Revising NFC’s Mechanism | Editorial
For an overwhelmed new government and its finance minister, who while practising prudence did not rule out the possibility of …Read More
Russia-Pakistan Security Pact By Durdana Najam
In early August, a two-day inaugural meeting of Russia-Pakistan Joint Military Consultative Committee ended with the signing of a ground-breaking …Read More
New Education Policy | Editorial
AS the Cabinet members have started working, they are coming up with promising announcements in line with the vision of …Read More
Pak-India In Joint Military Drill In Russia | Editorial
In case there is will, there is a way A couple of years back it would have been difficult to …Read More
Moody’s Warning | Editorial
The Moody’s Investors Service has rated Pakistan among the markets most vulnerable to dollar appreciation, which in simple words means …Read More
Easing of Pak-India Trade Tensions By Shahid Javed Burki
The possible easing of tensions between Pakistan and India will have to occur in a difficult environment. To begin with …Read More
Trump’s North Korea Nuclear Deal Flounders – Analysis By Shim Jae Hoon
The North Korean nuclear deal US President Donald Trump signed amidst great fanfare in Singapore in June may be unraveling …Read More
The Making of ‘New’ Pakistan By Rasul Bakhsh Rais
The ‘new’ is synonymous with broad and deep reforms in critical areas of governance, social and economic policies and provision …Read More
Ties With Neighbours To Be Improved: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan’s government would focus more on improving ties with immediate neighbors as part of its foreign policy, Foreign …Read More
The Foreign Policy Front | Editorial
After seven long years, Shah Mehmood Qureshi is back on the foreign policy front. While the second-time foreign minister has …Read More
The Forthcoming UN Session | Editorial
Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has directed the newly appointed Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to lead Pakistani delegation …Read More
The Promise of Civil Service Reforms By Hasaan Khawar
Pakistan is a country with brightest civil servants and weakest governance. These civil servants live in sprawling houses but draw …Read More
US-China Trade Negotiations End With Little Progress By James Politi
US and Chinese officials have ended two days of talks aimed at easing trade tensions without a clear breakthrough, ensuring …Read More
China willing to play role in improving Pakistan-India ties By Zafar Hussain
BEIJING: China appreciated Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks to resolve all disputes, …Read More
Pak-US Relations at a Crossroad By Dr. Ashraf Ali
The US decision on barring Pakistani military officials from a training and educational program and slashing security funding to Pakistan …Read More
Crisis in Turkey-US relations By Shahid M Amin
The fate of an American Christian priest detained in Turkey has currently created a crisis, almost a showdown, between USA …Read More
Measures to Strengthen The Economy By Talat Masood
Dealing effectively with the financial crisis would certainly be one of the first tasks of the newly-inducted government. Seeking an …Read More
Setting Foreign Policy | Editorial
The Foreign Office needs serious, full-time and empowered political leadership — a reality that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif ignored for …Read More


