Among other things, it’s usually noticed that some groups do have a dirty habit of conveniently using the mainstream media to promote a negative...

OPINION OFTEN described as a shotgun marriage, the US-Pakistan partnership that came into being on Sept 12, 2001 remains paradoxical. Ironies abound in this alliance:...

OPINION! DURING a recruitment drive at a company I once worked with, my colleagues and I debated which questions are appropriate to ask in an...

IT has been a decade that we would rather forget. It has not been the best of times for Pakistan as the country lurched...

OPINION! WHEN a former military ruler is convicted and handed the death sentence in a country which has been under dictatorships for the better part...

OPINION! IT began with confusion and ended without a bang. As with all such crises in Pakistan, we were held captive for three days, with...

The Imran Khan government’s move to set a potential ransom for Nawaz Sharif was politically brilliant. If Sharif had given an indemnity bond he...

OPINION THE so-called Azadi March is finally underway in Islamabad. Led by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the protest march has already stirred the political...

“One man. one vote” is the fairest method to choose leaders in any democratic society. Voting is a patriotic right to choose your representative...

THE earthquake in northern Punjab and parts of Azad Kashmir has brought with it bitter memories from the 2005 catastrophe that claimed almost 75,000...

THE recent visit of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and its acolyte the United Arab Emirates could not have been without purpose. Neither...

YET another intifada is on the cards in India-held Kashmir (IHK), which many believe would have a far-reaching impact on the geopolitical landscape of...

THE idea of neutral umpires was given to cricket foremost by Imran Khan. The quaint invention has a longer precedence in diplomacy. Neutral umpires...

Indian national Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav was born in the city of Sangli in the Indian state of Maharashtra on April 15, 1969, according to...

BY now, it seems to be fairly well recognized that the country’s economy is tanking. Pretty much the entire citizenry has taken a deep...

On Monday, July 1, 2019 this year we are going to be celebrating Canada’s 152nd birthday in as usual way with a fun-filled evening of...

Alhamdulillah, the month of mandatory fasting is coming to an end: The noble Qur’an has clearly expressed the act of “Fasting” as a blessing...

The country’s two major opposition parties — the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party — which have been crying foul over the...

AT long last a team, a direction and an idea is emerging of what this government is going to be all about. It has...

THE change may have been in the offing for some time, but still the abruptness of it was disconcerting. The cabinet shake-up within eight...