Pak-Saudi Cultural Ties | Editorial
PAK-Saudi relations assumed a new dimension on cultural front as a result of wide-ranging and in-depth talks of Minister for …Read More
Positive Signals From Tehran | Editorial
A statement by the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan about the resolution of ‘misunderstanding’ between Tehran and Islamabad is really a …Read More
FPSC And CSS: Testing The Bureaucracy By Salahuddin Bhutto
The Federal public service commission (FPSC) is considered one of the credible commissions of the country. Annually, millions of applicants …Read More
Monetary Policy | Editorial
THE State Bank of Pakistan raised the key policy discount rate by 50 basis points on Friday, citing persistent inflationary …Read More
Trade Outlook 2019: Mostly Cloudy – Analysis By Evan Rogerson
Prospects for global trade in 2019 are overshadowed by policy uncertainty and the weakening of the system of multilateral rules. …Read More
Judicial Policy Reforms By Zia Ullah Ranjah
The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) – a body of all chief justices charged with bringing judicial reforms in …Read More
FATF Conditions | Editorial
Pakistan’s troubles with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) are not over yet. After a review, the financial watchdog has …Read More
Fixing Our Energy By Humayun Akhtar Khan
It seems that the warnings about the frailty of our energy supply are mostly true. And though successive governments have …Read More
Rupee Falls as Country Prepares For IMF Deal By Salman Siddiqui
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has let the rupee depreciate by Rs0.49 to a new all-time low at …Read More
Corporate Giving And Poverty Alleviation By Dr Pervez Tahir
The launch of the Poverty Alleviation Programme Ehsas, this week by the Prime Minister recognises poverty as problem number one. …Read More
Pakistan Retains Regional Relevance By Salaar Khan
The Pulwama incident brought the two South Asian nuclear armed neighbours to the brink of war that could have transitioned …Read More
A Test For The UN | Editorial
Syria is knocking at the door of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Its complaint is against Donald Trump’s recognition …Read More
Reimagining DPRK Summit Diplomacy: Can ASEAN Play A Bigger Role? – Analysis By Shawn Ho and Sarah Teo
The lack of agreement at the 2nd DPRK-US Summit in Hanoi highlights the necessity of an alternative approach; particularly one …Read More
Pak, EU Getting Closer | Editorial
AS a result of active diplomacy of our Foreign Office led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan is close …Read More
Climate Change — Security Concerns For South Asia By Zukhruf Amin
Climate change is a reality. It is a terrible problem which poses great risk to the existence of humanity itself. …Read More
Nuclear-tinged Crisis: India’s Deployment of Nuclear Assets By Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
THE risks of accidental or inadvertent use of nuclear weapons in South Asia have incalculably increased with the deployment of …Read More
Water: Fuel For Life & Economy By Reema Shaukat
ACCORDING to a last year report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan ranks third in the world among countries …Read More
The Sino-US Trade War By Prof Anis H Bajrektarević
Who has the upper hand? The main task of any liberal state is to enable and maintain the wealth of …Read More


