and another 5,280 people have died by suicide in the same period, the US State Department released its “2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,” touting itself as the saviour of human rights while […]
Philosophy and Education By: Shah Nawaz Noor on March 27, 2023Thales is known as the first philosopher. Miletus was the first school where the education of philosophy was taught. Philosophy was the first concept through which people were taught about reality and how to lead lives. Over time, the revolution of knowledge increased and philosophy separated into many disciplines. When modernism came, we are happy […]
Modi Government’s Assault on Press Freedom By: Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai on March 27, 2023The Modi government’s oppressive policies in India illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) have sparked growing outrage from human rights organizations worldwide. The government’s tactics have been aimed at quashing basic civil liberties, including freedom of expression and the press. This has resulted in a systematic campaign of intimidation and harassment against journalists, who have […]
Jury is Out and In Front By: Andleeb Abbas on March 26, 2023Constitutional violation. Courts. Crowds. Shelling. Beating. Torture. Escape. These are the visuals that dominate the government’s attitude and any hearing of Chairman Imran Khan. Sad that the Election Commission has openly disobeyed the courts and constitution and postponed the provincial election. Sad that a man, whose life is under constant threat, is being openly targeted […]
Peaceful Balochistan By: Ali Anwar on March 26, 2023There has been an increase in attacks on the Pakistan Army and security forces in Balochistan. Just last month, security agencies recovered a suicide jacket from a woman and found out how the banned Baloch organization was using women for its nefarious purposes. India is playing a big role in fueling the unrest in Balochistan. […]
Public Apathy By: Dr Marium Kamal on March 26, 2023The sad fact still unnoticed by our policy-makers and ruling elites is that the people of Pakistan are gradually becoming indifferent and uninterested in the existing system, making them vulnerable and exposed to extremism and terror ideologies. A rational approach justifies that whatever is happening on the political mapping has nothing to do with them […]
Earthquake in a Narrow Street By: Hafeez Khan on March 26, 2023I was in my library prepping for a long-distance call when the ground under my feet started to move. It did not register right away. However, as the tremors continued, I called my wife and staff to step outside. By then, it was all over. The duration was a little over a minute, long enough […]
Khushwant Singh and Hindu Nationalism By: Zafar Aziz Chaudhry on March 25, 2023Being a sceptic about random press reports defining “Hindu Nationalism,” I always try to ascertain what the Indian Intelligentsia think about “Hindu Nationalism,”, particularly in the light of the ramifications put on this entity by its PM Narinder Modi. Earlier, in my previous pieces, I had discussed at length the views of two current Indian […]
The Future of Neutrality on Ukraine (Part II) By: Juan Abbas on March 25, 2023Ukraine’s invasion was inevitable-given attempts like these were never deemed as out of the ordinary for Moscow. When you search the Russo-Ukraine War online, it shows that the conflict officially started on the 20th of February, 2014. It isn’t entirely wrong. Russia has a 1400-mile border with Ukraine and has always used that to its […]