A remarkable win
The electorate in Pakistan often surprise one by making mature decisions and rewarding deserving candidates. A case in point is the outcome of the recent by-elections in constituencies located in…
With Brotherhood out, old order shapes Egypt’s future
Workers in blue overalls clamber over scaffolding around Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, whitewashing its charred walls to restore a semblance of normalcy to the corner of Cairo where the struggle for…
Police: how many should die?
In the aftermath of the Dera Ismail Khan jailbreak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Minister for Revenue and Estate Ali Amin Khan Gandapur visited the jail. Talking to reporters, he expressed his frustration…
Islamists under fire
How time flies! Ramazan is nearly gone and Eid is here before one could really celebrate the blessed month. This has been another Ramazan spent away from home and loved…
Parties and the people
The Indian government is working on a bill with unanimous support to nullify a ruling by the Central Information Commission (CIC) that political parties fall within the ambit of the…
Need for shared goals
Peace within Afghanistan could largely depend on how regional states view their geo-strategic and geo-economic interests in the country in the backdrop of the 2014 withdrawal. This is borne out…
Foreigners flocking to Greek islands help boost economy
A year ago tourists venturing to Greece for their summer holidays risked becoming caught up in violent demonstrations and strikes against the country's tough austerity measures. But this summer, foreigners…
Circular debt, royalty issue: Energy Policy – I
The new Energy Policy has been approved by the CCI (Council of Common Interest). We would like to examine and discuss the policy in a series of articles, taking up…
Chaos under the heavens
The last few years have seen our nation being bestowed with several not-so-flattering epithets. Either we are ‘the most dangerous nation’ or ‘the most resilient nation’. We annually grace the…
No talks, only noise
They kept wondering why the militants were not targeting the PML-N government in Punjab. If that was to happen, the targeted had to be the people, post-incident identified as innocent…
