Cultural: Chinese dishes on Eid days
Cultural bond between Pakistan and China has been continuing to spiral with upward trajectory and magnitude especially on special occasions. Fresh manifestation came during Eid…
Xi’s Peace Call
Chinese President Xi’ “peace call” to Ukraine President Zelenskyy is a fresh catalyst to pave way for political settlement in Ukraine crisis. Along with it…
Gwadar fresh international limelight
Gwadar is all set to catch fresh international limelight capitalizing its commercial worth and geographical significance after Pakistan government has come up with proposal to…
Our future depends on critical thinking
As the undemocratic fabric of our democratic institutions is unraveling right before our eyes, we feel betrayed by our politicians, the judiciary, the bureaucracy and…
America’s dual containment policy
In 1947, George F Kennan, a former US diplomat, articulated the idea of ‘containment’, which meant that the US foreign policy should focus on long-term…
A year after the regime change
The government of Prime Minister Imran Khan was sent packing through a vote of no-confidence on April 9, 2022. But the regime change — despite…
Economic Projections
The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have both released economic projections of Pakistan. Both projections portray Pakistan as a country in…
Rising Public Debt
The extremely worrying indicator today is the large and rapidly growing level of public debt, including the external liabilities, in Pakistan. As of the end…
Beyond reason and dignity
Imagine Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore having a hearty conversation on “the nature of reality”. One such meeting did take place at Einstein’s residence in…
Are elections the answer?
Did Nero, the Roman Emperor, play the fiddle when Rome burned in 64 CE? We may not know the answer for sure but we do…
