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Drones And The Moral Dimension

Drones and the moral dimension

Former president Jimmy Carter has criticised the incumbent US administration as abandoning its role as a champion of human rights and called on Washington to reverse course to regain moral…

Of Delusions And Narratives

Of delusions and narratives

Going through the various available material on the jihadis’ role in Kashmir and Afghanistan since the 1990s, some of it in verbatim interviews, one ends up with the feeling that…

Quaid Held Muslim Causes Dear To His Heart

Quaid held Muslim causes dear to his heart

The nation is paying tributes today to its Father and most revered, beloved and undisputed leader, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, on his birthday. He was born on this day in…

A Tale Of Two Prime Ministers

A tale of two prime ministers

The year was 1988. The Cold War that Pakistan had helped burn with a deadly heat was coming to a close. Gorbachev had just informed Afghan president Najibullah that Soviet…

Slow Judicial Process

Slow judicial process

Reading the daily cause list published on the Sindh High Court (SHC) website makes one long for the swift certainty of the Baloch jirga. On Aug 23, 2011, Nishat Mustaq’s…

Not On The Same Page

Not on the same page

PAKISTAN’S high commissioner to Britain, Wajid Shamsul Hassan, recently told India’s NDTV news channel that the Nov 26 terrorist strike on Mumbai had not been planned in Pakistan or Britain…

Upper Hand In Tactics

Upper hand in tactics

Despite several rounds of talks, jirgas, meetings and agreements between NATO, Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past several years, strategic patterns paint a scenario of hostilities among the regional and…

Luxury Firms Pin Hopes On China

Luxury firms pin hopes on China

Clad in a black and orange Prada winter coat with a diamond-shaped pattern she snapped up during a trip to Milan, Jennifer Ren embodies China's nouveau riche. For the 27-year-old…

US ‘democracy Agenda’ In ME

US ‘democracy agenda’ in ME

The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, expressed her government’s “disgust” at the uncooperativeness of Beijing and Moscow on the Syria Resolution that called for the ouster…