Biden’s Israeli bear hug is a double-edged sword
It took 11 days and the death of 256 Palestinians for US President Joe Biden’s preference for a bear hug rather than a sledgehammer...
In Pakistan Justice is not blind
In Pakistan, interestingly, the notion that the very foundations of justice, constitutionality, and universally recognized principles that underpin a civilized society have been proven...
Return of Nawaz Sharif a homecoming with facilitation
On his homecoming after four years of self-exile, Nawaz Sharif (NS) was given a VVIP protocol, which showed that the deep state is looking...
Supreme Court upholds fundamental rights
In a concise and direct ruling, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared that Clause (d) of subsection (1) of Section 2 of the Pakistan...
Hamas puts Malaysia in a bind
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is in a bind.
He is caught between public support for the Palestinians, and for Hamas in significant quarters, opponents...
Return of Nawaz Sharif, hope and challenges
The tables turned swiftly and unexpectedly against Imran Khan and the PTI. Nawaz Sharif, who had been in self-imposed exile in London for over...
ML-1 Railway: a fulcrum for global trade
The visit of the caretaker Prime Minister to China for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum meeting has been highly successful. One of...
Israel may win its battle against Hamas but has already lost the war
Israel will likely win the Gaza war on the battlefield. Even so, it has already been defeated in the court of public opinion.
It no...
Financial crises in universities
Many universities in Pakistan are suffering from financial crisis which in some cases is threatening their very survival. The reasons for this dismal situation...
Cipher a hanging sword
As the Press Minister at the Embassy of Pakistan in France, I was acutely aware of the sensitivity and significance of handling confidential ciphers....
