Still Seeking Independence
My six year old granddaughter Zara is all excited to celebrate the 64th birthday of Pakistan. Every year when this day arrives, it brings back...
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They are all sold thanks to Raymond Davis
“They all are sold,” a gentle voice murmured in my ear. I almost jumped from my seat as I can’t see anyone in the room....
Pak–US Relations: Why not sacrifice Raymond Davis?
by TNT Desk
Pakistan’s polity is so polarized that the issue of Raymond Davis has become an highly emotive issue with the ‘liberals’ and the ‘ghairat brigades’ taking...
Sexitisation of the World
by TNT Desk
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi recently facing sexual charges but this isn’t first time in ruling class. We have so many examples on the same...
Way for peace in Afghanistan?
by TNT Desk
In the last couple of months, there has been a trend of forced resignations of anti-Taliban/anti-Pakistan and pro-Western officials in the government of Afghanistan....
Mind Adventures
by TNT Desk
It is no secret that travelling through Istanbul during rush-hour can be quite a challenge and sometimes I welcome a little escapism in form of...
Dostoyevsky’s portrayal of the West
by TNT Desk
Tolstoy is widely considered as the greatest novelist of the world and his novel “War and Peace” the best novel ever written....
Political Conversation Prohibited
by TNT Desk
“Political conversation is prohibited” “Do not spoil the atmosphere and our business with political discussions” “Kindly do not be political while having tea in our...