111 510 510 libonline@riphah.edu.pk Contact
Discriminatory Deals

Discriminatory deals

In an editorial a few days back, The New York Times lamented India’s role in the nuclear race in South Asia and questioned the double standards being applied by the…

Unsung Heroes

Unsung heroes

In my previous column I mentioned the extra-ordinary work of mechanical engineer, Mr Ejaz Ahmad Khokhar, a colleague and close friend at KRL. As a mechanical engineer, he had his…

The Dice Is Loaded For Kashmir

The dice is loaded for Kashmir

Explanations abound for the current spat between India and Pakistan. The less accepted view, which I am inclined to go along with, might seem perverse. Yet I do believe that…

Where’s The Gaza Outrage In Pakistan?

Where’s the Gaza outrage in Pakistan?

Bigger rallies have been held in London against the Israeli assault on Gaza than anything we are likely to see here. This is a mirror copy of what happened during…

The Indian Rebuff

The Indian rebuff

Pakistan’s civil and military establishment should be thankful to the hard-line Hindu nationalist Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, for making the rules of diplomatic engagement with Islamabad clear in…

Uncle Sam’s Worldview

Uncle Sam’s worldview

It has become customary for Washington to use the most complimentary of terms to characterise its relations with New Delhi. Four years ago, while in India, President Barack Obama had…

Unsung Heroes

Unsung heroes

In my earlier column I wrote about some of the events encountered in the early stages of our work at Kahuta. What I am going to write about here still…

Dar Sahib’s Budget

Dar Sahib’s budget

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will be making the budget speech in the National Assembly today (Tuesday, June 3). Last year, any limitations in the budget could be excused because of…

The Incompetence Argument Against Democracy

The incompetence argument against democracy

Like drug addicts, we will endure almost any indignity for yet another hit from the bong of low-grade gossip that passes for national news. Tahirul Qadri’s travails on flight EK…