Unpopular opinion
Pakistan should undergo reforms; there are no two opinions about this. However, in the past, many reform proposals and efforts either failed or were rolled back. The implemented and then…
Dust to downpour: US weather whiplash shows climate change
A series of “once-in-a-millennium” rainstorms have lashed the United States in recent weeks, flooding areas baked dry by long-term droughts, as human-caused climate change brings weather whiplash. And scientists warn…
Signposts to 2021
A year that begins with a huddle of the leaders of opposition parties to redesign their strategy at a critical moment in their campaign to overthrow the government of Prime…
Dental services to the community of Davenport
Monique Alves, DMD, and Ayza Mahmood, DDS, will soon be offering dental services to the community of Davenport at Dental Care at Loughman Crossing. The new full-service family dental practice is set to…
Integrating Kashmir, at gunpoint
“Maine aisa Hindustan kabhi nahin dekha!” In six words, Farooq Abdullah may have captured the trauma and acute sense of betrayal of his people. The three-time chief minister of Jammu and…
A signpost to the old ways?
At a recent press conference in Islamabad, Maulvi Abdul Aziz announced ‘forgiveness’ for Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf during whose regime the 2007 Lal Masjid Operation was conducted. Aziz said he…
Juncker EU army plan impractical, unpopular?
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker's call for an EU army to counter a more assertive Russia is impractical and will face strong resistance from many member states, analysts said Monday.…
An unpopular man
Benazir Bhutto made the mistake of returning home and lost her life. Pervez Musharaf made the same mistake and lost his liberty and Asif Zardari by staying on in Pakistan, …
Regime change at gunpoint
It is simply baffling. Even a few years ago, it was impossible to imagine that such outrageous acts were possible at the dawn of the twenty-first century, but then came…
Seoul suspense
BACK in the early 1980s, when Akbar S. Ahmed was contemplating whether Pakistan could be Japan, he might have missed an opportunity to focus on a more viable (although less…
