Category: Region
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…
UPDATE on Imran Khan: Slapped With ‘Terrorism Charges’
IRSHAD SALIM — The United Nations (UN) chief has called for an independent and impartial…
CONVERSATION: Pakistan’s Days of Extracting Geopolitical Rent are Over. What Next?
IRSHAD SALIM — A recent article in Dawn opines that “Pakistan has immense latent capabilities…but…
Tropic of Cancer: Guangzhou Then and Now
THEN: Guangzhou, the port city in southern China, in the late 18th century. Because of…
‘Independence Day’: With Hooligans on Roads, Without Rule of Law, Civility (Videos)
ANWAR ABBAS — Since my childhood, celebrating ‘Independence Day’ was always the most fascinating event….