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Not much has changed, has it Nazrul?

The poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is synonymous with rebellion, revolt and refusal to bend to the rules. He rebelled against the injustices he saw all around him. The tyranny of the powerful, the suffering of the poor, religious hypocrisy,…

Neighbourhood issues

Deep in trouble at home on the political and economic front while suffering new hits on the security question, Pakistan has managed to remain engaged on some critical neighbourhood issues

G20 in Srinagar: The impossible validation

The marketing buzz words are plenty: New Kashmir, diplomacy hub, shining Kashmir-- all in an effort to portray a pleasant normalcy, with hyper security just out of view belying India’s ‘peace and prosperity’ campaign. Women in Kashmiri…

Towards a consensus finally?

It was no doubt a special Corps Commanders Conference (CCC) – being held soon after the horrifying and unprecedented arson and vandalism acts across Pakistan's major cities that not only randomly attacked civilian properties but…