There is a general pall of gloom and foreboding in the air these days. Many pundits and commentators, some for right and some for wrong reasons have been prognosticating a state meltdown. Their reasons could be challenged but sentiment cannot be faulted.…
No one is interested in the media to discuss what is going on in Balochistan. The Federal Information Secretary, in his twitter message on 10th April, revealed that the national TV channels, on average, “give coverage to Balochistan for 34 seconds in…
On April 7, Pakistan’s apex security body, National Security Committee (NSC) deliberated on the rising spate of terrorism and agreed to an all-out comprehensive action against terrorism. This would be the 10th major military operation to root out the menace of terrorism…
The narrative of geo-economics, in the backdrop of emerging trade corridors through Pakistan, is mainly focused on transforming the country into a commercial and investment hub. To evolve into a dependable node connecting Asia’s different sub-regions, Pakistan needs to strengthen its economic…
There is no doubt that technology will change human futures; some will be more challenging than others; the newest-on-the-bloc is Artificial Intelligence (AI). As China and the US seek to dominate this new-age interest, Muhammad Faizan Fakhar argues how countries in South Asia can…
The history of Kashmir is replete with names of many brave women that toiled its lands, lived for it, and perished in it. We hear about the plight of Kashmiris and how they have been suffering not for decades but centuries. We…
Potemkin reality is an oxymoron apparently, as “Potemkinism” is as divorced from reality as a gospel truth is from falsehood. The term is derived from the memory of a fake village created to impress the Russian empress during her visit to Crimea…
Balochistan is again in news because of the nabbing of Balochistan National Army’s (BNA) head Gulzar Imam Shambay. He was initially a Balochistan Students Organization (BSO) activist who came under the sway of anti-state forces and ended up leading an insurgent group…
For a country which is already grappling with a grave food crisis and whose majority population is struggling to make ends meet, untimely and erratic rain is the last thing needed. Several parts of the country are experiencing heavy windstorms, rain and…
As the strategic competition between the U.S. and China intensifies, the echoes of Cold War 2.0 and camp politics get louder. While third-world countries are finding it difficult to navigate the great power politics, Pakistan, in particular, is experiencing intensified disruptive geopolitical forces. Irrespective of all…