Taliban’s Spring Offensive and Implications for QCG on April 30, 2016 It’s no easy task to have the Taliban on table for peace talks. It is observed that the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) comprising Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US has been framed for the resumption of peace talks. Up till now four meetings have taken place; two in Islamabad and two in Kabul that […]
OIC summit, challenges and solutions on April 20, 2016 The 13th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aimed at looking into the matters Muslim countries face, discussed contemporary issues and formed policies accordingly. This time the meeting which saw leaders from different countries witnessed soaring ending as Iran’s Khamenei was criticised and blamed for supporting […]
The Panama Papers Discourse on April 14, 2016The Panama Papers, which leaked numerous details of secret offshore wealth of influential people, is the issue being discussed, both home and abroad. The revelation of such a staggering amount remains a surprise to many; nonetheless, this systematic corruption or mishandling the national wealth is nothing new when it comes to Pakistan. After the leaks, […]
What does Sharmeens Oscars mean for Pakistan? on March 11, 2016Sharmeen Oboid-Chinoy – who is a Pakistani journalist and filmmaker – made her way to winning the Academy Award twice. She is the first Pakistani woman to win the Oscar award and the first woman to win it twice. Her most recent documentary – A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015) which […]
Significance Of Mother Languages on February 22, 2016Hurisa Guvercin beautifully articulates that every language spoken in the world represents a special culture, melody, colour and asset, and mother language is certainly one of the most precious treasures in our lives. The first sound, symbols, words and phrases we listen, speak and read have a huge impact on us. Language is one of […]
Should the teachers be with arms in Pakistan? on February 22, 2016Imagine at a school/college/university office teachers are sitting busy by discussing gun standards. This is 9mm made in china, says a teacher to his colleague; further asks him about his short gun. Such talks appear no strange in the vicinities of educational institutions in Pakistan. Educational institutions have been a very soft target of terrorists in […]