This representational image shows a person holding a gavel. — Pexels/FileThe Supreme Court has pronounced its judgment taking away the PTI’s...
Law making by parliament is its most important task and huge responsibility. I do not need to dwell upon its significance and suffice it to say that...
The Indus Waters Treaty has survived major wars and numerous conflicts between Pakistan and India, mainly due to India’s belligerent attitude and...
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” – Sun TzuWhile the Indus Waters Treaty has survived major wars and numerous...
Fake news can have dangerous consequences; this was true even in ancient times when, without print or electronic media, a lie could only spread...
We all know how nations conquer. Yes, though war – which conjures up images of machine gun fire, tanks, fighter jets, exploding bombs and...
The judiciary is the guardian of rule of law, and that is why people have tremendous faith in it and a legitimate expectation that, when deciding...
The recent declarations by the top leadership of Pakistan’s main political parties who have formed an umbrella alliance called the PDM – that...
In a previous column on these pages, I had stated that severity of punishment alone does not stop criminals from committing sexual crimes; the real...
Cinema takes us into a world of fantasy and affects how people see reality. Many in Pakistan were upset after seeing Turkish actors wearing Western...
In a recent tweet, I had said that in a civilized society protection to women is given outside the home, and this is called “successful...
Worried about the potential of infighting on religious, sectarian, provincial or ethnic lines, and while laying down the principle of “unity,...
India’s case on Kashmir is based on illegal occupation, which is attached to a questionable Instrument of Accession supposedly given by Maharaja...
Our ‘Foreign Office boys’, as they are generally called, are about the best amongst the world. They have helped Pakistan steer through various...
Thomas L Friedman, Pulitzer Prize Winner, in his famous book ‘The world is flat’, warned us that “rapid population growth have converged in a...
Why this furious debate on change of name of Lahore’s Nicholson Road to Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan Road? As Shakespeare says “what’s in a name?...
Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state, a scholar and a diplomat, in his publication ‘World Order’ has commented that the “unity of...
It is rightly said that “the true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.” Even though rights of children have been...
At a time in history when democracy is the creed and prevailing system of the majority of states in the United Nations, it is surprising to read the...
