Or does Pakistan just doesn’t offer the public sympathy it needs? The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also widely known as Daish, is finally in Pakistan. Can it strike…
Another wolf at the door
Fine time for Daish to knock at the door Most editorials seem to downplay the Daish development – four TTP commanders pledging allegiance – but it must have got the…
A Band of Brothers
What does a TTP and ISIS collaboration mean for the world? The Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) has recently announced its unwavering love and support for ISIS. Both groups of militants have developed a…
White Lies
Word about a possible Punjab government-PAT truce did the rounds for a while. The Qisas-Diyat provision was coming into play. Dar sb was present, possibly to help with financial niceties. The…
Meeting Sunnis’ demands key to Iraq crisis resolution
Interview with Qassem Mohebali, Former Iranian diplomat and Middle East Analyst For a while, the appointment of new president, new parliament speaker and new prime minister raised hopes that finding…
Woman with more than substance
The inspiring story of Atiya Khan People need to know that revolution flows in her blood. An extraordinary saga of a dauntless bloodline and her personal journey to discover her soul,…
Faiz rediscovered
One of the greatest voices to come from the subcontinent Vagaries of time can wipe clean a whole panorama full of memories; and multitudes are notorious for forgetting a once-legend, be it…
Movie Reviews: Dukhtar, O21 and Na Maloom Afraad
Comprehensive reviews of the three high-profile Pakistani releases The Pakistan film industry released three high profile films over the past month or so. I am sure very few of The Horizontal…
Losing NA-149 by-election was a part of third umpire’s script: Javed Hashmi
Our Baaghi Correspondent Multan: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) President Javed Hashmi has revealed that losing his National Assembly seat was also a part of the third umpire’s script. Hashmi, who on Thursday…
Education in Pakistan
Three people, same city, same weather but completely different lives and approaches to education. They intermingled when I, an A levels student, interned at the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative Unit (UNGEI)…
India-Pakistan impasse
Diplomacy the only solution Leadership on both sides of the divide is busy exchanging accusations and counter accusations. As a result violence between India and Pakistan along the Line of…
One step forward, two steps back
Sharif tried to go it alone, achieving nothing in the end As governments in Pakistan take one step forward to improve relations with India, they end up retreating two steps…
Laying ruin to both
It’s time for Pakistan and India to ditch their regressive politics Pakistan and India have tussled for as long as they have existed. Despite sharing history, culture, and a whole lot more,…
Malala Yousafzai: Owning the narrative
Ostracising the young woman will bring no good to Pakistanis 2014 is the year Pakistan gets its second ever Nobel Prize winner. 2014 is the year Pakistan earns the honour…
Malala Yousafzai — Timeline
July 12, 1997 Born Malala was born on 12 July 1997 in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. She was named after a Pashtun poetess, and her name means ‘grief stricken’. She was one of…
‘We have done our homework’
INTERVIEW: Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo PPP Punjab President PPP is hard at work in Punjab, planning for something! These are definitely interesting time for the Peoples Party in Punjab. It’s…
White Lies
Former President Musharraf seems to be living it up one more time. He’s sitting pretty in Karachi, meeting friends, playing bridge, even enjoying the occasional sundowner, so says the grapevine. Those who…