What we owe Mashal
At some level, the verdict in the Mashal Khan lynching case should have given us a sense of closure. But that has not happened. We still seem unable to contend…
Journey to peace
Every year, International Peace Day is celebrated on September 21 to raise awareness about the importance of peace and the negative impacts of war. The day, which was first celebrated…
Keeping discrimination at bay
Soon after Prime Minister Imran Khan constituted the Economic Advisory Council, a huge wave of criticism emerged on social media. As a result of this campaign, EAC member Atif Mian,…
Of debacles and more
Barely a month in office the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government appears to lurch from one embarrassment to the next. To be charitable, it is early days and the government seems…
Crisis of humanity
Syria is considered one of the oldest civilisations of the world. Historians also connect ancient Syria with Hinduism. Syria was the first place, to record inscriptions of Rigveda in Sanskrit,…
India’s forgotten honour
Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth, in a tweet this past Monday,described the current Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat’s leadership as “criminal”. This condemnation was long overdue for…
Challenges in Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a centrist, was re-elected last Saturday (May 20), to a second term by winning 57 percent of the votes in an election that had a high…
A dirty war
The freedom movement in Indian-Occupied Kashmir has taken a new turn during the last few months and even the advent of Ramazan has not seen any let up. On May…
Two years of the AJK government
The AJK government, led by Raja Farooq Haider, recently completed two years in office. When he took over, Haider made several promises to end corruption, ensure development in the region,…
My Palestinian right of return is sacred
This is the story of four Palestinian peasants who have been dead and buried for many years, but whose legacy continues to define the collective aspirations of a whole nation.…
