Pakistan’s defence is impregnable. This is not a hyperbolic statement, rather one that confirms on merit and a diligent track record of history. Yet why is Pakistan so insecure when it comes to fissures from home and abroad? Pestering political crisscross, economic…
No taxation without representation was the glorious stance that changed Westminster governance for good. From the English Civil in 1642 to Rosa Parks adamancy in 1955 to give up her bus seat in Alabama, legality of segregation has always been questioned. But,…
Quite recently when Pakistan cherished the principle of ‘no-camp’ politics, it was one way or the other aligned with Beijing. Strong undercurrents of geopolitics made it tilt towards China, and extend its reach to Russia, too. This was all owing to geo-economics.…
Anti-Americanism has never ever united Pakistanis. It was a ploy. It has always been a theatrical call by politicians leaning on the right side of the divide, primarily reactionary-or-orthodox elements. Nor has campaigning against Washington brought in dividends. Rather, this love-hate-card was…
Mr. Imran Khan, I stand with your narrative like millions others. But, as a well-wisher, I have a piece of advice for you. I have been here on these Leader pages. I kept on reminding you to stay aloof from sycophants, focus…
Former chairman Department of International Relations, Karachi University, Dr. Mujtaba Hussain Rizvi used to say, “Ummah, Ummah everywhere, not to be seen anywhere.” This was one of his famous dissertations as he used to narrate the degeneration of the Muslim world from…
I got nostalgic as I received the invite for the second edition of Islamabad Security Dialogue. As a passive listener last year to the flagship initiative under the National Security Division, themed ‘Together for ideas’, it was a moment of delight to…
Pakistanis have for long been longing as to what is national security. In their 75 years of trial and tribulation, all kinds of definitions, assumptions and misnomers have made their way. But to this day, the security conundrum remains an unexplained enigma…
The synopsis of Moscow Yatra was economics but it will have deep geostrategic connotations in years to come
Vladimir Putin and Imran Khan were at their best in body language, and didn’t leave behind an iota of doubt in letting the world…
I am a liberal at heart, and have never advised my wife on her hijab code nor on her social mingling. Likewise, my three sisters are free of will to make a choice as per their conviction, and necessity of occasion. But…