Echo Of Pakonomics!
The Pakistani economy is in dire straits….. After becoming the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan on August 18, 2018, Imran Khan hinted that his government would adopt the Chinese model in […]
Kaed To Azadi: On India Winning Freedom
– to my friend Naheed Yousuf, the grandniece of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad… The Indians usually criticise Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, […]
Manto: The Man To Be Reckoned
Lahore, January 1948….. Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955) was looking at a footwear shop, as he tried to assess the damage. The shop was badly damaged during the communal violence that […]
(An)archy Named Patriarchy
Patriarchy often tends to believe that women are nothing, but commodities! Patriarchy loves war, as it satisfies the male ego and the female body becomes the reward not only in […]
Defence: Rush To Russia!
India has strengthened its defence system! The Narendra Modi government in New Delhi – defying the threat of US sanctions – signed a contract with Russia on October 5 on […]
The Fate Of A Journo
Cyril Almeida – who serves as the Assistant Editor and Columnist for the Dawn daily – had triggered a controversy in Pakistan a couple of years ago when he published […]
Drone Wars Unleashed In Idlib Province?
The current situation in the Syrian province of Idlib continues to alarm. Although the green buses brought to Idlib hundreds of militants from Aleppo, Deir-Ezzor, Eastern Ghouta, and other areas […]
The Unending Game….
Pakistan and India celebrated their 72nd Independence Day on August 14 and 15, respectively. On this occasion, the two South Asian rivals agreed to normalise bilateral ties and to maintain […]
An Other Woman
Nur Jahan (born Mehr-un-Nissa), the daughter of Persian immigrants who became queen of the Mughal Empire, enjoys a special status in South Asia. Many stories have been written on her […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 