Prisoners Of Smartphones
BY DR. AATIF IFTIKHAR
When my two-year-old son denied having his lunch until he was provided with the screen, the smartphone, a realization dawned upon...
Taliban Were Inevitable — The West Should Accept It Now.
On the brisk morning of Aug 15, two young boys in the city of Kabul; left their homes; rather hastily. They did not know...
Taliban and Al Qaeda: Putting a fox in charge of the chicken coop?
Abu Omar Khorasani was taken from Kabul’s Pul-i-Charkhi prison and unceremoniously shot.
The first and only person to have been executed since the Taliban gained...
Who are the Taliban that conquered Afghanistan?
Having taken control, the Taliban want the world to believe that they have become more pragmatic and inclusive in the twenty years since they...
Religious Content in Pakistan’s New National Curriculum
Pakistan’s place in a new world order is anybody’s guess. Recent policy moves suggest options that run the gamut from a state that emphasizes...
The Never Ending Dilemma of Refugees
BY SYED FAWAD ALI SHAH
Every human being has a special attachment to his motherland. He wants to live and grow old among his...
Creating The Frankenstein’s Monster
Bloodied and bruised—with swathes of bandages around his head, DSP Umar Farooq was seen visibly worn out and parched when his video was surfaced...
Jordan is where domestic and regional fissures collide
Former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein has papered over a rare public dispute in the ruling Jordanian family in a move that is unlikely...
University Of Loralai: A Role Model
BY RAHIM NASAR
Establishing quality education, standard education system, and research-oriented institutions in Pakistan is a futile dream that is driving our generations away.
Political instability,...
The dearth of Pukhtoon Senior Police Leadership
BY SYED FAWAD ALI SHAH
History has proved again and again that no matter how large and supposedly powerful any force may be, it can't...
