Fear of terrorism is larger than terrorism itself on February 26, 2017Terrorists killed more than 100 people inside Pakistan within last one week. All recent attacks show, threats of terrorism and mass violence are all too real. But could fear of such attacks be more deadly than the unlikely chance of getting physically hurt by terror? Generally people are struggling with the psychological and physical effects […]
Yellow journalism at its worst on February 19, 2017The Pakistani media is under siege. Sensationalism, a reminiscent of the yellow journalism of the late nineteenth century, has permeated the fabric of today’s media, leading to legal, ethical, and public policy concerns. The judiciary has stopped Dr Shahid Masood and Dr Aamir Liaquat from airing their shows for irresponsible reporting; thus, essentially, taking the […]
The IS moving to Afghanistan on February 12, 2017The loss of its core territory in Iraq and Syria would be a significant blow to the IS. The caliphate might officially survive in the remaining provinces, even though most are not really controlled by the IS affiliates, and largely exist in name only, but many of the trappings of a political state would be […]
Medicine can avoid politics on February 5, 2017Medicine and politics cannot be separated. Many nations around the world are dealing with this sort of integration. The current healthcare system is not designed to create a healthier population and clearly if people were healthier, countries would not need to spend so much money on making them better. It can be argued that drug […]
Quality of education in private medical colleges on January 29, 2017The poor state of Pakistan’s medical education reflects a health system in crisis. The development of good medical services in the country is almost entirely dependent upon the medical education imparted in the various medical colleges of the country. The country has the highest rates of mortality from diarrhoea, pneumonia and hepatitis, creating pressure to […]
Jihadi brides on January 22, 2017As many as 500 European Muslim girls have made the journey abroad from their homes to join the IS. Why Western women find it attractive to join the IS remains a topic of debate. They join the IS for the same reasons that men do. However, there seems to be a universal factor that drives […]
Taliban in the middle of US-Russian proxy war on December 18, 2016Although ISIS/Daesh is in the process of moving from de rigueur to de facto to de jure many factors coagulated to produce the threat that is ISIS/Daesh: the US invasion of Iraq, Gulf Arab sponsorship and financing, as well as Turkish complicity on many levels. To this list could be added the growing power of […]
After Brexit and US polls, would there be a PTI-exit? on November 13, 2016With Donald Trump elected as the new leader of the US, its impact has been felt all across the world. So how does the change in voters’ thinking work, and how can the slogan for change may end up with Imran Khan as the next prime minister of Pakistan? It would be a big change […]
Criminal responsibility in schizophrenia on October 30, 2016The Supreme Court of Pakistan decided last week that the state could proceed with the execution of 50-year-old paranoid schizophrenic patient, Imdad Ali. His lawyers said that they would ask the Supreme Court to stay the execution and to review the case on grounds that Imdad Ali was mentally incompetent, and that executing him would […]
Modis threat to Pakistan on October 2, 2016Narendra Modi wants to make his reputation as a man of action. He has waged a war on all fronts, and extrajudicial killings in the Indian-occupied Kashmir are widespread. The trigger was the killing on July 8 by Indian security forces of Burhan Muzaffar Wani, a 22-year-old separatist who wanted an independent Kashmir and had […]