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Durdana NajamThe Express Tribune |
On April 23, I invited one of Pakistan’s leading scholars, now based in Sweden, to my YouTube channel for a discussion on Indian elections. That was...
Pakistan is sliding very fast into the abyss of ignorance and delusion. We are fast losing intellectuals. That must be a wrong assumption, I believe....
The recent wave of inclusivity and freedom of speech, instead of liberating people from narrow interpretations of religious thoughts and scriptures,...
The return of the Taliban to power in August 2021 was both a matter of joy and comfort for Islamabad. The expected outcome of the transition was peace...
Let us examine two statements to understand the direction Pakistan is heading to. According to a story published in this paper, the IMF team...
Let us examine two statements to understand the direction Pakistan is heading to. According to a story published in this paper, the IMF team...
Now that the PPP and PML-N have formed government at the Centre, and the provinces have also chosen their respective governments, the healing process...
Shehbaz Sharif's maiden speech in the parliament after becoming Pakistan's 24th Prime Minister could be divided into three parts. The first part...
Will there ever be peace between India and Pakistan? The question is becoming increasingly difficult to answer with each passing day. The history of...
U NFCCC defines climate change as: “A change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of...
When these lines are published, Pakistanis will be preparing to step out of their homes to cast their votes in the 11th General Election. According to...
G eneral elections are upon us. The eligible from the 250 million population will vote for their representatives in the assemblies with the hope that...
T he past few decades have witnessed a remarkable surge in the presence and influence of women entrepreneurs. Women have been redefining the...
T he Interior Ministry of Pakistan has formulated a six-member Joint Investigation Team to probe into the maligning campaign against Pakistan’s top...
T here is never a quiet moment in Pakistan’s politics. While elections are scheduled for February 8, 2024 and political parties have almost finished...
T hough more and more organisations are prioritising diversity and inclusion, the mindset that women are best suited for clerical and menial jobs has...
B alochistan has always been in the news for the wrong reasons. There is never a quiet moment in the province that occupies Pakistan’s largest...
T he relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is a tale of both love and discontent. To its misfortune, the soil of Afghanistan became the fodder...
I n yet another repressive order against Muslims, the Indian Supreme Court has upheld the Modi government’s decision to annex Kashmir through the...
P akistan has been elected as the Vice Chair of the UNESCO Executive Board for the term 2023-2025, which is a significant victory for the country. The...
W ith the announcement from Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar about completing the launch of the 5G auction in the next ten months,...
E ver since the announcement by the government to repatriate illegal migrants from Pakistan, the media has been swamped with an avalanche of criticism...
India’s involvement in the supply of chemicals for the production of illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine has been spotlighted...
Muslims, whether they live in India or Pakistan, are the target of India’s malice originating from the resentment over the thousand-year-long Muslim...
The history of military courts in Pakistan dates back to the early years of its creation. Reasons would differ behind the establishment of military...
When Hamas rained missiles inside Israel on October 7 and took more than 200 Israelis hostage, the world knew Israel’s retaliation would be...
Imran Khan came to power in 2018 in partnership with other political parties. In Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Imran Khan could form governments...
Not once but on many occasions, India and the US have openly discredited China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with a particular reference to the...
One question exceedingly asked is: Will Pakistan emerge from the economic slump that has pulled it almost to the abyss? Pakistan’s economy has been...
C aretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar, in his maiden speech at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual huddle, spoke unequivocally about...
It began with the G20 Summit. There were clear signs of tension between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin...
The attack on Pakistan’s security forces checkposts in Chitral on September 6 came as a crude reminder about the relationship between Afghanistan...
In the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), India’s Minister for External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar put forth the five...