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Imam Khomeini & Revolution: 30 years on…

Dr. Moeed Pirzada | Many political changes, upheavals of one or the other kind, throughout the twentieth century have often been referred to as: “revolutions”....

Imran Khan: Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown – Dr. Moeed Pirzada

Dr. Moeed Pirzada | Tired, sick, guilty and beset by rebellion, King Henry IV is feeling the weight of his crown… Henry IV, Part 2, Act...

DG ISPR warns PTM: What the future holds for a RAW-NDS sponsored campaign?

News Analysis | Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor made it clear on Monday that the “time is up” for Pashtun...

What will happen if Musharraf doesn’t appear before the court?

News Analysis | Salman Safdar, legal counsel for former president Pervez Musharraf, announced that his client is likely to return to Pakistan on May, 1....

Public figures, private lives in digital era

News Desk | Two stories have captivated the media in Pakistan more than any others in the last few days – news regarding a reshuffle...

Why Jadhav became so important for India? – Dr Moeed Pirzada

Dr Moeed Pirzada | Prominent Indian journalist, Praveen Swami, in his groundbreaking piece, “India’s Secret War” (Frontline, 16 February 2018) raises an interesting question: “Thirteen...

Dr. Mahathir takes keen interest in JF-17 fighters

By Moeed Pirzada Dr. Mahathir Mohammad, Malaysian prime minister has taken keen interest in JF-17 fighter planes. After Pakistan Day Parade, in which he was...

Lawyer Movement: What it was, what it wasn’t ? reflections twelve years on

Moeed Pirzada | Lawyers Movement or “Adlia Bahali Tehreek” (Restoration of Judiciary) occupies an important chapter in Pakistan’s colourful political history. Kickstarted on 9th March...

Will India answer Pakistan’s Six Questions about Kulbhushan at ICJ?

Dr. Moeed Pirzada | India and Pakistan are facing off each other, today, in International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Dutch city of Hague....

Military Courts in Pakistan: Why and Why not?

Dr. Moeed Pirzada | Will Pakistan again extend the military courts? And if yes, for how long? What will Imran Khan led government do if...

Trump had hoped to meet Imran Khan at Davos? – Dr. Moeed Pirzada

Moeed Pirzada | World Economic Forum (WEF) top management kept hoping till the very end that Pakistani PM, Imran Khan, may be persuaded to join...

Imran Khan Government: Engaging the world in 120 days!

Moeed Pirzada | While Imran Khan’s government showed a robust activity on all fronts, be it the economy, accountability or clean and green Pakistan; nothing...

PIA & Bianca Zubeck Video: NAB should stop being ridiculous..!

Moeed Pirzada | Many wonder why is Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) getting itself into issues which are clearly beyond its scope and capacities. NAB...

Elections 2018: Pakistan’s dirtiest elections or the fairest? – Moeed Pirzada

Moeed Pirzada | Financial Times (FT, 18 July) coined the term, “Dirtiest Elections” to describe Pakistan’s July polls that brought Imran Khan’s PTI to power...

Pakistan’s July Elections: Hope Amidst a Difficult History?

Dr. Moeed Pirzada | Politics often consists of paradoxes and Pakistani attitude towards general elections offers an interesting and perhaps painful example. Pakistani people, rival...