Sultan M Hali

Quaid was enabled to see first Independence Day

SEPTEMBER 11 is the Quaid’s death anniversary. Here is one important but less known fact. The founder of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was so…

launch of book on Chinese culture

Cheeni Saqafat kay Tabinda Nuqoosh” (Gleaming Gems of Chinese Culture)—my latest book—was launched at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad in a solemn ceremony where…

Pakistan’s role in post-Hasina Bangladesh

THE ouster of Sheikh Hasina Wajed has opened a window for potential improvement in Bangladesh-Pakistan relations. During Hasina’s rule, relations remained frosty due to historical…

Restoration of Pakistan’s standing in Bangladesh

THE world is still reeling under the impact of the ouster of autocrat Sheikh Hasina Wajed, who had been ruling Bangladesh ruthlessly for the last…

National endowment for democracy, friend or foe?

THE National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a private, non-profit foundation that supports democratic institutions worldwide. It was founded in 1983 under the auspices of…

Sheikh Hasina capitulates to ‘Razakars’

ON 5 August 2024, the longest-serving female head of government, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, who served as the tenth and twelfth Prime Minister of Bangladesh, surrendered…

China’s African investments raising western eyebrows

While the rest of the world, especially the Occident is engaged in supporting one or the other pro-tagonist in various armed clashes, China, besides offering…

BJP’s Muslim profiling—method in madness

NARENDRA Modi may have won a third term in the recently concluded general elections in India but the razor thin margin of victory of his…

CPC adopts resolution on further deepening reform

THE third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee was held from July 15 to 18, 2024 at Beijing. During…

Fête nationale française — French National Day

FRANCE is facing a political crisis following the recent elections, which failed to give a clear majority to any party. The current Prime Minister Gabriel…

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