Muhammad Abdul Basit

Muhammad Abdul Basit

  • When parents become bullies

    When parents become bullies

    The emotional instability of parents inculcates a range of psychological issues in children

  • Leave it to cricket

    If nothing else, people in Pakistan and India love a collaboration in the sphere of sports – mainly cricket. It's a rivalry that stirs up intense...

  • Let the truth loose

    Imran Khan is a crowd puller and has the genuine support of many people – as well as the potential to keep his followers intact. Apart from his...

  • The world of Huxley

    When Eric Arthur Blair sent his novel ‘1984’ to Aldous Huxley – his French teacher and mentor – for a review, Orwell was remarked of a...

  • Secular terrorism

    In an unusual attack inside Karachi University, a female suicide bomber killed herself and three Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver.Women...

  • The political crisis

    After much melodrama, Khan has left the Prime Minister’s Office. They come, enjoy the moments, curse the critics, use power against the...

  • The looming crisis in Ukraine

    The year was 1962 and the cold war was gaining momentum. The Soviet Union was trying to deploy nuclear installations in the backyard of the United...

  • From APS to amnesty

    Today marks seven years since the deadliest ever attack against young students in the country by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. On a bright, sunny,...

  • AUKUS in the Asia-Pacific

    At the beginning of the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th session, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres rightly warned that a divided world...

  • Learning from China

    Prime Minister Imran Khan has repeatedly shown admiration for the Chinese system. Contrary to popular notions, being an authoritarian state is not...

  • The rise of China

    The rise of China

    Chinese President Xi Jinping. File photoNapoleon Bonaparte once noted, “China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes up, the world...

  • Populist interviews

    Pakistan’s officials recently gave a few interviews to the foreign media which have led to questions in the international arena.Some of the...

  • Post-withdrawal Afghanistan

    On April 14, US President Joe Biden extended the utopian deadline of May 1st, 2021 for the American withdrawal from Afghanistan that was negotiated...

  • Trump’s delusional politics

    The year was 2016. Donald Trump was all set to bring about a change in the United States – a change that would make America great again. The rival...

  • Global climate disruption

    A disaster-in-progress, induced by human actions in the wake of achieving massive economic success, is at the verge of making Earth even more...

  • Hurdles for Kashmir

    Kashmir, claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety but governed in parts, has inarguably been the hottest issue between the two arch rivals...

  • On existing peacefully

    Pakistan and India are stuck in a zero-sum game and have not yet been able to escape from the prisoner’s dilemma. A number of armed conflicts,...

  • Can America escape the Kindleberger Trap?

    Donald J Trump has decided to pull America out of the World Health Organization . This is not the first decision by him to lead the US to get off...