“Since I could not find any compatibility with her I thought it’s best to smell the coffee early rather than wait till it becomes scalding cold and yes I divorced her, no regrets there. Just bracing my chance for somebody else now.” This avowal was shared in the morning by […]
“My name is XYZ, I belong to ABC country and I condemn the terrorist attacks in Paris. #PrayForParis”, you must have come across many such statements while going through your news feed these days. Or, you must have seen those French flag filtered display pictures of your friends on Facebook […]
Abuse and violence against children are the most agonizing and insidious type of crimes that have profoundly been entrenched in our awfully violent society due to the absence of an effective child protection mechanism. Besides continual maltreatment of children in our daily lives and violation of child rights, the recent […]
“Oh he should have retired on a high note,” say most of the so-called experts after Pakistan beat England again to win the series 2-0. People retire for a reason and that reason is never being too awesome and fit to play. They quit either due to their personal reasons or because […]
It all started before the declaration of a separate state for Jews in 1948 and it further aggravated after 1967 war. Jews had a goal and they pushed it with extreme force and with the backing of world powers who seem to be helpless in front of them. The occupation of […]
The protests and the unrest of local groups against President Assad’s regime since 2011 have created a frenzied situation where now many militant groups are active to carve out a power house of their own. The regime conducted numerous massive crackdowns to curtail the rebels, but the situation is becoming […]
Since its inception, one after another, Pakistan’s nuclear programme has always been entangled in a new proposal contrived by US. First it was ‘roll back’, then ‘revised highly enriched uranium (HEU), and now ‘normalizing’ its nuclear programme. Pragmatically, the term Normal Nuclear’ sounds paradoxical, understandable in lexical term yet lack a […]
Pakistan issued $500 million worth of bonds with a maturity of 10-years at 8.25% in Eurobond market on 24th September 2015. This debt instrument has experienced extraordinary growth and is now floating in secondary market around 106.597 cents. Its value has increased by 7% after almost 35 days of its […]
The recent siege and takeover of Kunduz by the Taliban forces was seen as a military as well as a political victory over the Afghan and ISAF forces. In fact, it was seen as an indication of the strategic failure of the ISAF as it happened less than one year […]
Baluchistan figures prominently in the list of major political challenges Pakistan has been dealing with ever since its independence. The nationalistic movement augmented by ethnic grievances including the claims over provincial discrimination and injustices, gave impetus to the problem and it continued to intensify till it spilled over beyond a […]
