Betting on the Taliban
The US has lost both face and credibility in the international community as well as among the impoverished Afghans, by its hasty departure from Afghanistan, without any negotiated settlement with the Taliban. But can the…
Author: Amir Zia
The writer is a senior journalist and managing editor of Monthly Narratives.
Freedom Sans Responsibility
Given its tendency to cross the red lines and spread disinformation, is the media being fair in accusing the government of stifling freedom of expression?
Journalism or Propaganda?
How objective, fair and factual is the Western media that sells only negative and biased stories about Pakistan, in particular, and the Muslim World, in general?
Surviving in a New World
“Successive governments have only paid lip service to the cause of higher education”
Business Bonanza
The PTI government may not have made a giant leap forward in sorting out the economy, but it has taken several unarguable steps in that direction
The Personal and the Political
A former high commissioner exposes the manner in which the country’s leaders conducted foreign relations with India, side-stepping all diplomatic protocols to serve their own selfish interests
Knowledge-based Economy
Dr. Attaur Rehman on the knowledge-based economy with Amir Zia. Narratives Media. Friday, May 7, 2021.
A Unilateral Flexibility
Any resumption of formal talks in the current situation would be used by India to legitimise its illegal steps in Kashmir and weaken, divide and confuse the freedom movement
‘Stay the Course’
‘Any unilateral concession on Kashmir will imperil Pakistan’s own national security...’
In the Shadow of Bilawal House
Deprived of funds and a local government, Karachi, the country’s economic lifeline, is ranked among the most unlivable cities of the world