Jadhav sentence: Indo-Pak ties in spotlight on April 18, 2017Last Monday, a military court sentenced Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav to death over spying for Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) under Section 59 of Pakistan Army Act (PAA)-1952 and Section 3 of Official Secret Act of 1923. Jadhav had confessed before a magistrate that RAW deployed him for espionage and sabotage, primarily targeting […]
Pakistan must remain neutral in Middle East on April 12, 2017For Pakistan to play the role of a leader, whether in the Muslim world, South Asia, or among pro-democracy forces, it would first need to ensure that it is strong enough to cope with challenges at home. If Yemen being driven to the brink of collapse by the Saudi bombing campaign isn’t bad enough — […]
Bilawal needs to reinvent Bhutto on April 4, 2017Reinventing a name bigger than the party itself is a precarious task, but one that is needed for the PPP to have any relevance in future politics The death anniversary of PPP Founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was commemorated by the party leaders yesterday with usual rhetoric and populist slogans that ceased being popular decades […]
Pakistan, India unite on blasphemy on March 28, 2017India might soon have its own ‘blasphemy law’, of course it already does have a blasphemy law, as part of the Sections 295 and 295-A of the 1860 Indian Penal Code, which Pakistan adopted following Partition and then added the Islam-specific 295-B and 295-C to the Pakistan Penal Code. But in the context of our […]
Afridi leave Sammy alone on March 21, 2017Few individuals have done more for Pakistan in the first three months of 2017 than Peshawar Zalmi owner Javed Afridi. It was he who convinced the Zalmi foreign contingent to travel to Pakistan, making the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final the truly historic occasion that it was. Without the overseas players of the team led […]