Abdul Majeed Abid
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Long live the King
The current political dispensation in the United States resembles the last days of Roman Republic in more ways than one. Rome went from being a republic to a → Read More
Boys will be boys
Pen, as the buzz goes in Islamabad, is mightier than the sword. Some might say a hot mic or an informant is mightier than established hierarchies. The prize is → Read More
Wounds of Kargil
Pakistan and India have fought three wars over Kashmir. From Raiders in Kashmir of 1947-8 to Operation Gibraltar in 1965 and the most recent one: Kargil in → Read More
Milking the situation
Milk is an essential part of a Pakistani diet. Pakistan is the fourth largest milk-producing country in the world (producing about 48 billion litres of milk → Read More
Revisiting Iqbal’s Allahabad Address
Mohammad Iqbal delivered the presidential address at All India Muslim Leagues (AIML) annual session held in Allahabad on 29 December, 1930. The speech → Read More
‘Fake neurosurgeon’ in Lahore – How healthcare reporting in Pakistan is as atrocious as the sector itself
The public healthcare system in Pakistan is premised on the principle of universal healthcare. It means that any citizen of this country will be treated almost → Read More
The Anti-National Manifesto
Malcolm X in one of his speeches proclaimed that You are not to be so blind with Patriotism that you cant face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it → Read More
Science in the age of nationalism
Karl Marx wrote in Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte that Men make their own history but under the circumstances directly found, given and transmitted → Read More
Guardians of Pakistan
The notion of Pakistani Nationalism is tied to a unified country with a single, distinct voice, one language and a single religion. This idea creates divisions → Read More
A civilian coup
The origin of the term dictator is quite interesting. In early roman period, dictators were appointed on a temporary basis, for a period of up to six months, → Read More
Pakistan’s Greek connection
In the beginning of this month, a chartered plane arrived in Islamabad from Greece. The passengers were illegal immigrants from Pakistan who were deported by → Read More