Recently in Pakistan there was some talk (and tweeting) on social media when a local news channel claimed that the rigid and violent Taliban leader, Fazlullah, was once a member of the student-wing of the left-liberal Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Many social media hacks expressed surprise at the news. I think very few of them […]
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Stronger monsoon, indigenous and trans-boundary black carbon deposits on ice and snowfall shifting towards the end of winters are accelerating glacier melting. A new research by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has shown why in the last 30 years glaciers had shown rapid recession. “The ice samples collected at the ends of
On November 2 every year, we celebrate the birth anniversary of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III (1877–1957). The celebrations serve to reaffirm Sir Aga Khan’s commitment to the improvement of the quality of human life, especially in the developing countries. On the death of his father, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah became the forty-eighth
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FOR decades, Pakistan has had a single-item foreign policy: Kashmir. Of late, drones have been added to this short list. Long gone are the days when Pakistan commanded respect on the global stage, and was seen as a spokesman for the developing world. Now, wracked by two violent insurrections, an unsustainable population growth, and a
Whither the much-talked-about talks with the Pakistani Taliban? There is no sign yet of them taking off. But even if the talks happen it would be more like talks between the victor and the vanquished. While the national leadership pleads for mercy, the militants dictate the modalities of the surrender to the state. With no
