Dr Farooq Adil

A new phase in Gaza’s ordeal

THE ordeal of the people of Gaza has entered a new phase. President Donald Trump has presented a formula for a ceasefire, and in the…

A new turn

THE region has taken a new turn. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a defence agreement. This development has reinforced Pakistan’s role as a strong…

Doha Summit and Pakistan’s role

AT the Doha summit of Arab and Islamic countries, the participants limited themselves to expressing deep concern over the Israeli attack on Qatar and situation…

Is the age of the editorial over?

WHEN Jang, Pakistan’s most widely read Urdu newspaper, recently published its editorial page without an editorial, it sparked a provocative question: has the era of…

Flood and water crisis: Fast track solutions

NEARLY half of the country is currently under water. It seems the homes this nation painstakingly built over the last 75 years are being washed…

Gaza needs action, not words

MY dear brother Iftikhar Gilani has written the story of Gaza — it rips the heart apart. After that, there is nothing left to say.…

Politics on national awards

AUGUST 14 invariably brings a recurring debate: whether and whom the state should honour for distinguished services. This year the debate is louder than usual.…

An account of Nawaz Sharif’s politics

WHAT is history? It is what passed yesterday and changed us. How did that change occur? History may not be personally concerned with us, yet…

New era, new demands

WHEN will the United States extract oil from Pakistan and when will it be exported to India? That will take time. However, this news surely…

Jamaat-e-Islami in Balochistan affairs

IN the complex issue of Balochistan, Jamaat-e-Islami has now become active, and under the leadership of Maulana Hidayat ur Rehman from Gwadar, a caravan is…

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