Religion and politicson November 17, 2019“The popular belief that religion is the cause of the world’s bloodiest conflicts is central to our modern conviction that faith and politics should never mix. But the messy history of their separation suggests it was never so simple,” said Karen Armstrong, the greatest authority on religion today. Our history is replete with the ferocious […]
Have we Forgotten Iqbal?on November 9, 2019Allama Iqbal’s birth anniversary falls on 9th November this year. It has been noticed and in sharp contrast to the way Iqbal Day used to be celebrated a few decades away, now it usually passes away unnoticed. This shows that his appeal to Pakistan’s new generation has suffered a decline which is a matter of […]
Logical fallacies in Pakistani Politicson November 3, 2019A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning common enough to warrant a fancy name. Logical relates to something based on reason and logic, and fallacy is mistaken belief based on unsound arguments. Despite being a contradiction in terms, it has yet gained a universal currency. Every second tweet of President Trump is based on […]
Growth of soft poweron October 26, 2019Notwithstanding its rich historical and cultural heritage, Pakistan has been unable to attract the world’s attention. Traditionally, the hard power of a nation remains one of the basic tools of foreign policy projection around the world. But after the process of globalisation, the term “soft power” became current, which reflected the peaceful application of power. […]
Religious cardon October 20, 2019Moulana Fazalur Rehman President of JUI(F)has been bickering against the present government for the last one year after losing the electoral battle along with many of his party men in the last General Election. Since he was the only vocal remnant of his class dabbling in politics, therefore sitting idle and brooding over his last […]
‘Hate Speech’ in Pakistanon October 6, 2019“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use”, wrote Kierkegaard realizing that there are very few men who can afford to think, and a whole lot of humanity wanting to speak. Speech admittedly comes more trippingly on the tongue than losing one’s head on a hard […]
Reply to Indian rejoinderon October 1, 2019In a strongly-worded reply, Vidisha Maitra, the first secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, called the Prime Minister of Pakistan’s address “hate speech” and said it attempts to ‘sharpen differences’ and ‘stir up hatred.’ She pointed out that the General Assembly rarely witnesses such misuse or “abuse” as she called it, of an […]
Perception and realityon September 23, 2019Yesterday, I read a headline, “European parliamentarians have slammed Pakistan for harbouring militants, with one of them saying terrorists who carried out attacks in India did not come from the Moon.” This implied that the terrorists were sent from Pakistan. I was shocked to see the perception of European countries about Pakistan. Could anybody make […]
Gabriel’s Wingon September 15, 2019I believe that Gabriel’s wing is a metaphor indicating the closest proximity with the Creator where even the wings of the Arch-angel burn under intense celestial light. Allama Iqbal has been my first love. As a student, while returning to Lahore from my hometown after weekends or vacations, I would not enter the city without […]
The ineffectiveness of the UNon September 8, 2019After having seen the U.N’s role in resolving Kashmir dispute and restraining Israel from its atrocities of the Palestinians, it has become seriously debatable if one can do away with the present charter of the U.N altogether and replace it with a more effective and powerful organ where vote of majority of the nations should […]