Extremist nationalism has pushed many nations toward the dangerous belief that their own race or culture is superior to all others. History provides countless examples of societies that embraced this ...

Women from a Pakistani tribal areas hold pictures of missing family members while participating in a rally in the northwestern city of Peshawar, Pakistan (April 8, 2018). Credit: AP Photo/Mohammad ...

The latest in a long-string of problems in US-Pakistan relations is the sentencing of Pakistani doctor, Shakil Afridi, to 33 years in prison for treason. And what, exactly, was the treasonous act?

Pakistan’s long history of undermining Afghan and Pashtun nationalism and promoting pan-Islamism instead. Since the partition of the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan has lived in fear of the rise of ...

Given its remote geographical location and absence of international interest borne out of deficient geopolitical understanding, the bloodshed that continues to happen in Pakistani-controlled Kurram ...

Two conversations on Pakistani TV last week highlighted a problem faced by many nations in the 21 st century; they also highlighted the flaws in the thinking of Pakistani policymakers who can’t fathom ...

Our gauche foreign minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, has hurt Pakistan’s case by overplaying his role as a challenger to “declining superpower” United States of America, which he claims has lost the ...

Today marks the 71st anniversary of the Pakistan Resolution. Although the nation is struggling with insurgency and plethora of issues there is still a lot to celebrate. On this day, amidst all the ...

As a federal republic since its inception, Pakistan has experienced endemic problems that have plagued its centre-province relations, including perceived inequitable allocation of financial resources ...

As the shadow of war engulfs South Asia after the terrorists killed 28 Indians in Kashmir a few days ago, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged the policymakers of India and Pakistan to ...

Why did Pakistani officials cheer the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan? It is important to note Pakistan’s government and military are not monolithic institutions but rather groups with competing ...

At some levels, the Pakistani nation was always aware of it, but often ignored and overlooked it, occasionally forgot it, but it was in April-May 2025 when they saw the enemy knocking at the door. In ...