Disunited nations
THE inability of the UN to facilitate the primary goal set out in its hopeful charter nearly eight decades ago, “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”, stands…
THE inability of the UN to facilitate the primary goal set out in its hopeful charter nearly eight decades ago, “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”, stands…
Despite having one constitution and a single currency, Pakistan’s human development landscape is horrifically unequal. The country is politically divided into four provinces, Fata, Islamabad, and two disputed regions –…
Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it” (wit and opinion of Douglas Jerrold). From 2016 till last week, Donald Trump sprinted with great…
A rare opportunity to extricate Pakistan's economy from its on-going tribulations has emerged by the recently started peace initiative in Afghanistan by the US. The process which began with meetings…
Democracy: rule by the people, for the people and of the people. Music for the ears, these golden words. All countries that follow a democratic system act superior to other…
On June 14, 2016, President Obama strongly condemned Donald Trump’s xenophobic comments following the horrific massacre in Orlando. I suspect most Americans have a general sense of the racism and…
IT was a showdown for the ages. This past week, the Trump administration issued an order placing all workers of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on leave. The direct-hire…
On Monday this week, the world began to change in ways that are not easy to decipher. What is really intriguing is that it is all because of a change…
THE guns have gone silent in Gaza with the ceasefire coming into effect, as life limps back to what is considered normal in the enclave, devastated by incessant Israeli bombing for the…
The United States witnessed a historic moment on January 20, 2025, as Donald John Trump took the oath of highest office for his second term, promising to lead in a…