TERROR has struck with renewed ferocity, reminding us yet again of the wages of appeasement. The suicide bombing that killed and wounded scores of worshippers inside a mosque in Peshawar raises questions about our flawed counterterrorism strategy. The bombing that occurred inside a high-security zone demonstrates the rising capacity of the militants to carry out high-profile […] Read more
Tabita Gill is a Christian woman who worked as a nurse in a State-run hospital in the port city of Karachi. As per her daily routine, she was performing her duties in the hospital on January 28, 2021, when some people attacked her, slapping and kicking her. All this was filmed and the video […] Read more
Pakistan needs a dream political party to steer the country out of its current crisis. A party that has the vision and ability to introduce reforms, and the courage to challenge the forces of status quo. A party that is neither loaded with ideological baggage nor tied down by the establishment, and that derives its […] Read more
Describing the ongoing global turmoil as a perfect storm, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in his speech at the World Economic Forum that cooperation was urgently needed in a fragmented world. This was also the theme of the annual Davos meeting earlier this month. The perfect storm, he maintained, was raging on several fronts, […] Read more
ELITE-BASHING is Pakistan’s newest sport. As the country stares into the default abyss, the ubiquitous phrase — ‘elite state capture’ — putatively explains all that has gone awry. Fat-cats are blamed for stealing public resources, conspicuous consumption, and dollar flight. But this super-simplified, sophomoric reasoning misses the real point. Doesn’t every country have its ultra-rich? […] Read more
As the news of making of feature film Gama, on the life and victories of the undefeated wrestler of Gama Pehlwan, The Great Gama or Rustam-e-Hind are taking hype, Shayan Khan, the producer of the film gets more enthusiastic for the project which is very dear and near to his heart. With the excitement the […] Read more
A young man from Pakistan’s Punjab region, in a YouTube video, happily provides guidance to the willing candidates for ‘done key’, a slang term for illegal migration in Pakistan to European countries, telling his viewers what excitement one feels when he enters Italy after one month of hardships and strenuous travelling through many countries. These […] Read more
1. Giving specific time for opinion building. I heard that your writing skills will automatically improve as you write a lot during CSS preparation. However, you don’t just need good English for CSS, you need good opinions. What I did: Exclusive 1-1.5 hours2. 2.Choosing CSS-specific readings Technically you will be using English to communicate with […] Read more
Tuesday afternoon, 22nd November has been written down in historic pages of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, when the air of Lusail stadium Qatar was enraptured with the whoop of delight by all Saudi spectators as the team of Saudi players defeated the very champions of football, Argentina with a 2-1 win. The day has […] Read more
FIFA Football could not change Qatar for 28 days but Qatar changed the history of FIFA football. Qatar has been busy preparing to host the FIFA World cup for the past 12 years. Qatar is gearing up for a FIFA World Cup equity market boom as the country’s stock exchange is all set to benefit […] Read more
