Lost heritage
In Mithi recently, as Hindus in India and across the world celebrated Diwali, the town also joined in the festivities. Muslims participated alongside their Hindu fellow villagers and other residents…
Iran withheld launchers for missiles sent to Russia, sources say
Iran did not include mobile launchers with the close-range ballistic missiles that Washington last week accused Tehran of delivering to Russia for use against Ukraine, according to three sources with…
Malnutrition woes
MALNUTRITION, or poor nutrition, emerges when one’s diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients. Poor nutrition can be broadly categorised as ‘undernutrition’ and ‘over-nutrition’. In most developing countries,…
Reaching the stars
THE launch by India of its Chandrayaan-3 rocket and space probe on Aug 23, 2023, and, a few days later, its Aditya L-1 observation mission to the sun, have propelled…
The crisis within
The national security of a country is not at risk only when its borders are not safe or when it does not have significant defensive capability against a powerful enemy…
Haniyeh killing exposes Israel’s reach inside Iran
The killing in Tehran of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, which the Palestinian militant group has blamed on Israel, has exposed the depth of Israeli penetration inside the Islamic republic,…
The plight of the minorities
August 11, 2024 was ‘celebrated’ as Minorities Day, as has been the custom now since 2009. The date, August 11, was chosen to mark Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s address to…
The walk towards development
Pakistan today is sinking into a dark hole, having to borrow money even to pay off the interest on loans taken, rather than the loan itself. The key areas of…
Forgotten cinema
The World Bank has sounded the alarm on the ‘historic reversal’ of development for poor countries. Nearly half of the world’s least-developed countries are experiencing a widening income gap with…
The tested players: two lost decades of Pakistan
A review of the economic condition during the period from 2002 to 2023 reflects two lost decades of Pakistan. During this period all the players presently in the field have…
