China mulling trade route with Iran as Pak leadership bickers | Mian Ibrar
Iranian president says there’s only 36km difference between Gwadar and Chabahar Port; Iran would provide safer route to Chinese shipments …
Read MoreEchoes Of Nixon In US-Iran Rapprochement – Analysis | Omar Mawji
On July 14, 2015, Iran and six world powers known as the P5 +1 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, …
Read MoreMiddle East And China’s ‘Belt And Road’: Xi Jinping’s 2016 State Visits To Saudi Arabia, Egypt And Iran – Analysis
For his first overseas tour of 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited 3 key nations in the Middle East: Saudi …
Read MorePakistan & Afghanistan / US General Seeks Pakistan’s Help to Defeat Afghan Terrorists
WASHINGTON: It is important to ‘enlist’ Pakistan for defeating terrorists in Afghanistan, says a senior US general nominated to head …
Read MoreThe Saudi-Iranian Strife | Masooma Batool
Saudi Arabia and Iran are two regional powers in the Middle East, that act as two big divides in the …
Read MoreEU Praises Pakistan’s Progress, Urges Country to do More for Human Rights, Justice
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has said that Pakistan’s fight against terrorism has created new human rights challenges that need …
Read MoreCorruption on the Decline | Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Corruption is generally defined as misuse of entrusted power or authority by the elected politicians or appointed civil servants for …
Read MoreIs Education Promoting Social Inequality and Marginalisation? | Prof Dr Hafiz Muhammad
Can it just educate instead? There is no denying the fact that education is considered a fundamental human right and …
Read MoreA Need to Reshape: ‘Islamic, Conventional Banks not too far Apart’ | Hidayat Khan
PESHAWAR: Despite the presence of Islamic banking in the country for more than a decade, it could not be shaped …
Read MoreCPEC and National Development | Fazal Hakeem
Certainly, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a splendid gift and demands equitable implementation. Materialization of the project can be made …
Read MorePlans for a Mega Nuclear Power Plant | Pakistan Observer Editorial
MINISTER for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, who is a moving spirit behind long termplanning and visionary growth and development …
Read MoreTime For Arab-Iraq Rapprochement | Tariq Alhomayed
In an interview published in this newspaper on Saturday, Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled Al-Obaidi said that Iraq’s current government “has …
Read MoreCorruption Perceptions Index 2015: Pakistan Fares Better Than all SAARC States
ISLAMABAD: The Transparency International (TI) maintained on Tuesday that Pakistan was the only country among the five member states of …
Read MoreAnalysis: Army Chief’s ‘Refusal’ Seen as PML-N’s Failure | Khawar Ghumman
ONE would think that Army Chief General Raheel Sharif’s unequivocal statement, saying he is not interested in an extension, would …
Read MorePre-CSS exam screening test on cards
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has decided to introduce a screening test for candidates appearing in the Central …
Read MoreWorldwide Concerns Over Afghan Security | Reema Shaukat
Afghanistan security dynamics are not easy to be addressed in a day. After 9/11 security challenges in Afghanistan are not …
Read MorePakistan & USA / Obama Urges Pak To Do More Against Terrorists
New Delhi—US President Barack Obama has urged Pakistan to show it is “serious” about crushing extremist networks operating on its …
Read MoreThe two greatest threats to US-Iran détente | Mohamad Bazz
On Jan 16, the United States and Europe lifted sanctions on Tehran after the six-month-old Iran nuclear deal reached its …
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