“Blood and water cannot flow together.” After Pulwama, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement mere rhetoric or the beginning of a new narrative? The Indus Waters Treaty brokered…
“Democracy is not merely about conducting elections.Its true test lies in safeguarding the sanctity of the vote. The ballot has meaning only when supported…
by Izmi Herlani There are moments in a nation’s life when history does not whisper. It roars. It roars through the thunder of afterburners.…
By Sanobar Nadir There is a different kind of silence at sea. From the shore, the Arabian Sea may appear endless and peaceful, stretching…
There are moments in a nation’s history when the ordinary rhythm of life is suddenly replaced by an extraordinary test of courage. September 6,…
By Colonel (R) Sayed GB Shah Bokhari It is nearing midnight September 9, (1965), location Chawinda, a village near Sialkot. Indian and Pakistani forces…
By Maliha Mughal When Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah addressed the fledgling Royal Pakistan Air Force at Risalpur in 1948, his call for an efficient…
Article by: Izmi Herlani On the morning of 06 September 1965, Pakistan did not wake to an ordinary sunrise. It woke to the rumble…
The Journey of Dr. Makhdoom Syed Hussain Sheheryar Bukhari by Sheikh Shahzaib An emerging Pakistani voice whose journey brings together medicine, student leadership, diplomacy,…
By Naveed Miraj Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, was important both diplomatically and bilaterally. Diplomatically, the visit came at a…
When Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, with his visionary eloquence, likened Gujrat to a ‘Hellenic region’, it was neither a mere geographical compliment nor a…
■ Three countries have signed. A fourth generation is listening. “Bacha! Guess where I was yesterday evening.” BāBā-Tāl, the Bell-man, looked straight into my…
By Sadiq Ahmad Being keen on Christopher Berry-Dee’s book Talking with Psychopaths and Savages, I have been pedantic to each character’s acts as psychological…
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement provides a glimpse of a possible new security arrangement in a region long marked by conflict, mistrust and competing…
By: Arshad Khan The 75 years of everlasting friendship and diplomatic relationship between Pakistan and China has continued to grow stronger with the passage…
There are calamities which refuse to remain mere calamities. They become, rather, revelatory moments in which the concealed anatomy of an entire system is…
■ A LOVE LETTER TO THOSE WHO NEVER STOPPED WAITING ■ In my Aerie — the Eagle’s Nest — time never sleeps, and neither…