Opinion

Karoonjhar Mountain in Sindh holds a rich historical background and deep poetic attachment for the locals

Would anyone suggest their friend to see Multan on foot? What about Thatta?

IMF is a lender of last resort, not a development agency

Covid-19 startled humanity out of slumber to embrace innovation for its survival on this earth

War of words between Islamabad and Kabul reflects a dangerous trend in the Pak-Afghan relations

Have you ever wondered how you can help save the environment?

Different regions in the low-income world will have different experiences

Pakistan has publically maintained a “neutral” stance on the conflict

Freedom was in his blood and bones

How did we get here? Was the original sin May 9th or the VONC or the 2018 elections or somewhere in the late 1950s?

Marginalised are not spared here; their vulnerable plight gets cashed in on by the hybrid elite in many other way

There was a clear distinction between approaches of EU and Asian representatives on issues of the political reforms

LeMay who replaced him simply asked a different question

Pakistan met 80% of its energy needs from Gulf countries — the UAE, KSA, Oman and Kuwait

This invariably triggers a comparison with the police in Pakistan

This takes me to a crucial faculty of mankind — conceptualisation. But don’t take my word for it

Linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky thinks that AI is an engineering feat and not actual science

Politics occupies an extended space in the report. Political risk to the economic future is writ large on the face

Global warming, combined with the phenomenon of El Niño, is estimated to extend the current heat spell

Colleges have evolved in Pakistan in a peculiar manner

The point of history is to learn from it

Russia is a democratic, authoritarian state

Mushrooming illegal check posts and tolls affected civilians, too

Such purblind American appeasement of India is dangerous for South Asia, particularly Pakistan

But where is that hero, General and Emperor of the past now? Everyone has forgotten them

To make sense of this chaos, it is important to understand the Manipur ethnic and geographic dynamics

Current misgivings aside, the US and Chinese leadership realise there is a lot to gain through mutual cooperation

In May 2020, a new strategic change occurred in the area bordering the Indo-China LAC in Ladakh

The HIV epidemic has now become endemic as neglect, apathy and injustice add to the suffering of those affected

Anti-CPEC forces need to give up the Cold War mentality and adjust with the trends of regional connectivity

Monopolistic approach in policy and planning needs to be discouraged

Nato’s strategy is to bleed Russia in Ukraine while avoiding direct confrontation

People in ASEAN countries remain “ambivalent” in cooperating with mini-lateral alliances such as Quad

Defense Minister’s statement perfectly illustrates our failed and flawed Afghan policy!

I was a public health student and went to attend a major health conference

The Chinese were reacting to the get tough policies of the Biden administration

In 1994, who was worried about water?

First, humans, from birth, are happier beings

First, President’s Erdogan decision and why it came about?

Consultancies are, in many ways, similar to private military companies in the context of conflict

Virtual is real — when it comes to online relationships

Pakistan Railway is a hugely overstaffed and underperforming organisation of 72,000 employees

Arguably, the escape from reality is the whole point of a fairytale

There is a difference between the cults and the political parties

US bilateral aid is particularly dependent on western contractors

A simple lesson from successful economies is that the potential foreign investor follows the domestic investor

Second is the character of the Modi regime which mars any chance of betterment

Locke conceded the right of rebellion only in the extreme eventuality of personal life being perilously endangered

What is happening in Pakistan is on everyone’s mind among the overseas Pakistani community

There should be a deliberate promotion of climate-related intellectual discourse by faculties focused on environment