Moscow’s Afghan Peace Initiative | Editorial
DESPITE facing some setbacks, it is heartening to see that Russia is taking forward the Afghan peace initiative it started …
Read MorePakistan-Russian Friendship By Leonid Savin
At the end of October, the “Friendship-2018” joint Russian and Pakistani military exercises were held in Pakistan. More than 200 …
Read MoreReviewing Privatisation! | Editorial
THE Federal Cabinet, on Thursday, decided not to privatise Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and instead restructure …
Read MoreChina International Import Expo & Pakistan By Dr Ejaz Hussain
While implementing what is called “home turf diplomacy”, China is hosting a mega event, namely China International Import Expo (CIIE) …
Read MoreInternational Relations: A New World Order By Sheraz Zaka
Trump has already ordered the reinstatement of sanctions on the purchase of Iran’s debt and taken steps to stop foreign …
Read MoreSeeking Another Rescue Package By M Ziauddin
Prime Minister Imran Khan is in China on a five-day visit. The prime objective of the PM’s visit is to …
Read MoreBottled Water | Editorial
The water crisis in Pakistan is one of the top most priority of the government these days, and while one …
Read MoreA Russian Pivot to Asia? By Alexey Khlebnikov
In recent years, Russia has been going through quite challenging times. Economic slowdown, a collapse in oil prices and Western …
Read MoreChecking Population Growth | Editorial
PAKISTAN is the sixth most populous country in the world with its population growing at the rate of 1.86 percent …
Read MoreResuming Peace Talks By Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
AFGHANISTAN’S anarchical situation has frustrated both internal and external stakeholders. The recent parliamentary elections presented the continuity of the democratic …
Read MorePak Foreign Policy & Strategic Framework By Mahrukh A Mughal
NOTWITHSTANDING the fundamental principles, the foreign and security policy of a country cannot remain static or indifferent to the evolving …
Read MoreEnergy Sector — Getting House in Order By Dr M Asif
With the new government in office well into its third month, the energy sector remains awaiting meaningful measures for its …
Read MorePopulation Growth And Poverty | Editorial
The two are closely inter-linked Pakistan’s exploding population, like its sharply declining water resources, are red flags that can turn …
Read MoreConsolidating Ties | Editorial
The government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is successfully trying to revive Pakistan’s relations with countries in the world in general, …
Read MorePakistan’s Foreign and Economic Policy Dilemmas By Talat Masood
It is a bitter truth that the world and especially Western countries for a long time have tended to look …
Read MoreMoscow’s Nuclear Enigma By Olga Oliker
Talk to anybody in Washington (except, perhaps, the U.S. president), and you will hear an ominous mantra: the Russians are …
Read MoreCrisis in America | Editorial
A deadly shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, USA killed eleven people. Reportedly, a gunman barged into the …
Read MoreReforming Our Civil Justice By Mohsin Raza Malik
Niccolo Machiavelli, the sixteenth century Italian political philosopher, was an apostle of power politics. He is best known for his …
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