And now the Istehkam-e Pakistan Party
Sycophancy is a norm in Pakistan. If someone wants to seek an example what sycophancy looks like, one has to read the...
Democracy a flawed system?
Every now and then there emerges a debate about what the state’s governing system should look like. Should it be a technocratic...
The road to regional stability
The geopolitical landscape of the Middle East has been characterized by various conflicts throughout the past few decades. Saudi Arabia and Iran...
The Sport of Kings’ (Parties)
AT PENPOINT
It was perhaps inevitable that the implosion of the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf should lead to the search for another King’s Party,...
Beijing’s Grip
A global order characterized by multiplexity entails a diverse array of state and non-state actors actively influencing the norms of governance according...
Why does Pakistan experience Military dominance?
The military establishment in Pakistan has always played a dominant role in the country's politics and has been the primary source of...
Understanding Agartala and London Conspiracies
Justice S.A. Rehman, a former Chief Justice of Pakistan, had to flee Decca Cantonment in his night suit to save his life....
Taiwan’s growing diplomatic isolation
Once again, the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) went ahead in Geneva, Switzerland, without Taiwan's participation. The familiar pattern played out once...
Is the possibility of a global AI takeover real?
Artificial Intelligence, or AI: most of us watched movies like The Matrix, a blockbuster three decades ago, but today AI is everywhere. In...
New course for Ukraine
Washington Watch
In recent weeks, there have been a number of irresponsible op-eds pressing the Biden Administration to supply more advanced US weapons...
The irony of becoming what you once hated
Resistance is a 2020 biographical drama film based on true events of the Holocaust - indeed one of the darkest chapters in human...
Religion, Modernity and Politics
RELIGION has remained a living topic in almost all ages. Many have discussed religion in different ways; some have even made religion...
Global South: Debt distress and food shortages
Pakistan is among those many developing countries that have been under serious debt distress in the wake of the recession-causing covid-19 pandemic....
Travesty of justice
A judicial magistrate in Lahore ordered the release of former Punjab CM Pervaiz Elahi from a case involving misuse of authority and...
Dealing with social negativity
Just as a state necessitates a strong, mighty, powerful and comprehensive military, paramilitary and police force to safeguard it from its enemies...