President to address Parliament’s joint session today

Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi will address the joint session of two houses of Parliament today (Thursday) evening, marking the last parliamentary year of the National Assembly. It will be the shortest parliamentary year s...

Unpacking Mengal’s Resignation: Where Are Balochistan’s Voice(s)?

The resignation of Sardar Akhtar Mengal has created a stir in Islamabad. The number of vlogs, television programs and interviews by journalists who believe that he ‘knows Balochistan’ are a plenty. Frankly as I write this, I...

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Pakistan And Quaid-e-Azam’s Dream

More than seven decades have passed since Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah led the historic movement for Pakistan's creation, securing a homeland for the Muslims of the Subcontinent through his extraordinary vision, determinatio...

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Bangladesh: Any similarities with Pakistan?

It has almost become a fashion statement these days to draw similarities between what recently transpired in Bangladesh and what could perhaps be waiting to happen in Pakistan. The real question however is whether are there trul...

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Myth of National Security

The spectre of national security haunts Pakistan. Since its inception, there hasn’t been a single year when the country was deemed safe and secure. The official rhetoric consistently emphasises that Pakistan is under threat fr...

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Consequences

You reap what you sow. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had been pushing for a final confrontation with the government and the state for months. Delays, terrorist attacks in their home province, and other factors kept them from th...

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