Ikram Sehgal

The writer is a defence and security analyst, he is Co-Chairman Pathfinder Group, Patron-in-Chief Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) and the Vice Chairman Board of Management Quaid-e-Azam House Museum (Institute of Nation Building).

Anti-Semitism?

If anyone wants to call anyone names be precise, at least one expects this from those considered educated! During an interview dealing concerning the recent Israeli attack on Gaza Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga that Israel is losing “the media war, despite their connections.” The anchor then asked the Pakistani…

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A New Intifada

Dozens of bombs and constant shelling by self-propelled guns targetting the densely populated coastal areas of Gaza was the response to the Palestinian organization Hamas firing dozens of rockets at Israel. This in itself was a reaction to the extreme right wing Jew extremists entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque given cover by Israel police, later they…

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Universal Basic Income

Despite all new technologies and so-called ‘progress’ the “third industrial revolution” capitalism claims it has provided, it has failed in more than one crucial field of life (the destruction of natural resources, climate change, etc.) mainly having failed to eradicate or even check poverty. Despite all lip service and social programs, poverty is rising everywhere…

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From The Editorial Desk (May-2021)

Dear Readers, The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world in ways not seen since the 1918-1920 Spanish Flu. Unfortunately, disinformation campaigns targeting health crisis communication during this pandemic seek to cripple the medical response to the novel coronavirus and instrumentalize the pandemic for political purposes. Vaccination from COVID-19 remains one of the key targets of…

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