What happened at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), Lahore earlier this week cannot be condemned in mere words. The legal community should hang its head in shame for the despicable acts of violence and cold-blooded murders of three ailing patients committed in broad daylight. Instead of finding the root cause of this single incident, […]
Answer for Hyderabad Fund Case debacle lies in Islamabad: Nafees Zakaria
LONDON: Recently, I availed an opportunity to sit down with Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Mohammad Nafees Zakaria to discuss a range of matters that included the Royal visit of Prince William , the Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, Brexit, the severe humanitarian crisis in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir […]
Maleeha Lodhi – end of an era
The appointment of Munir Akram as Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations in New York City may not have exactly sent shockwaves across the length and breadth of Pakistan’s diplomatic establishment, but it does mark the end of an era. Maleeha Lodhi, the outgoing UN envoy, will leave New York City to take up […]
The PM’s words shake the world
Warning of a ‘bloodbath’ in Indian-held Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday demanded immediate lifting of inhumane curfew and sought support of the world community in giving the Kashmiris their right to self-determination. “This is a test for the United Nations. You guaranteed the right to self-determination to the people of Kashmir,” he reminded […]
Is the Foreign Office’s twiplomacy effective?
The advent of social media in the early 2000s has been nothing of a fascinating gamechanger. It not only helped commoners connect with the world but notably acted as a catalyst to express their views in an amplified manner. In a similar fashion, governments around the globe gradually adopted such means to promote their political […]
A national cause
For the past several weeks, certain quarters were evidently unhappy over the much-need yet unexpected thaw in United States-Pakistan relations. While that remains part of another debate, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s trip to Washington DC last month garnered much media attention in India where observers were startled by US President Donald Trump’s offer for mediation […]
Dining Along the Indus — a uniquely distinct culinary book
For thousands of years, numerous civilisations have had the distinction of introducing their cultural culinary skills to various regions across the world. Inter-civilisation bond established through food is in a league of its own since the olden days when foreign delegations were hosted by kings, emperors and their courtiers for forging people to people contact […]
Srinagar via Washington DC
The past one week turned out to be quite eventful from Islamabad’s perspective. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s surprisingly warm reception at the White House and Capitol Hill received astounding applause from most well-wishers and critics alike. While it could evidently be linked to the ongoing Afghan peace process; factually speaking, PM Khan’s long known skills […]
Imran Khan to address UNGA’s 74th session in September
It has been reliably learnt from sources within the Foreign Office that Prime Minister Imran Khan shall be addressing the upcoming 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) being held in New York City during the latter half of September 2019. Reportedly, a comprehensive plan is being chalked out for the prime minister’s next […]
Mind your language!
Social media has evolved into an influential and powerful platform to express opinions of the mind since it shaped our digital societies through cultural and political dominance. But there has been a major drawback from which we are all suffering in one way or another: the audacity to use abusive and filthy language to counter […]