The last sixteen years have seen an increasing desire on part of the international nations to have their cake and eat it too. The deafening, “with us or against us,” persuasion has exposed a greater part of the world into horrific wars. Consequently, the number of people to have become internally displaced or refugees staggers …

US president Donald Trump’s policy speech on Afghanistan and South Asia has finally provoked Pakistan to reevaluate its foreign policy. The speech urged the country to ‘Do more’,“ demanding from Pakistan, to “demonstrate its commitment to civilization, order, and peace,” by ridding itself of the terrorist organisations it harbours that create mayhem in the neighbouring …

President Donald Trump is the third American president to affirm that victory is at hand in the Afghanistan war to gain wide support of the American public. This 16-year old war has seen, in president Trump’s words, military, economic and diplomatic efforts used generously. President Trump in his recent public address from Fort Myer, military …

The bell has tolled and the Sharif clan’s house of cards hangs in mid air. How Pakistan feels? Sad and jubilant. Sad, because the democratic process has derailed yet again. Nawaz Sharif was the 13 th prime minister of Pakistan, none of whom completed their democratic electoral terms. Jubilant, because the values of democracy have …

The recent JIT commission’s report did what it promised. After a rigorous investigative process, the commission shared its findings within the designated 60-day period. The commission findings have surprised many, not merely because of the perceived innocence of PML-N premiere and his family, but because a guilty verdict has never been justly awarded to the …

The end of the world is a subject that has scholars pondering across the world. Scientific research has devoted their time to the signs of apocalypse. A recent scientific research quoted numerous signs of apocalypse as asteroids impact, expansion of the sun, solar flares and, bursts from gamma rays, etc. The leaders of the world …

Not only the recent month has been grim for the Pakistani premier but the country’s international relations too are in a proverbial soup. The recent rift in the Middle East has bared the, erstwhile, latent faultlines. The Arab Monarchy has been criticised on the international horizon for coming out too strongly against the neighbouring Shiite …

  There you have it. The significant-most agenda on Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar’s list, these days, is purging of social media and journalism from ‘trash.’ If any initiative can rival the issue of the JIT, it is this. What comes as a surprise is that despite the decades of social media and independent electronic journalism …

The issue of the Dawn Leaks has been ‘settled,’ leaving quite a bitter aftertaste in the political broth. The sitting government has dealt with the Dawn Leaks commission report through the subsequent rolling of the heads as necessary measures to appease the growing suspense and tension arising from within the cadres of power. Notwithstanding the …

Data security is the most significant concern for individuals and organisations around the world today. International governments and organisations are devoting considerable financial and human resources to ward off cyber crime. Simultaneously, some governments pour funds to gather data from the world in an effort to create the surveillance hegemony. This information is shared, sold …