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…

Irfan Meraj, a Kashmiri journalist, has been arrested by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Srinagar. Meraj has been charged with terrorism and “inciting disaffection towards government through words.” A case has been registered against Meraj in New Delhi. Meraj is being…

As Saudi authorities gunned down more than 400 Iranian pilgrims during the occasion of Hajj in 1987, it was one of the worst scenarios to set in their bilateral relations. It was a torpedoed mosaic of bad blood interaction since then-on for…

“Those who own and control the most powerful digital technologies will increasingly write the rules of society itself. Software engineers are becoming social engineers. Digital is political.” – Jamie Susskind Perhaps digital media platforms were only seen from some sort of an…

Pakistan remains the center of global press due to many reasons. Unfortunately, it receives bad press due to lack of information and understanding. The issue of minorities rights and socio-economic opportunities is among such topics where global audience has very limited insight…

On January 10, 2023, three Myanmar fighter jets accompanied by a gunship helicopter launched an air strike against rebel militant groups in Northern Myanmar and during the same campaign, militant hideouts on the Indian side were also targeted in Farkawn village in…

In Hindu mythology, chasing Lakhsmi is looked down upon, as the ideal approach is to make oneself attractive for Lakhsmi. Yagna is another desirable attribute of entrepreneurship that satisfies the hunger of a stakeholder or customer. Achievement of targets and profit are…

‘Elite capture’ has been the favorite buzzword in Pakistan recently, dominating the imagination of domestic intellectual community for the past few years. The term was popularised during the PTI government when it was proclaimed to be the root of all socio-economic ills…