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This piece is a corollary to my earlier published article titled “Endless-Immoral Wars,” where it was stated that, “The U.S. does not fight for...
I happened to glance through an interesting piece published by an American Think Tank, which underscored the necessity for the USA and its allies to...
This piece is a sequel to my earlier published op-ed titled “Wall of BRICS”, where I had stated that “the overall economic imperatives and...
In my piece “Respect the Constitution” published on October 27, 2024, it was stated that “The political environment in Pakistan since April 2022...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the first-ever summit of BRICS from 22 to 24 October 2024 in the Tatarstan city of Kazan. The founding...
The political environment in Pakistan since April 2022 and in the USA over the last four years bears many similarities. The fateful incidents and...
During an official visit to China to attend SCO Security Forum in Beijing in 2005, I had the honour to sit at the dining table next to the Chinese...
I had opined in my piece “Democracy Hustlers” published in May 2024: “In 1970, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (late),...
The US state does not fight for the independent underdog, and it does not fight for liberty. A country or even a political party that attempts to be...
The Civil War (1861–1865) was the deadliest war in American history. Altogether, over 600,000 died in the conflict, more than in World War I and...
On 18-19 September, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk paid a two-day visit to Islamabad. During his stay, he held meetings with President...
This piece may be read as a sequel to my last published article on the subject in January 2023 titled “Terrorism Redux in Pakistan”. Recently, the...
The world has experienced an evolutionary period of almost two and a half centuries for putting in place acceptable systems of governance for smooth...
Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran, on 31 July 2024, with Israel blamed for his killing. Haniyeh...
‘As you sow, so shall you reap’ is a popular proverb with a good moral lesson. One cannot sow the seeds of cactus and expect roses to grow on the...
Since the end of the Second World War, the world has remained distinctly divided into two ideological, political, and economic camps: the Right and...
The Holy Quran contains numerous verses about Allah’s kindness and mercy towards His creation. Almost all Surahs in the Holy Quran, except one,...
The phrase “déjà vu” is borrowed from French and means “already seen”. Déjà vu occurs when someone perceives they have already experienced...
The IISS Shangri-La Dialogue is Asia’s premier defence summit. It’s a unique meeting where ministers debate the region’s most pressing security...
In the introduction to his major work, “On War”, Carl von Clausewitz wrote his most quoted dictum: ‘War is nothing but the continuation of...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and senior leader of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party/ former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi...
In Pakistan, the best example that fits the idiom ‘Rags to Riches’ is the national cricket team and associates, closely followed up by the...
Large-scale wildfires and increasing temperatures are also a global phenomenon now. A new study by the University of California, Riverside shows that...
The Margalla Hills are a hill range within the Margalla Hills National Park on the northern edge of Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, just south...
Pakistan undergoes excruciating power shortages, causing 18-hour blackouts in rural areas and 6 to 10- hour load-shedding in cities. Although Pakistan...
Post-Soviet period. Although Nazarbaev was widely credited with peaceful preservation of the delicate inter-ethnic balance in Kazakhstan. The abrupt...
In the contemporary world, the big power competition is for the domination of global commons. Global commons is a term typically used to describe...
The common irritant that always acts as an eyesore, potential fire hazard, and indicator of bad discipline is the electrical extension cables used by...
Kahlil Gibran said, “Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.” It is quite disheartening to see some senseless social media sharing...
A statement by the USA Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin released on April 13, 2024, stated, “At the direction of President Biden, U.S. forces in...
‘Resource rich, cash low’ is a catchphrase that best describes Pakistan’s economic woes and predicament in all other fields that otherwise...
Most people know they’ve gone too far when they break something that has a clear and undeniable negative impact on them, by which point it’s often...
A famous Russian member of the Soviet Central Committee and editor of government newspapers Mr. Lev N. Tolkunov wrote in one of his articles published...
The Government of Pakistan and all its institutions earnestly need to follow “The Tenth Man Rule” for better decision making and for application...
The first steam-powered pressure cooker was invented in 1679 by a French physicist named Denis Papin. The device called the digester, used steam...
The unprovoked and imprudent Iranian air and missile strikes in Pakistan’s province Balochistan at Sabz Koh Panjgur area on night 16/17 January 2023...
“What is going to happen?” is the most frequently heard query in any social interface in Pakistan, given the uncertainty surrounding the...
Karl Marx said, “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. If history repeats itself and the unexpected always happens, how incapable...
A brief overview of Pakistan’s political history, with a focus on the consistent failure of all types of governance modules, makes one wonder who is...