Last week, Pakistan successfully hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting amid an unprecedented security lockdown in Islamabad. Security measures were necessary because just days before the SCO conference, two … Read More
LIKE his life, Yahya Sinwar’s death was an act of resistance against seemingly unsurmountable odds. Born in 1962, in a refugee camp in Khan Younis to which his family had … Read More
AS the world gets smaller, with knowledge-sharing across borders, the growth of AI and easy access to free learning platforms, teachers find newer ways of teaching. Many schools have addressed … Read More
CONSTITUTIONAL office holders, including superior court judges and legislators, swear an oath when assuming office. The oath requires them to act in accordance with the Constitution. Does this mean they … Read More
BOB Woodward writes the ultimate ‘insider’ accounts about American presidents, politics and foreign policy. He is one of the duo of journalists who exposed the Watergate scandal that led to president … Read More
The United States of America is in a tight presidential election. And tight elections are usually hard to predict. Yet one outcome is evident. Whoever wins, the country will remain … Read More
The world truly is a global village, and I witnessed this firsthand in Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, where I had the opportunity to spend two days … Read More
I HAD to step outside social media silos to understand what was happening in Lahore, because my trusted sources — ie, this newspaper and other legacy outlets — were reporting … Read More
THE chaos of the past several weeks, triggered by the fast-approaching retirement date of the chief justice of Pakistan on Oct 25 and concerns that his successor may take decisions … Read More
Pakistan has a long history of failed attempts at civil service reform. Each government announces ambitious plans to revamp the bureaucratic machinery, promising a more efficient, transparent and accountable civil … Read More
