The most powerful institution in Pakistan has had a change of guard, with the baton of command handed over to the new Chief. The appointment of COAS in Pakistan always evokes a heated debate amongst the political pundits and the security Cassandras…
Recently, the Government of Pakistan shared a dossier containing “details and evidence” of New Delhi’s role in a deadly car bombing in the Pakistani city of Lahore in 2021 which killed innocent civilians, as well as other acts of terrorism.
Hina Rabbani…
c This is not a stand-alone incident in recent weeks; an organized pattern is emerging in the country, which may have far-reaching implications for the region and beyond.
A week earlier, Pakistan’s head of mission in Kabul, Obaid Nizamani, escaped an assassination…
Participation in the “Bay of Bengal Conversation” (21-23 November) under the auspices of the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS), Bangladesh, provided a rare opportunity to visit Dhaka for the first time. It was an exhilarating experience with mixed feelings of déjà vu…
The age-old practice of chronicling the social and cultural worlds around us as stories has evolved over centuries to take multiple forms. There was a time people narrated anecdotes and epics to one another huddled around bonfires. In my childhood, my nani jaan told…
Nizam-e-Maikada Bigra Hua Hai Is Kadar Saqi;
Usi Ko Jaam Milta Hai Jise Peena Nahi Aata
(Anand Narayan Mulla) [The configuration is so disfigured that only those who do not possesses a remedy are accessed with it)
Ten cents for the poet,…
On November 30, a suicide bomber associated with Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked a police vehicle in Quetta, killing four, underscoring the resurgent threat of the group.
On November 28, the TTP formally declared an end to the ceasefire with Islamabad amid an already ongoing…
Imran Aslam knew how to net talent, and has been a godfather to innumerable persons who made big in journalism
On a chill afternoon at the auditorium of Karachi University in January 1993, an articulate man was enthralling the audience with his…
Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar’s one-day visit to Kabul has attracted international media attention. Her demeanour must have been shocking for the Taliban hosts as she descended from the aircraft at the Kabul airport and during her meetings with the Taliban…
Geopolitics has transcended the domain of cloud computing, where today, decisions on politics, economy, and policymaking are all based on the systems of cloud computing. While the great power rivalry between the United States and China continues to morph into new realities…