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American Elections: Do we have something to learn?

American Elections: Do we have something to learn?
Asif Mahmood Everyone is debating the US midterms from one angle only : what will happen to American foreign  policy? Will the war with Iran end? What will the Middle East look like? Important questions, no doubt. But we are missing another que…
Vegetarian Hindutva 
Asif Mahmood At the BRICS summit, India served only vegetarian food to the visiting world leaders and described it as its “rich vegetarian culinary heritage.” That is not what this gesture represented. It represented Hindutva fascism. Acting as a major…
The PPP’s Fear of New Administrative Units
Asif Mahmood Whenever there is talk of creating new provinces or administrative units, the Pakistan Peoples Party rolls up its sleeves. Why? Is it love for Sindh, or love for the financial possibilities Sindh has acquired after the 18th Amendment? T…
Strait of Hormuz: Where Does China Stand?
Asif Mahmood Where does China stand in the Strait of Hormuz crisis? Let us take a look. According to a Brookings report, the winds have changed. America has got its horns caught in the crisis, while China is quietly enjoying the benefits. For Chi…
Defence Day: Our Non-Muslim War Heroes
Asif Mahmood We all know Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, who was martyred while capturing the Pandu Hill and was awarded Pakistan’s first Nishan-e-Haider. But do you and I also know Lance Naik Yaqoob Masih, who laid down his life for the country …
The Middle East cannot afford another war
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest US-Iran exchanges, coming after months of confrontation are a grim reminder that military calm is not the same thing as peace. The danger now is that retaliation will acquire a logic of its own, making each successive es…
Restraint is the only way forward
By Sardr Khan Niazi Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for restraint and sustained diplomacy amid the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran deserves serious attention. At a moment when the Middle East is once again edging towards a wider co…
IWT: Facts are Facts
Asif Mahmood India’s attempt to defend its decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance rests on a fundamental legal misconception: a state cannot acquire a power simply by announcing that it has one. In his Newsweek article, India’s Ambass…
If Washington Eases the Squeeze, Tehran May Return to Talks
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest signals from Tehran suggest that the door to diplomacy with Washington has not been completely shut. But Iran has made its condition clear: negotiations cannot meaningfully resume while the United States continues its ca…

From political promises to practical solutions

Defense matters should not be made a subject of unnecessary discussion: SK Niazi

Azan Ali Khan secures second position at Punjab National Squash Championship

Bab al-Mandeb: The next shock to global trade
By Sardar Khan Niazi The world does not need another closed maritime chokepoint. Yet that is precisely the danger now emerging around Bab al-Mandeb, the narrow passage connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and, through the Suez Canal, one of the…
Vegetarian Hindutva 
Asif Mahmood At the BRICS summit, India served only vegetarian food to the visiting world leaders and described it as its “rich vegetarian culinary heritage.” That is not what this gesture represented. It represented Hindutva fascism. Acting as a major…
The PPP’s Fear of New Administrative Units
Asif Mahmood Whenever there is talk of creating new provinces or administrative units, the Pakistan Peoples Party rolls up its sleeves. Why? Is it love for Sindh, or love for the financial possibilities Sindh has acquired after the 18th Amendment? T…
Strait of Hormuz: Where Does China Stand?
Asif Mahmood Where does China stand in the Strait of Hormuz crisis? Let us take a look. According to a Brookings report, the winds have changed. America has got its horns caught in the crisis, while China is quietly enjoying the benefits. For Chi…
Defence Day: Our Non-Muslim War Heroes
Asif Mahmood We all know Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, who was martyred while capturing the Pandu Hill and was awarded Pakistan’s first Nishan-e-Haider. But do you and I also know Lance Naik Yaqoob Masih, who laid down his life for the country …
The Middle East cannot afford another war
By Sardar Khan Niazi The latest US-Iran exchanges, coming after months of confrontation are a grim reminder that military calm is not the same thing as peace. The danger now is that retaliation will acquire a logic of its own, making each successive es…
Restraint is the only way forward
By Sardr Khan Niazi Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for restraint and sustained diplomacy amid the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran deserves serious attention. At a moment when the Middle East is once again edging towards a wider co…
IWT: Facts are Facts
Asif Mahmood India’s attempt to defend its decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance rests on a fundamental legal misconception: a state cannot acquire a power simply by announcing that it has one. In his Newsweek article, India’s Ambass…

From political promises to practical solutions

Defense matters should not be made a subject of unnecessary discussion: SK Niazi

Azan Ali Khan secures second position at Punjab National Squash Championship

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