Qamar Bashir

IRAN has fallen into a strategic trap for the second time and only with capabilities comparable to Israel’s military strength and allies as powerful as…

China has emerged as the prime driver and a leader of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) not only in the political, economic and commercial sectors…

  WHEN Parliament passed the Supreme Court Procedure and Practices Act 2023, analysts, including myself, predicted that the government, if it came to power in…

A day after Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, I penned an article titled “Hamas Stunted Israel,” in which I warned that…

  TWELVE years ago, I visited China as a participant in a Seminar on Press and Publication for Developing Countries, alongside participants from over twenty…

IN Pakistan, we often adhere to the belief that force is the primary solution for dealing with terrorists, extremists, separatists, insurgents and even civil unrest,…

IF I were to ask you to name the country that hosts one of the largest Islamic research institutes in the world, an Islamic institute…

THE tone and tenor of the recent interview conducted by the BBC with Zabihullah Mujahid was markedly different from previous engagements. Unlike a few months…

THE Army Chief, Gen Asim Munir, has identified three major issues—terrorism, digital terrorism and slow pace of accountability for the perpetrators of May 9 riots—as…

NEWS of Faiz Hameed’s arrest and the court martial proceedings against the former DG of ISI and Corps Commander Peshawar, on allegations of corruption, financial…