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Water: Not an Indian Ownership
 Asif Mahmood In my previous column, I discussed why it is geographically inaccurate to describe India as the upper riparian state for every river. In the case of several major rivers, India itself is a middle riparian state when viewed in relatio…
Time to re-green our country
By Sardar Khan Niazi As Pakistan stands in the combat zone of the global climate crisis, it is time we confront an uncomfortable truth: we are rapidly losing our green cover and with it the natural resilience that once protected our land and our people…
September 20 to mark State Sovereignty Day in Azerbaijan
For centuries, the greatest aspiration of the people of Azerbaijan has been to live in an independent and sovereign state, to build a developed society founded on our national and moral values, on solidarity, humanism, justice, and the rule of law. Despit…
The Young Man and the Sea
Asif Mahmood Some books are not merely read, they are lived. Ernest Hemingway’s  "The Old Man and the Sea" is one such masterpiece. It is the story of Santiago, the aged fisherman, who battles the unforgiving sea and an immense marlin to prove tha…
Floods and healthcare: A crisis within a crisis
By Sardar Khan Niazi Each year, as monsoon rains roll across Pakistan, they bring not only the threat of overflowing rivers and inundated villages but also an unrelenting strain on the country’s already fragile healthcare system. The floods are not jus…
PTI at the crossroad
Asif Mahmood Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has announced, under instructions from Imran Khan, that he intends to travel to Afghanistan for talks with Afghan leaders. But the question arises: under what authority? Does the Constitu…
Indian PM Modi under fire over 'engineered' honours on overseas tours
In April 2007, New Delhi was brimming with confidence under Manmohan Singh during the SAARC summit. India’s economy was rising, policies working and diplomacy delivering. Pakistan was also learning how to turn its geography into an asset, opening economy,…
South Asia’s Israel and the Middle East’s India
Asif Mahmood India today stands in South Asia as Israel stands in the Middle East. Both present themselves as democracies, both enjoy Western patronage, yet both are built on occupation, dispossession and the systematic denial of Muslim rights. Kashmir…
Time to re-green our country
By Sardar Khan Niazi As Pakistan stands in the combat zone of the global climate crisis, it is time we confront an uncomfortable truth: we are rapidly losing our green cover and with it the natural resilience that once protected our land and our people…
September 20 to mark State Sovereignty Day in Azerbaijan
For centuries, the greatest aspiration of the people of Azerbaijan has been to live in an independent and sovereign state, to build a developed society founded on our national and moral values, on solidarity, humanism, justice, and the rule of law. Despit…
The Young Man and the Sea
Asif Mahmood Some books are not merely read, they are lived. Ernest Hemingway’s  "The Old Man and the Sea" is one such masterpiece. It is the story of Santiago, the aged fisherman, who battles the unforgiving sea and an immense marlin to prove tha…
Floods and healthcare: A crisis within a crisis
By Sardar Khan Niazi Each year, as monsoon rains roll across Pakistan, they bring not only the threat of overflowing rivers and inundated villages but also an unrelenting strain on the country’s already fragile healthcare system. The floods are not jus…
PTI at the crossroad
Asif Mahmood Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has announced, under instructions from Imran Khan, that he intends to travel to Afghanistan for talks with Afghan leaders. But the question arises: under what authority? Does the Constitu…
Indian PM Modi under fire over 'engineered' honours on overseas tours
In April 2007, New Delhi was brimming with confidence under Manmohan Singh during the SAARC summit. India’s economy was rising, policies working and diplomacy delivering. Pakistan was also learning how to turn its geography into an asset, opening economy,…

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