Opinion

Ishtiaq Ahmed In the current round of elections, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has achieved an upper hand against the makeshift alliance government led by Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Out of 20 seats…

Mukhtar Karim After World War II and emergence of new democracies, the world trumpeted this momentous transformation in the functioning of the world. The newly independent nations put efforts in adoption of values such as human rights,…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: Some weeks back I wrote a piece drawing policymakers' attention to the dire situation in which the public education sector finds itself. Our education system for the masses has been on a downward slippery slope for…

 Ishtiaq Ahmed I have returned to my beloved country after a short absence just over three weeks ago. Although I am not totally new to the political vagaries of Pakistani politics, I must admit that the recent turn of events have shocked…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Muslim politics in the UK has moved forward in leaps and bounds from the days when Bashir Maan first got elected to the Glasgow City Council in 1970. Since those early days, Muslim integration into British politics has…

 Ishtiaq Ahmed  It is generally acknowledged and rightly so that ‘education’ is a route to achieving life aspirations and contributing to society. This is no different in Pakistan or anywhere else. One of the most rehearsed quotes…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: Over the last week or so, the global media has been reporting on the developing unrest in Sweden over the planned burning of the "Holy Quran" by the right-wing Stram Kurs Party. BBC reported the arrests of over…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: Physical and mental health of people is of central importance for the progress, development, and prosperity of Pakistan. It goes without saying that unhealthy people are generally unable to contribute fully to…

Ishtiaq Ahmed If not absolutely right, it would not be entirely wrong to contend that poverty, amongst other things, is usually the root cause of many social evils in society. This is no different in Pakistan.  According to a recent…

Shazia Mehboob Tanoli One of the litmus tests for judging our or for that matter any country’s progress and inclusivity in hybrid scenarios is how it treats its religious minorities, its most vulnerable and marginalized sections of…