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A Unilateral Flexibility
For the past few months, Prime Minister Imran Khan has stopped knocking his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, by referring to him as the ‘Hitler of…
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Zeroing IN
Jumping the Gun
Amidst growing condemnations and protests, the federal cabinet rightly scuttled the ill-thought out and self-damaging proposal of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to allow…
The NewsMaker
A Unilateral Flexibility
For the past few months, Prime Minister Imran Khan has stopped knocking his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, by referring to him as the ‘Hitler of…
Frontiers
War with no End
“Whatever countries I conquer in the world, I would never forget your beautiful gardens. When I remember the summits of your mountains, I forget the…
Defence Line
Distant Neighbours
Even an extra note and it isn’t that symphony where two persons mesmerise their audience with a duet of a different kind. The two have…
Horizons
The Unyielding Land
America pulls out of its longest-ever military engagement without losing the war — but without winning it either. Two decades ago, President George Bush had…
ThinkTank
City of Blights
The city of Karachi is the primate city and economic hub of Pakistan. It has grown from a small fishing town with a population in…
Prespective
A Tale of Two Cities
A city of contrasts. About a couple of weeks ago, as I was driving to the City Campus of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA)…
ViewPoint
Do Or Die
The Kashmir conflict is a legacy of the post-colonial partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 and the birth of two independent countries: India and…
InFocus
Colonising Kashmir
Massive human rights abuses, state-sponsored terrorism and denying people the right to decide their future have long been the hallmark of India’s illegal rule in…
Balance Sheet
The Roots Of Ethnic Strife
A well-known demographer, Kingsley Davis, held three traits responsible for the destruction of ancient cities — too many people, constant in-migration and concentration of wealth.…
Mood of the Moment
Prospects for the Economy
Politics of confrontation: Is it hurting the economy and dampening the business sentiment? “The economy has never been a priority for any government in Pakistan.…
Real Politik
Do or Die
Surrounded by political hounds and desperadoes, Prime Minister Imran Khan took a huge risk and survived — but only by the skin of his teeth.…
View from Abroad
‘A humanitarian crisis’
Marjan LucasHuman rights activist Marjan Lucas is a leading human rights activist based in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. She has advocated for the rights of the…
Special Report
70 — And Still Going Strong
Pakistan and China are celebrating 70 years of their friendship, with a measure of satisfaction and trust. It is a unique relationship, which does not…
The Big Question
The Broadsheet Saga: A test case for the government or the opposition?
In Pakistan, there has never been a dearth of scandals. The most recent one to hit headlines is the Broadsheet Scandal, which has further exposed…
Scandal
Broadsheet: A Can of Worms
Who, in Pakistan, negotiated the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s agreement with the London-based assets recovery firm, Broadsheet LLC and why was the contract so…
Tomorrow's Pakistan
A Case for Devolution
If you want to destroy a nation, rob its people of hope. Pakistani society has never been in such a state of despair and so…
BookStore
In China’s Footsteps
China’s Model of Development: Lessons for PakistanAuthor: Syed Hasan Javed Publisher: New Fakhri Printing Press, Karachi 2020Pages: 322Price: Rs 1200 In his latest book, China’s…
Media Matters
A Channel for Memons
Until recently, community was something that Sattar Habib did not pay much mind to; in fact all he did was, try and avoid it. “My…
Academe
Falling Standards
At the outset, one needs to analyse the system of higher education in Pakistan in a historical perspective. There were only a few universities in…
Your Life and Health
Health is Wealth?
In 1941, the city of Karachi had a population of 4,35,887 persons. It boasted a developed, organised and efficient municipal corporation that took care of…
Retrospect
The Past is Another City
The City of Lights ... Karachi then. A city in total eclipse, Karachi today. The story of the city’s evolution is a saga of a…
Crystal Ball
Line of Fire, No More?
With the DGMOs’ hotline communication and joint ceasefire announcements, are India-Pakistan relations on the mend? Lt. General (R) Naeem Khalid Lodhi Apparently the ceasefire…
Dispatches from Chundrigar Rd.
Pakistan’s Fintech Revolution
We live in a digitalised world, where internet and technology have penetrated every aspect of human life. And on the heels of internet and…
Pakistani icon
From Starchitect to Barefoot Architect
Renowned architect Yasmin Lari still occupies the same house and the adjoining office she built for herself in 1972. The low slung edifice in a…
Tribute
Farewell Comrade – Hasil Khan Bizenjo
Hasil Khan Bizenjo - February 1958 - August 2020 Today’s so-called insurrection in Balochistan bears no resemblance to the ’70s insurgency. That movement was indigenous…
Musings
Demystifying diplomacy
I had the privilege of reading two notable books by former Pakistani diplomats last month; Pakistan’s Foreign Policy — A Reappraisal by Shahid M. Amin;…
Interview
‘Stay the Course’
Masood KhanPresident of Azad Jammu and Kashmir When it comes to presenting and pleading the case of Occupied Jammu & Kashmir before the world, no…
Your Say
Letters – April 2021
Peace on whose Terms? It is too early to reach any conclusion regarding Indo-Pak relations after the joint ceasefire announcement. However, countless speculations are doing…
From the Editor
An Evolving World Order
As we finalise the pages of the May 2021 issue, our country is in the third wave of the pandemic. According to WHO, from January…
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