India and Chabahar | Editorial
Dec 28,18India has this week officially taken over control of operations at the Iranian port of Shaheed Behesti in Chabahar. And …
Read MoreEducation, Knowledge and Power By Dr Moonis Ahmar
Dec 28,18Speaking during the inauguration ceremony of Islamabad National University at the Prime Minister House on December 21, Imran Khan again …
Read MoreHolistic Audit of Energy Sector By Dr M Asif
Dec 28,18With the start of winter, Pakistan is again engulfed by a gas shortfall. It is yet another reminder of the …
Read MoreThe Importance of COP24 By Dr Shaukat Ali
Dec 27,18The hot debate in the cold month of December was COP24 (Conference of the Parties 24). People from all sectors …
Read MoreTrump and Mattis By Rizwan Ghani
Dec 27,18AMERICAN corporate media is up in arms against Mattis’ resignation as Defence Secretary over Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops …
Read MoreIs Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Paradigm Shifting? By Babar Ayaz
Dec 27,18For the second time, there is a glimmer of hope that peace can be restored in Afghanistan as Pakistan has …
Read MoreResisting IMF’s Demands | Editorial
Dec 27,18The recent reports on the talks between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package suggest that there …
Read MorePakistan-UK Trade Post-Brexit and CPEC By Khalid Jarral
Dec 27,18As the UK prepares to leave the EU and expand its trade relations with the non-EU countries, Pakistan offers unique …
Read MoreEducation… The New Seat of Power | Editorial
Dec 27,18The prime minister recently announced that the government had formally started the process of converting the PM House into a …
Read More2018: Economy led to the Crossroads | Editorial
Dec 27,18All set to bid adieu, the year 2018 has proven to be a tumultuous one for Pakistan’s economy — mainly …
Read MoreAmerica’s Syria and Afghan Policy By Talat Masood
Dec 27,18President Trump’s decisions to withdraw troops from Syria and reduce the forces in Afghanistan by 50 per cent to a …
Read MoreIMF drives a hard bargain | Editorial
Dec 26,18The IMF, despite the somewhat altruistic pretensions of fostering global high employment growth and reducing poverty, ultimately remains a stern …
Read MoreGender Inequality | Editorial
Dec 25,18PAKISTAN is the second worst country to be a woman when it comes to gender equality, declares a recent World …
Read MoreThe Making of Foreign Policy in the World of Islam By Shahid Javed Burki
Dec 24,18The subject of Islam and the making of foreign policy must address a number of questions. For instance, how much …
Read MoreIndia’s Kulbhushan Embarrassment By M Ziauddin
Dec 22,18What is happening in the Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IOK) today is a classic case of the failure of India’s democracy. No …
Read MoreAnd Now President’s Rule in IoK | Editorial
Dec 21,18INDIA is getting desperate in its pursuit to suppress indigenous freedom movement in occupied Jammu & Kashmir. Whilst makng mockery …
Read MoreInvesting in Education By Zeeshan Siddique
Dec 21,18Despite having the second highest number of out-of-school children in the world, the financing and governance of education in Pakistan …
Read MorePulling Out of Syria — & Afghanistan? | Editorial
Dec 21,18IT may be the right decision made for the wrong reason and executed in the wrong way. The reality of …
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