Opinion

Mohammed Ajeeb London: A very dear friend of mine asked me if I would write a short article sketching the economic and political challenges for Pakistan in the year 2023 and the directions the country may choose to travel to achieve its…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: We are about to say goodbye to 2022 and a warm welcome to 2023, in hope and in trepidation. 2022 has been perhaps the most tumultuous year for both countries of my residence – Pakistan my country of birth and…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has submitted his affidavit in the court at the request of the Lahore High Court, in which he has promised not to send advice to the governor to dissolve the…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Following the submission of a no-confidence motion by the Pakistan Democratic Alliance against Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the political pundits are gauging the pulse of the ongoing battle between…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Nefarious activities of militants have suddenly surged in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province posing daunting challenges to national security. Terrorists attacked a police station in Lakki Marwat on Sunday, killing…

Ishtiaq Ahmed This short piece is prompted by the current process underway for the appointment of Vice Chancellor of the Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT).  I am quite…

Asem Mustafa Awan The governments of Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have complained of serious financial difficulties due to non-payment of arrears and dues by the federal government.…

Mohammed Ajeeb London: With the recent announcement by the retiring army chief Bajwa that the military has decided to follow strictly the policy of non-interference in the country's politics, is not being taken seriously to be true by…

Asem Mustafa Awan All religious schools of thought in Muslim Ummah have the same stance on interest (riba) that it is un-Islamic and oppressive. Addressing a seminar in Karachi on the topic of usury, leading scholars of all schools of…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: General Syed Asim Munir has assumed command as the 17th Chief of Army Staff. In the change of command ceremony at General Headquarters, outgoing General Qamar Javed Bajwa handed over the command stick to the…