The killing of 59 innocent people in Las Vegas by Stephen Paddock, a white male, has reignited the issue of who gets to be called a terrorist. Again, reading the headlines of most of the western media houses gives us the impression that a white person can only be a […]
Hunger and food security are the world’s number one health risks. Increased food prices was one of the reasons that triggered Arab spring. Unless we figure out new strategies to improve global food security, we may be entering a new and dangerous phase of human history where food, water, and […]
Ofcom, a media regulator in the UK, closed down Iman FM radio station for airing 25 hours of lectures by an alleged former Al-Qaida leader, during the month of Ramadan. The radio station admitted the breach had taken place but claimed it was not aware of Anwar Al-Awlaki’s background, who […]
The Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Nawaz Sharif and his family has been struggling to come up with answers against the findings of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT). The most unbelievable task that the JIT has achieved was making authorities of British Virgin Islands, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) cooperate […]
Qazi, also known as a judge or magistrate, is an important role in Islam. They are appointed to judge all disputes on the basis of justice in a timely manner without prejudice, to maintain the smooth functioning of a society. Not only that, a Qazi acts as a judge in […]
Winter is coming and the signs tell us it’s going to be a long, cold, and ugly winter. Perhaps that is why, Imran Khan, the Jon Snow of Pakistan, is preparing hard for the up-coming tough winters of Pakistani politics. The king in the north seems all set to take […]
The administrative division of a country into smaller units, provinces, entities or states is the pre-requisite of its smooth functioning and unhindered development. The division should be based on the fulfillment of the needs of the people and its productivity for the state. In this regard, the considerations of its geography, […]
A visit to the PEC’s regional office in Peshawar presents a picture of an organization that is in complete disarray. Dozens of people surround an officer inquiring him about the status of their license. On the right side of the table, a phone in slow volume is continuously ringing. The […]
It’s a tale of two legal cases, two Prime Ministers and two different crimes. One was a case of contempt of court while the other was of making illegal assets, eight offshore companies in offshore tax havens, dealings in millions of dollars in property transactions, dubious business deals, money laundering, […]
There is a Pashto proverb “che rakhtia razi darogho ba kalay wran karay ye” which means, by the time truth is known, lies will have destroyed the village. Lies killed Mashal Khan before anyone could know the truth. KP’s IG Police Salahuddin Khan Mehsud told a press conference today that […]
