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Indispensable Reconciliation

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At the Brink

22.12.2024 10

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Lessons from Syria

14.12.2024 60

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National Weakness

08.12.2024 30

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Victims of Interventionism

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...

01.12.2024 20

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Contest of Ideologies

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...

24.11.2024 50

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Kashmir in Quandary

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...

18.11.2024 50

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Dynamics of Political Polarisation

In my piece “Respect the Constitution” published on October 27, 2024, it was stated that “The political environment in Pakistan since April 2022...

10.11.2024 50

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Wall of BRICS

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...

03.11.2024 100

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Respect the Constitution

The political environment in Pakistan since April 2022 and in the USA over the last four years bears many similarities. The fateful incidents and...

27.10.2024 50

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Culture of Agriculture

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...

20.10.2024 50

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Mirage of Democracy

I had opined in my piece “Democracy Hustlers” published in May 2024: “In 1970, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (late),...

13.10.2024 50

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Immoral Wars

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...

07.10.2024 60

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Immoral Wars

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...

06.10.2024 100

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Strategic Partnerships

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...

29.09.2024 30

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Terrorists or Khawarij

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...

22.09.2024 40

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Impact of Governance

The world has experienced an evolutionary period of almost two and a half centuries for putting in place acceptable systems of governance for smooth...

15.09.2024 40

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Impending Punch

Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran, on 31 July 2024, with Israel blamed for his killing. Haniyeh...

10.09.2024 20

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The Harvest of Falsehood

‘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...

03.09.2024 30

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Puzzling Geopolitics

Since the end of the Second World War, the world has remained distinctly divided into two ideological, political, and economic camps: the Right and...

29.08.2024 50

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Treasured Kindness

The Holy Quran contains numerous verses about Allah’s kindness and mercy towards His creation. Almost all Surahs in the Holy Quran, except one,...

23.08.2024 20

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Déjà Vu or Karma?

The phrase “déjà vu” is borrowed from French and means “already seen”. Déjà vu occurs when someone perceives they have already experienced...

23.07.2024 40

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Cooling or Warming up?

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...

14.07.2024 50

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Back to Assassins

In the introduction to his major work, “On War”, Carl von Clausewitz wrote his most quoted dictum: ‘War is nothing but the continuation of...

10.07.2024 20

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Cypher versus US’ Resolution

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and senior leader of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party/ former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi...

04.07.2024 20

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Rags to Riches

In Pakistan, the best example that fits the idiom ‘Rags to Riches’ is the national cricket team and associates, closely followed up by the...

26.06.2024 40

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Burning Margalla

Large-scale wildfires and increasing temperatures are also a global phenomenon now. A new study by the University of California, Riverside shows that...

21.06.2024 30

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Burning Margalla

The Margalla Hills are a hill range within the Margalla Hills National Park on the northern edge of Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, just south...

20.06.2024 40

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Pakistan’s Energy Woes

Pakistan undergoes excruciating power shortages, causing 18-hour blackouts in rural areas and 6 to 10- hour load-shedding in cities. Although Pakistan...

13.06.2024 100

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Tremors in CARs

Post-Soviet period. Although Nazarbaev was widely credited with peaceful preservation of the delicate inter-ethnic balance in Kazakhstan. The abrupt...

24.05.2024 30

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Tremors in CARs

In the contemporary world, the big power competition is for the domination of global commons. Global commons is a term typically used to describe...

23.05.2024 60

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Extensions

The common irritant that always acts as an eyesore, potential fire hazard, and indicator of bad discipline is the electrical extension cables used by...

08.05.2024 50

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Value of Freedom

Kahlil Gibran said, “Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.” It is quite disheartening to see some senseless social media sharing...

25.04.2024 100

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Courage vs Hypocrisy

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...

18.04.2024 20

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Resource Rich, Cash Low

‘Resource rich, cash low’ is a catchphrase that best de­scribes Pakistan’s econom­ic woes and predicament in all other fields that otherwise...

12.03.2024 60

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How Far is Too Far

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...

08.03.2024 40

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Begging for Peace

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...

02.03.2024 20

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Pakistan: Follow the Tenth Man Rule

The Government of Pakistan and all its institutions earnestly need to follow “The Tenth Man Rule” for better decision making and for application...

28.02.2024 40

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The Pressure Cooker Society

The first steam-powered pressure cooker was invented in 1679 by a French physicist named Denis Papin. The device called the digester, used steam...

13.02.2024 40

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A Prudent Timely Response

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...

19.01.2024 40

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What is going to happen?

“What is going to happen?” is the most frequently heard query in any social interface in Pakistan, given the uncertainty surrounding the...

08.01.2024 30

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Dangerous Denials

Karl Marx said, “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. If history repeats itself and the unexpected always happens, how incapable...

25.12.2023 30

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The Delusional Governance

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...

14.12.2023 200

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