Dealing with dissent
Part - I Side-effect Every state has some form of ideological foundations – whether the state is considered an ideological state like Pakistan, Iran, North Korea and Israel or is…
Muslim ban
The day after US President Donald Trump signed his now notorious Muslim ban, he spoke with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. Over the phone, she reportedly “explained” to Trump the United…
The two cities
Even by the standards of a war-weary Middle East, there is an exceptional amount of urban violence currently in play in the region. In Iraq, the city of Mosul is…
Behind fence, Mexico’s notorious Juarez is wary of Trump’s wall
Mexicans overwhelmingly say they oppose the wall US President-elect Donald Trump has promised to build along their northern border. But in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, where extensive fencing was erected by…
Intimidating the judiciary
With Karachi relatively safer than it was two years ago, we must not be lulled into thinking that terrorists and political target killers have been eliminated; their deep roots still…
Understanding the anti-rape law
On October 6, parliament amended the existing laws on rape – a welcome development coming in on the heels of media focus on an anti-honour killing act. The new anti-rape…
Kashmir goes on bleeding
According to reports, the Indian security forces and police killed more than 20 people in Kashmir who were protesting against the assassination of Burhan Wani, a leader of the Hizbul…
What message for Karachi?
What a roller coaster week this was. It began with the execution of Mumtaz Qadri and it is ending with the political turbulence that has been set alight by the…
Before massive Bangladesh heist, New York Fed feared such cyber attacks
In the years before hackers stole $81 million from a Bangladesh central bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, senior Fed security officials examined the risk of…
Ship of sorrows
For millennia, the symbol of the ship epitomised hope and the promise of new horizons. With the discoveries of new lands and the onset of trade, the image of the…
