Student Movement in Pakistan
“Hum jo Tareek rahoan mein marai gai,” (We, who were ambushed in dark alleys…) — Faiz Ahmad Faiz.1 During their 200-year rule over India, the British colonizers had, among other…
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Geopolitical Game in Afghanistan
On June 14, 2021, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke at the inaugural Pakistan-Afghanistan Bilateral Dialogue in Islamabad. His tone was mildly aggressive. Talking about USA’s pullout from Afghanistan,…
Why Pakistan is reluctant to host US military bases?
Pakistani officials have privately begun confirming a secret visit to Islamabad of CIA Director William Burns and are suggesting that he was firmly told that Pakistan would not host the…
Evil Quad Of Pakistan
My submission is that the Feudal system, Army, Bureucrats and Mullahs constitue the Evil Quad of Pakistan. What do we mean by feudalism? It has several facets-moral and ethical values,…
Pakistan from 1947 to now
The problems Pakistan has faced over time. Here they are in brief: 1-The population explosion. 2-Education and health care. 3-Unemployment. 4-Water and Electricity. 5-Public works. 6-Discrimination against 'other' sects, non-Muslims,…
Judiciary launches scathing attack on Pakistan’s all powerful army
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan says the army has become a “land grabber group.” His remarks came Wednesday during the hearing of three petitions against the Defense…
Corruption in Pakistan: Civil, Judicial, political and Military – An Overview
Corruption in the sense of civil and military servants and Public officials and politicians of Pakistan pocketing public funds or taking bribes is too well known and documented by in-country…
Corruption in Pakistan – NGOs, the U.S.A.
An Overview Corruption in the sense of civil and military servants and Public officials and politicians of Pakistan pocketing public funds or taking bribes is too well known and documented…
Our Mutual Fight: The Case against Pakistani Normalization with Israel
The Pakistani government should never, under any circumstances and no matter the pressure, normalize with Israel. Doing so is not only dangerous - as it will embolden an already vile,…
Bhutto and the Bomb-Fundamentalism in Pakistan
Bhutto fell victim to a delusion, common to all tin pot dictators; he started taking his own bombast seriously and made a critical mistake. He called a conference of all…
The Muslim world’s changing dynamics: Pakistan struggles to retain its footing
Increasing strains between Pakistan and its traditional Arab allies, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, is about more than Gulf states opportunistically targeting India’s far more lucrative market. At…
Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif accuses army of political interference
Pakistan’s ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday accused the country's powerful military of political interference, saying in a televised speech from exile in London that the military had…
Pakistan’s Choice for an Islamicate Counter-Hegemony
The rapidly shifting geopolitical realities, every new emerging international security situation, and (especially) current circumstances in South Asia behoove Pakistan to treat the Kashmir issue as its top priority -…
Israel Will Never Allow Pakistan Have Access To UAE’s F-35
When US made UAE and Israel to normalise their bi-lateral relations, on August 14, 2020, within ten days when the flames of Beirut, Lebanon had not even got doused, the…
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia humiliates Pakistan
The political developments in Gulf-region are leaving no scope to imagination that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is now working as an extended-arm of US, which is what…
Israel Threatens Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Ditches Pakistan on Kashmir
The day when Lebanon blasts occurred i.e. August 4, 2020, the same day a news was floated that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is clandestinely pursuing a nuclear-agenda with the…
Shooting oneself in ones’s own foot: Pakistan’s failed effort to evade terrorism finance listing
The Pakistani government’s removal of a virulently anti-Shiite militant from its terrorism list at the very moment that an international money laundering and terrorism finance watchdog was deciding to put…
China Supports Pakistan Against Trump’s Tweet
A day after bitter criticism of Pakistan from President Donald Trump, China supported Pakistan by lauding its efforts for “outstanding contribution against terrorism” which should be acknowledged by “the…
Protests In Pakistan Turn Violent And Emerging Role Of Other Forces
In Pakistan Street protests have affected cities like Imamabad, and is spreading in other cities as well. About six persons have died and more than two hundred have been injured.…
Imran Khan’s PTI: The New Face of Liberal Nationalism
Although people often conflate democracy and liberalism but there is a fine distinction between politics and culture; a democratic system of governance falls in the category of politics, while liberalism,…
Pakistan’s Tense Relations With Its Three Neighbors
The head of the Iranian armed forces warned Islamabad on Monday (May 8) that Tehran would hit bases inside Pakistan if the government does not confront militants who carry…
Pakistan Appoints New Army Chief To Suit Trump’s Policies
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has now cleared the name of Lt. General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the new chief of the army staff who is set to replace the…
Rebuilding Karachi, One Issue At A Time
A nascent group in Karachi rises to take control of their city; raising their voice through protest, community projects and action. “It was Good Friday and I had some spare…
Gender Disparities In Pakistan: Unmasking The Democratic Delusion
Recognition of womens’ dignity, health, education, work, and political inclusion are some of the prerequisite actions for gender equality, however, despite of such acceptance, women either at work or domestic…
Human Rights Group Alarmed At Extra-Judicial Killings Of MQM Workers’ By Para-Military Force In Pakistan
Human right groups are alarmed at the spate of deaths of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers in the custody of para-military force in Karachi. The MQM has called these…
The Lesser-Known Pashtun Insurgency In Pakistan
Is it not ironic that two very similar insurgencies have simultaneously been going on in Pakistan for the last several years: the Baloch insurgency in the Balochistan province and the…
Terrorism In Pakistan And South Asia
The recent bout of terrorist attacks in Pakistan reminds us once again that it is one of the worst victims of terrorism perpetrated by religious extremist groups claiming their adherence…
Prevention Of Electronic Crime Bill (PEC) Continues Draconian Laws In Pakistan
The state of Pakistan is all set to unleash its iron fist by promulgating laws that curb free speech. This is a proactive step taken by the State to…
Protest In Toronto For Abdul Wahid Baloch
The atrocities of Pakistan in the Balochistan are well known at the global level. To save its skin it has shifted the blame n the neighboring country like India. Its…
The Military-Industrial Complex Of Pakistan
Before the signing of the Iran nuclear deal last year, BBC’s defense correspondent, Mark Urban, alleged in a report [1] that Pakistan’s military has made a clandestine deal with Saudi…
Imran Khan’s Faustian Bargain
The predicament of Imran Khan’s fanboys has been somewhat like the pubescent girl who falls head over heels in love with a promiscuous playboy; and when her friends try to…
Edhi : Greatest Of The Great, Warmest Of The Warm!
This is [ Pakistan] a good country. It's just run by bad people - Abdul Sattar Edhi The most fundamental question every human being at least one time in life…
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