Pak-Iran relations
Relations were cordial until the Revolution Recently an improvised explosive device (IED) hit a vehicle of the military personnel in Buleda (district Kech) Balochistan near the Pak-Iran border, killing one major of…
Global disunity against the coronavirus
Notwithstanding the fact that the coronavirus has affected almost the entire global community, and that it has humanitarian, social, political and economic implications of unknown proportions requiring a united global approach against…
Pragmatic approach against the coronavirus
Can the country afford a long lockdown? Ever since the beginning of the onslaught of the coronavirus and its worldwide impact, a debate has been raging about whether it was important to…
Criminal indifference to Kashmiris’ plight
The coronavirus has not stopped Indian forces slaughtering Kashmiris As the entire world is focused on fighting the deadly coronavirus, the Indian security forces have taken advantage of the situation and continued…
Prayers in mosques be avoided
Letting the virus loose The coronavirus pandemic has become a global threat and there is an unqualified consensus among all nations and experts that the only way its spread could be prevented…
Proverbial wisdom
What folk wisdom can apply to the pandemic Proverbs are pearls of wisdom premised on realities of life which provide guidance for dealing with or overcoming an unpalatable situation or a challenge,…
BJP leader admits anti-muslim stance
Not only will this divide India, but it threatens regional peace Reportedly a senior BJP leader and member of the Indian parliament, Dr Subramanian Swamy, talking to a journalist by the name…
Coronavirus and Spanish influenza
Neighbourhoods must form committees to help the needy Covid-19, with its exponential spread across the globe, is quite similar to the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918-29 in regards to its symptoms and…
Indian obduracy threat to regional peace
Unless the UN resolutions are followed, India will only lose out The joint statement issued at the end of President Arif Alvi’s visit to China revealed that among other things the issue…
Coping with coronavirus
Now is not the time to play politics The coronavirus, which has affected almost the whole world as more than 145 countries are reported to have so far been confronted with the…
A welcome development
The extension of GSP Plus status will help boost exports The European Commission has extended GSP Plus status for Pakistan till 2022 which would allow duty free access of Pakistani goods, especially…
US Taliban deal a springboard for peace
The deal long in the making After months of tenuous negotiations between Taliban and the USA, the two sides have finally struck a deal— signed on Saturday 29 February at Doha— which…
Mitigating the impact of climate change
Planting more and more trees is the approach needed Prime Minister Imran Khan, while inaugurating the tree plantation campaign in Mianwali, announced restoration of the Kundian forest through massive plantation during the…
Kashmir needs UN intervention
Who is supposed to enforce UNSC resolutions, if not the UN secretary general? UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, while addressing a joint press conference with foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said, “Diplomacy…
Relief measures for the poor
Commendable efforts but more needs to be done The unprecedented hike in the prices of perishable food items like tomatoes, onions and other vegetables followed by phenomenal increase in the prices of…
Solidarity with Kashmiris
Today is Kashmir Solidarity Day The Indian security forces have been using ruthless force to suppress the freedom struggle of the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir, which they launched in 1989 after…
Economy moving in right direction
Fixing an economy in shambles Managing an economy like Pakistan’s is the most arduous task due to both internal and external factors, the more so when a government inherits it in complete…