opinion
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A loss of humanism
Ghazi Salahuddin
We do not have any standard prescriptions for dealing with grief and the loss of loved ones. Poets and creative writers may give voice to some of our feelings and ease our pain a little bit. There...
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E-voting: fools rush in
Salman Akram Raja
In a rousing, if dramatic, moment in the justly celebrated documentary ‘The Ascent of Man’, the mathematician and historian – and all else in between – Jacob Bronowski moves his hand...
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War and weak states
Amir Hussain
War is the most undesirable action to resolve interstate conflicts. Modern theories of international relations revolve around diplomatic means to resolve conflicts. International diplomacy is the...
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Future of war
Dr Farrukh Saleem
In the 18th century, uniformed soldiers fought wars with ‘massed manpower using line and column tactics’. A century later, second generation warfare was fought with ‘rifled muskets and...
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Fallout management
Raashid Wali Janjua
The United States is leaving Afghanistan in turmoil after two decades of occupation. The Doha Agreement with the Taliban, bypassing the Ashraf Ghani government, had pulled the carpet from under the...