SCHEDULE uncertainty persists at yet another multilateral cricket tournament to be held in South Asia. Once again, it involves India, which has been intent on throwing its weight around. This time, th...
DARKNESS has descended over next-door Iran, where widespread, violent protests refuse to abate, posing the most serious governance and security challenges to the government in recent memory. With a ne...
PAKISTAN’S troubled relationship with Afghanistan now forms the centre of its security crisis. The International Crisis Group notes the irony that Pakistan has been the country most affected by the ...
IT appears that ‘dialogue’ is fast becoming a buzzword in the federal capital. After both the treasury and opposition benches signalled their openness to negotiations, others have jumped into the ...
IT has been said at length before, but bears repeating: the 27th Amendment was a monumental mistake. The same has now been underlined by international human rights group Amnesty International, which h...
SECURITY agencies have prevented what could have been one of the most devastating terror attacks Karachi has faced in years. Acting on intelligence gathered over several weeks, counter-terrorism offic...
THE world is witnessing a dangerous revival of regime-change politics. For quite a while, US President Donald Trump had been issuing blunt statements regarding the Venezuelan leadership, framing its p...
VIOLENCE feels routine in Pakistan. The security situation deteriorated sharply in 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year of rising terrorism. According to the Pakistan Security Report 2025 by PIPS,...
THE life sentences handed down by an anti-terrorism court to bloggers and journalists for their alleged role in the events of May 9, 2023, raise questions about proportionality, due process and the fu...
THE festive mood from the New Year’s celebrations had not even begun to wear off, when the world appeared ready to plunge headfirst into another round of violence and war. With protests against econ...