Good Governance: Sine qua non for Peace | Mohammad Jamil
If the government formulates sound economic policies and the fruits of economic growth reach the masses, in particular the poor …Read More
F’ in Education
ASK anyone in a position of political leadership or public service how they feel about educating Pakistan’s young, and the …Read More
BJP’s Bihar Defeat Will not Deradicalise India
An election was won and lost in the Indian state of Bihar. Contrary toBhartiya Janata Party (BJP) PresidentAmit Shah’s claims, …Read More
Future of AfPak
Decision time With the other Sharif now in Washington, the AfPak part of US-Pakistan equation, at least, will be debated …Read More
The Zarb-e-Azb and After | Ikram Sehgal
The Army’s well-planned military operations to rid North Waziristan of militants has been a major success; there is a sharp …Read More
Absolutely no IS Presence in Pakistan, says FO
Pakistan has ruled out the possibility the terrorist out-fit Islamic State (IS) being present in the country. In an interview …Read More
Putins Initiative for Global Peace | Gen (r) Mirza Aslam Beg
Russian military intervention in Syria is a deliberate act, based on years of planning. Putin solved domestic problems; re-juvinated the …Read More
India Introduced Nuclear Weapons in South Asia: Pakistan
NEW YORK: Pakistan has debunked a claim that it was irresponsibly building its nuclear arsenal, and called for shifting attention to …Read More
Civilian-Military Showdown | Arif Nizami
Recipe for disaster? Historically, civilian-military relations have always been rocky. Whenever politicians have been in charge they have had to …Read More
Strengthening Democratic Values | Iftikhar Ahmad
Clear verdict against Indian Prime Minister’s “cow politics” in elections has provided a way forward for opposition to unite against …Read More
Insecure Ambitions | Rizwan Asghar
“In our new age of terrifying, lethal gadgets, which supplanted so swiftly the old one, the first great aggressive war, …Read More
The Ecological War | Azal Zahir
The human race is reactionary, that is to say, it waits for a crisis to happen and only then, does …Read More
Russia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia | Shahab Jafry
And a new confrontation in the Middle East Russia buying into American suspicion that ISIS bombed the Metro jet (“99.9pc …Read More
General Raheel’s US visit: What’s on the Table
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif will visit the US from Sunday, a trip analysts say will underscore …Read More
Economics of self-respect | Sakib Sherani
The prime minister’s visit to the US in October had all the trappings of recent previous ones by Pakistani heads …Read More
Democracy at tipping point, says Gen Beg
LAHORE: Former army chief Gen Mirza Aslam Beg says the army and the political government have a clash of interests …Read More
The Pakistan Nuclear Nightmare | NY Times
With as many as 120 warheads, Pakistan could in a decade become the world’s third-ranked nuclear power, behind the United …Read More
India seeks Predator drones from US | DAWN
WASHINGTON: India has asked the United States for Predator Avenger drones, which would allow it to remotely drop a bomb …Read More


