Malik Tariq Ali

Moment of truth

IN 1187 Sultan Salalahudin Ayubi regained control of Jerusalem from Crusader armies in the Battle of Hattin. He ensured safety of Jerusalem’s inhabitants, irrespective of…

National security & sovereignty

A sovereign state should never outsource national security to any foreign power. Security arrangements between two nations can only be fruitful to mutual benefit of…

Facing challenges of floods, climate change

Fate and geography have placed us at a location, where Pakistan has no control over timings and intensity of floods, nor about quantum of ice…

Constitutional political struggle for independence

NELSON Mandela once said “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and…

Destroying nature, inviting our own ruin

THE recent havoc caused by heavy monsoon downpours, spreading widespread death and destruction, should awaken us. The tragic scenes caught on camera of a car…

Brutality, betrayal and collapse of Empires

THE biggest threat to Islamic countries is from within. Failure of the state to give exemplary punishments to traitors, who betray their motherland and connive…

Time to reflect & reset priorities

MAJ stated that “Muslims who are opposing Pakistan will spend rest of their lives proving loyalty to India”. Almost 80 years later, a loyal and…

Hinduvta mindset and Modi

It is unfortunate that Pakistan faces a Hindutva infected political leadership at helm in India, obsessed with hatred and dreams of expansionist designs and regional…

War hysteria between two nuclear states

IT is absolutely insane for two nuclear armed neighbouring states to be in a constant state of confrontation. Both countries must accept this geographical reality…

Need for unity, faith and discipline

CITIZENS of Pakistan and all stake holders must wake-up to face ground realities and resolve misgivings and sense of deprivation. There is a need to…

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