Category: Region

Afghanistan: A Treasure Worth More than a Trillion Dollars

By Baher Kamal: Both mainstream media, international bodies and human rights defenders continue to rightly…

COMMENT: Tropic of Cancer Countries in Wealth and Happiness Chart By Visual Capitalist

IRSHAD SALIM — Pakistan is ahead of its eastern neighbor India in happiness score and…

‘Manmohan Singh Tweet’, A ‘New India’ Meme, and Stanton’s ‘Genocide’ Warning

IRSHAD SALIM — A recent tweet by a parody account I suspect, claiming it to…

Imran Khan Catches Nation’s Collective Imagination (Video)

IRSHAD SALIM — Rather than make a breaking news, or a telegraphic report, I sat…

Why Is Pakistan Drowning and China Drying?

Historic heatwave events increased 90-fold, meaning historic glacier melting –Pakistan has 7,000 glaciers, which means…

To Frontload Geoeconomy ‘Why Don’t We Get Oil and Gas From Iran?’ (Video)

As the global economy recovers from the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic and grapples with…

UPDATE on Pakistan Floods 2022: Apathy vs. Sensibility, Proactiveness (Videos)

AUG. 31, 2022: Sindh PPP leader Manzoor Wassan hand signals some of the flood effected…

Floods in Pakistan: Rare View, Rear Window (Video)

Nowshera remains safe during the floods except few property damages and no casualties — only…

How Arab Filmmakers Investigate the Desert and the Peninsula

Film curator, writer and academic Roisin Tapponi looks at how contemporary Arabic filmmakers use thirst…

Pakistan Floods 2022: ‘Most Misgoverned Parts Are Worst Hit’

IRSHAD SALIM (Updated) — The OCHA Humanitarian Advisory Team (HAT) in Pakistan has published its…

The Strait of Hormuz آبنائے ہرمز (Video)

The Strait of Hormuz linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman provides the…

CONVERSATION: Pakistan a ‘Soft State With a Very Strong Society’

“Pakistan required strong rule of law and stronger institutions” Pakistan is a land of opportunities…