Why There Will Be No Proxy War in Kashmir
The situation, however, will only change if India initiates an armed attack across the international border. NAJAM UL HASNAIN — There are many intellectuals, TV anchors, panelists and others who
How Boeing’s Managerial Revolution Created the 737 Max Disaster
In March 2019, aviation authorities and airlines around the world grounded the Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner after two MAX 8 aircraft crashed, killing all 346 people aboard. … The
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If The Louvre Was On Fire, Should We Rescue The Art First Or The People?
INSIGHT: Firstly, of course we should rescue the art first. Secondly, of course we should not. Why? Conventional wisdom says it ought to be the other way around. But here’s
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Vantage View: First Prefab Plant for ‘Naya Pakistan’ Homes
IRSHAD SALIM — The PTI-led government has tapped A) pre-fabricated low-cost building structures as the way to go with its B) Naya Pakistan Housing program. Leading the emerging C) supply
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INSIGHT: Out-Of-the-Box ‘Dirty Dozen’ Solutions
PM Khan asked for out-of-the-box solutions. “If we want a new idea or solution, we should open an old book”. IRSHAD SALIM — Some who reportedly “made money (paisa banaya
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A Burst of Genetic Clues Thumbs Down Hindutva Camp’s ‘Aryan Claim’
DESPARDES NEWS MONITOR — A burst of genetic clue from more than 4,000 years ago is shaping the story of migration and heritage in South Asia, and at the same
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Solar Panels ‘Floating’ On Our Lakes Could Be a Splash
The idea is not as provocative as ‘China cutting’ and ‘land-grabbing’ are. Karachi, the capital of Sindh and the country’s financial hub, could monetize its stranded asset– the sea, and rural
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OPINION: Kashmiris Moment of Truth
‘It was only recently that the whole of the Kashmiri people declared they want to join Pakistan.’ NAJAM UL HASNAIN: Some educated and knowledgeable people have compared the Afghan Taliban’s Struggle
Israeli Factor in Mounting India-Pakistan Tensions
ABDUL SATTAR GHAZALI — India and Pakistan are once again on the verge of a full-scale war in the aftermath of India’s annexation of disputed Kashmir territory. It is an
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Kashmir Moment: ‘I’ve a Dream’, Not Palestine or Bosnia
IRSHAD SALIM — Kashmir valley is the ‘water tower’ north of its two neighbors who are separated by a common border: Pakistan and India. Since the 1947 partition the two
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Sunday Poem, Cartoon
Charlie Parker (1950) Bird is building a metropolis with his horn.Here are the gates of Babylon, the walls of Jericho cast down.Might die in Chicago, Kansas City’s where I was
Opinion: Opposition’s Hullabaloo
NAJAM UL HASNAIN — There is this misplaced commotion and unnecessary uproar by Opposition Parties over the defeat of their *No Confidence Motion* (NCM) against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani. Both,