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When Pakistanis can love Indians and vice versa
The India-Pakistan conflict has spanned decades, keeping the news channels on tenterhooks with every turn of events. However, while years of struggling to keep each other at bay have taught the two...
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The Korean borders: Another version of Wagah border?
I have always wanted to go to Imjingak, located near Seoul, in South Korea. Being a media professional, my wish was granted when I got to travel to the Freedom Bridge for a news feature I was doing for...
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Why can’t we buckle up?
Pakistan’s television industry has seen from amazing times – when classics such as Dhoop Kinarey charmed viewers all around the country as well as across the border – to the not-so-amazing times, when...
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Is ‘Haider’ really a threat to Pakistan’s ideology?
This is not a review of the film ‘Haider’, but an evaluation of the strong political reactions it has generated. This review is unsuitable for adults easily aggrieved by unfavourable judgement of their...
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16 photos that prove India and Pakistan are just the same
Conflict isn’t the only thing common to India and Pakistan. We are just like neighbours who might quarrel but always have each other’s back. We are like neighbours who may not be too happy with the...
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Can China and India ever be friends?
A comparison between India and China is inevitable – both the countries are on the cusp of becoming the world’s leading economies. Two recent events have boosted India’s image in the eyes of the world:...
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A Syrian refugee’s message to the European Union
When we first got here we had money to buy a little food. Now it’s gone. We stand in line for hours for a sandwich. My husband told a journalist recently, “People are fed up. Maybe tomorrow they will...
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Will Pakistan learn from its mistakes with Afghanistan to save its ties with...
Even though tensions between Islamabad and Kabul over the Torkham border crossing are yet to be settled, Pakistan has laid the foundation of “Pakistan Gate” near the Iranian border in Taftan. The gate...
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Is Brahamdagh Bugti right in applying for asylum in India?
It’s popularly said that times change and so do people, but sometimes after years of changes, a lot does not change at all. In classical warfare, the shrewd commander would keep a force at the front as...
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Is it okay to awaken the dead to settle a score with Adnan Sami Khan?
Last Monday, a young writer by the name of Ahsan Mehmood wrote a hypothetical letter from Adnan Sami Khan’s (ASK) deceased father to his son for a newsblog called The Weekly Pakistan. The letter was...
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