The economic and human challenges of COVID-19 on India on April 3, 2020COVID-19 has infected over half a million people in the world and has taken the lives of over 20,000. There seems to be no vaccine or drug for preventing the spread of the virus in sight. The virus that originated from Wuhan in China has now spread to over 199 countries. Europe has now become […]
An open letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on December 12, 2018Dear Mr Imran Khan, The India-Pakistan relations are now at an all time low. Both countries lack the gravitas to engage with one another and to find solutions to end the disputes left by historical legacy. It is true that the relations are so complex that they do not offer any immediate solution. It may […]
The Kartarpur corridor may become a harbinger of hope for peace in India-Pakistan relations on December 9, 2018It has taken more than 70 years for both India and Pakistan to reach an agreement for the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor to facilitate the Sikhs in India to visit the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. India-Pak relation has been besieged by mistrust […]
The world seeks justice for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi on November 24, 2018Jamal Khashoggi, a well known Saudi journalist, and a contributing columnist for the Washington Post, was brutally murdered on October 2, 2018, as he visited the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to collect the documents pertaining to his forthcoming marriage with his Turkish fiancée. He was murdered within the precincts of the consulate. The only fault […]
Victims of Hashimpura riots get justice after 30 years on November 21, 2018In my article “Inaction against fundamentalists will plunge the country into ruin”, I had applauded the Supreme Court of Pakistan decision in overturning the verdict of both the lower Court and Lahore High Court is convicting Asia Bibi under the blasphemy law and awarding her death sentence. The court did not succumb to the pressure […]
Inaction against fundamentalists will plunge the country into ruin on November 13, 2018Asia Bibi, nee Asia Nooren, a Christian woman, was convicted on a trumped up charges foisted on her by her fellow Muslim co-workers for making derogatory comments about Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Under Pakistan’s blasphemy law, any person accused of making derogatory comments on the Prophet (SAW) is punishable by a death sentence. This clause was […]
Has Imran’s moment arrived? on July 29, 2018All the political parties In Pakistan have cried ‘foul’ on the recent general elections. They have accused the establishment of meddling with the election results and engineering large scale rigging. There have been several reports of politicians being intimidated to not support their bête noir Nawaz Sharif and his party the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). […]
Pakistan’s fragile democracy on July 13, 2018As Pakistan goes to the polls on July 25, doubts are being raised over the credibility of the elections. The people of Pakistan, who hold the army in high esteem, are now questioning the meddling of the military in the forthcoming elections. The speed at which the courts and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) pronounced […]
Need an election win? Make India your muse, Khan on June 8, 2018Pakistan will be going to the polls on July 25 of this year. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), over 105 million voters would be exercising their voting rights in the coming elections. During the 2013 elections, the opposition, especially Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had accused Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League — Noon […]
A stable and strong Pakistan would be in India’s best interest on May 19, 2018In a damning admission, the former prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, in an interview given to a prominent newspaper, has tacitly admitted to Pakistan’s role in 26/11 attacks, though he did not name the terrorist organisations that had carried the Mumbai attack. He also admitted that India had provided clinching evidence on the LeT […]