opinion
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Unwanted migrants
Deanne Dadusc
It is Tuesday evening, and the “Alarm Phone” keeps ringing. There are several boats in distress in the Central Mediterranean Sea. This time there is a woman’s voice on the other side of the...
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A tryst in Peshawar
Ghazi Salahuddin
Like history proverbially does, Covid-19 is repeating itself – and this second wave is more intimidating. We, in Pakistan, were lucky with our encounter with the first wave of the pandemic. But...
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Pakistan in 2020 - Part II
Dr Ayesha Razzaque
Then comes CPEC: The corridor’s projects have begun to come online and are gradually becoming more visible. Pakistan now has power generation capacity well in excess of its current requirements,...
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Hybrid war
Dr Farrukh Saleem
The 18th century: First generation warfare was all about ‘massed manpower, uniformed soldiers using line and column tactics’. 19th century: The end of ‘line and column tactics’. Second...
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Language puzzles - Part I
Anjum Altaf
On November 14, I participated in an event jointly organized by the Ma Boli Centre of the Institute for Art and Culture and the Trust for History, Art and Architecture of Pakistan at the latter’s...