A lynching nation
Following in the footsteps of fascist Modi, the RSS is pursuing a nefarious plan to wipe out Muslims and a campaign to make India a Hindu-only nation. A conspiracy has…
Redefining national security
LAST month the civil and military leadership approved what is being described as the country’s first integrated National Security Policy. The document that is yet to be made public reportedly sets overarching…
Religious extremist terrorism’s spread
Recent events in Mozambique centring on religious extremist terrorists seizing Pemba, the capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which triggered a mass exodus of local people and foreigners…
Youth as national dividend
The youth are considered the future of any society and a country. Over 64 percent of the population of Pakistan is below the age of 30 years, one of the…
Urgent: A grand national dialogue
Does Pakistan really need a grand national dialogue? Some will say it really doesn’t. Pakistan just needs to be run in accordance with its constitution. Those that want Pakistan to…
How to hold a grand national dialogue
A grand national dialogue is an urgent imperative because the institutional arrangements designed to serve the people of Pakistan have now become so heavily burdened with the animus of individual…
Majoritarian nationalism
On August 5, India completed a year since Prime Minister Narendra Modi made good on his election promise of doing away with the special status of Kashmir. While Kashmir was…
Imperative for national narrative
The vulnerability of Pakistan to terrorism continues to remain high at least in the medium term in view of the multiplicity of factors including the potential radicalization of wide range…
US widens surveillance to include ‘homegrown violent extremists’
The US government has broadened an interpretation of which citizens can be subject to physical or digital surveillance to include "homegrown violent extremists," according to official documents seen by Reuters.…
US widens surveillance to include ‘homegrown violent extremists’
The US government has broadened an interpretation of which citizens can be subject to physical or digital surveillance to include "homegrown violent extremists," according to official documents seen by Reuters.…
