NATURE abhors a vacuum, and if Pakistan does not attend key international meetings, it leaves the field open to hostile actors and forfeits this country’s right to contribute to the discussion at these events. In the case of a recently… Continue Reading
ONE of the perpetrators of the gang rape in Islamabad’s F-9 park had ‘advice’ for the victim that showed him as being of one mind with far too many people in Pakistan. He told her “not to come to the… Continue Reading
FOR millions in our teeming cities, clean air and water have become luxuries. What is even more alarming is that environmental pollution is quite literally having a deadly impact on people’s health. Mystery shrouds the deaths of 18 people, mostly… Continue Reading
The Musharraf enigma Following in the footsteps of military strongmen Ayub and Zia, Pervez Musharraf, the ‘saviour general’ who directly ruled Pakistan, will be remembered for bringing the democratic process in the country to an abrupt halt. He served as… Continue Reading
Former prime minister Imran Khan believes he is the latest target of the establishment’s version of ‘cancel culture’. Ever since the shifting sands of Pakistan’s treacherous political landscape caught up with the PTI chairman last April, he has railed… Continue Reading