Ties that bind
CLOSE to the end of the Israel-Iran war, and right after he had Iran’s Fordow enrichment centre bombed, the US president indulged in some unusual criticism of Israel. Granted, a…
Is the Indus decision legal?
In the wake of the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, India has decided to unilaterally suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, citing “fundamental changes” driven by demographic shifts, environmental concerns and…
Chinese burn
ALMOST 70 years ago, the Chinese leader Mao Zedong dismissed the US as a “paper tiger”. He clarified that the reference was strategic. “Regarding [American imperialism] as a whole, we…
A nearly dead delta
Pakistan's vital Indus River Delta, a historically fertile and ecologically rich region, is disappearing at an alarming rate, facing a catastrophic crisis driven by drastically reduced river flows, land erosion,…
Quality education
High-quality engineering education has played a key role in the rapid development of certain Asian countries such as Korea, India and China. In Korea, the establishment of the Korea Advanced…
Does the algorithm need a chaperone?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) rightfully occupies the spotlight in discussions on modern thought and thought processes. Such centre-stage treatment leads to a duplication of boilerplate information so I will try not…
An unravelling world order
The real purpose of the world order established primarily by the US-led West in the aftermath of World War II, behind the facade of the maintenance of international peace and…
Remembering ABS Jafri Part – II
ABS Jafri’s first book that I read was ‘Here lies India’, containing his columns about the India-Pakistan War of 1965. During and after the war he wrote columns seven days…
Decentralise for justice
Under Article 37 of the constitution, the state is bound to provide inexpensive and expeditious justice to the people of Pakistan. For this purpose, Article 7 of the constitution defines…
26th Amendment a ‘suicide attack’
The 1973 Constitution was enacted unanimously by a legislative assembly elected through free and fair elections held on December 07, 1970. There were no street protests to any clause of…
