International dimensions of Afghan war By Talat Masood
For the United States, the Afghan war has been its longest, even more than its intervention in Vietnam. What is …
Read MoreRationalising the affairs of state By Talat Masood
Pakistan inherited weak political institutions from its inception and since then there have been meagre attempts at strengthening it. Besides, …
Read MoreAre you ready to become a welfare state By Sarah Ahmed
President Abraham Lincoln defined democracy in these words: “It is the government of the people, for the people, by the …
Read MoreThe South Asian identity crisis By Farrukh Khan Pitafi
Last November, Britain’s pro-Brexit Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel was forced to resign after being accused of …
Read MoreWest is hypocritical about chemical warfare in Middle East By Robert Fisk
OH, the hypocrisy of it. The ignoble aims. The distraction. The outrageous lies and excuses. I’m not talking about America’s …
Read MoreSyria: from 'chemical attack' to military strikes
An alleged Syrian chemical attack on one-time rebel-held Douma has prompted outraged Western powers to order retaliatory strikes and Russia …
Read MoreTerrorists draw their strength from a state that follows their rules of engagement. By Tariq Khosa
IT is for the world to do more as Pakistan had done a lot to fight terrorism, said the prime …
Read MoreModi & ‘fake news’ By A.G. Noorani
ON April 2, India’s minister for information and broadcasting, Smriti Irani, announced measures to curb ‘fake news’. Based on a …
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