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China and the US, who had crossed their swords for a 21st Century’s global war are coming to terms with ground realities. It seems that both will, for now, cease fire and stop attacking each other’s most sophisticated and strategic territory i.e. cyber space. Both have been accusing each other...

Pakistan’s Supreme Court, while taking up the infamous case of Memo-gate Scandal today, has ordered to bring back the main culprit by force within three weeks. He has been avoiding court appearance and facing the charges since long on flimsy grounds. The scandal was thoroughly investigated by a...

Go democracy go. But fortunately democracy is in retreat in the world. ALLVOICES: Democracy in retreat

True Pakistanis are still shocked at branding the Father of Nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah as kafir (apostate) by terrorists of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). But this should shock nobody as nearly all reformers in Muslims history were meted out a similar treatment. Bulleh Shah, a sufi saint and...

The history proves that those who vehemently opposed the idea of Pakistan subsequently tried to rule it through intrigues, and later through coercion and violence, and tried to make the founder of Pakistan totally irrelevant. There are two major groups who did not want Pakistan for their own...

Politics is too sacred a business to be left to politicians. While in the developed world, politics means statecraft undertaken by experts in economics, international relations, defense and strategic studies; in South Asian countries, politics refers to coming into power by hook or by crook...

The credibility of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) already mired in controversies was further eroded by a Supreme Court verdict on delimitation of Karachi constituencies. Court on Saturday assailed the Commission for not implementing the court’s orders on delimitation of Karachi...

It seems that Pakistani Taliban (TTP) have achieved the desired recognition. The frightened political “leaders” of Pakistan, devoid of spine, had hastily seized the offer of dialogue from Pakistani Taliban and issued the five-point declaration of an All Parties Conference (APC) called by the...

Many developed countries of the world do not allow mandatory retirement in normal circumstances, except for certain jobs requiring mental and physical fitness, like military jobs. In countries like Pakistan, everyone has to retire at a certain age, including judges. But the politicians are an...

Senator Chuck Hagel’s nomination as US Secretary of Defense has been confirmed by US Senate. It always seemed a distant possibility because of his opposition by the Senators under the influence of pro-Israel lobby. His views on Israel were well known and had angered Israel and its sympathizers...

Retirement is a stage in life when people, having diminished physical and mental capabilities, can no longer perform the functions of their job. Retirement can either be voluntary or mandatory. While people can chose to retire voluntarily at any stage in life, mandatory retirement is the age at...

Pakistan’s economy may be facing balance of payment crisis due to its dwindling exports. That could be because of a number of reasons for a virtual shut-down of its export-related industry. But Pakistan is thriving in one line of export; capital. Pakistani investors are making a beeline for...

The countries of Indian sub-continent, commonly known as South Asia, are plagued by the the curse of dynastic leadership thrown up through inheritance or kinship. This criterion known as pure pedigree to identify the breed of horses and dogs for their selection in the rest of the world is used...

The arrest of number two in the hierarchy of Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) by Afghan forces, demonstrates a shift in Kabul’s policy towards Pakistan. Afghanistan and specifically the areas bordering Pakistan have traditionally been safe havens for terrorists and fugitives...

Why Quetta massacre is not sectarian in nature?

Successive attacks on a particular minority, both ethnic and religious, living in Quetta raises so many disturbing questions. The fundamental questions are; is it ethnic cleansing of Hazaras, are they being targeted for belonging to a religious minority, do they pose as a threat to terrorists or...

Hazaras give shut-up call to rogue media elements

The tragic Quetta carnage, in which nearly one ton of explosive was used to kill about 100 members of Hazara community, is gory, senseless and shameful on all accounts. This clearly speaks about the performance of Quetta Police, IB and Special Branch who allowed explosive of this quantity to be...

Hamid Mir is playing someone else's game. He accuses ISI and army for anything going wrong under the sky

Pakistan’s most persecuted minority, the Hazaras of Quetta have exposed the ugly face of country’s so-called democratic dispensation. As against the perception created by media about Army’s negative impression of Balochistan, Hazaras have demanded once again that in order to...