Down The Line

From current affairs to timeless tales — bringing you perspectives that matter, down the line!

Poetry of Allama Iqbal: The Eternal Flame

The poetry of Allama Iqbal evokes parallels between the ordeals of the past and the anxieties of the...

Guantanamo Bay: Between War and Peace

The Guantanamo Bay detention center has become a haunting image of injustices, abuse, and torture...

Pakistan: Charting the Course to Democracy

Despite Pakistan's troubled political history, this week has witnessed unprecedented public...

South Asia: The New Nuclear Age

The security dynamics of South Asia have been exacerbated by the existence of two security rivalry...

COP27: Pakistan Amid Climate Divide

Floods in Pakistan have not only revealed the country's extreme vulnerability to climate change but...

US and Afghanistan: Old Foes, New Times

Recent talks between the US and Taliban officials offer a glimpse of hope for renewed engagement...

October 8: Of Tremors and Resilience

Through its apocalyptic imagery, October 8 has since its tragic dawn in 2005 captured the zenith of...

India in Afghanistan: Friend or Frenemy?

Despite ideological fissures between a deeply Islamophobic polity of India and the 'Islamic Emirate'...

UNGA 77th: Discourse on Afghanistan

Silence from Afghanistan at the UNGA session for the second consecutive year inspired leaders from a...