Civilian-Military Showdown | Arif Nizami
Nov 16,15
Recipe for disaster? Historically, civilian-military relations have always been rocky. Whenever politicians have been in charge they have had to …
Read MoreStrengthening Democratic Values | Iftikhar Ahmad
Nov 15,15Clear verdict against Indian Prime Minister’s “cow politics” in elections has provided a way forward for opposition to unite against …
Read MoreInsecure Ambitions | Rizwan Asghar
Nov 14,15“In our new age of terrifying, lethal gadgets, which supplanted so swiftly the old one, the first great aggressive war, …
Read MoreThe Ecological War | Azal Zahir
Nov 14,15The human race is reactionary, that is to say, it waits for a crisis to happen and only then, does …
Read MoreRussia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia | Shahab Jafry
Nov 14,15And a new confrontation in the Middle East Russia buying into American suspicion that ISIS bombed the Metro jet (“99.9pc …
Read MoreGeneral Raheel’s US visit: What’s on the Table
Nov 14,15ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif will visit the US from Sunday, a trip analysts say will underscore …
Read MoreEconomics of self-respect | Sakib Sherani
Nov 14,15The prime minister’s visit to the US in October had all the trappings of recent previous ones by Pakistani heads …
Read MoreDemocracy at tipping point, says Gen Beg
Nov 13,15LAHORE: Former army chief Gen Mirza Aslam Beg says the army and the political government have a clash of interests …
Read MoreThe Pakistan Nuclear Nightmare | NY Times
Nov 13,15With as many as 120 warheads, Pakistan could in a decade become the world’s third-ranked nuclear power, behind the United …
Read MoreIndia seeks Predator drones from US | DAWN
Nov 13,15WASHINGTON: India has asked the United States for Predator Avenger drones, which would allow it to remotely drop a bomb …
Read MoreWhat we Lose From a Civil-Nuclear Deal | M Umair Arif
Nov 11,15Ever since David Ignatius’ October 6 Washington Post article on a possible diplomatic blockbuster – a US-Pakistan nuclear deal – …
Read MorePakistan Once Again on the map of Emerging Markets | Farhat Ali
Nov 11,15It was in the year 2007 when Pakistan was rated as one of the four leading emerging economies of Asia …
Read MoreAfghanistan: Moving Forward | Khalid Aziz
Nov 11,15Pakistan’s adviser to the prime minister on foreign affairs stated recently that the time was not yet ripe for restarting …
Read MorePower Crisis: Focus Shifts to Reforming Transmission Systems as Govt Changes Tack
Nov 11,15The federal government, struggling to fulfill election promises to end daily power cuts, is shifting from big generation projects to …
Read MorePakistan, China and Naxalites are Main Threats, Says IAF Chief
Nov 11,15NEW DELHI: China, Pakistan and Naxalites are a major source of worry for the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Chief …
Read MoreFeudal cartwheel | Nazish Brohi
Nov 10,15‘INTERIOR’ Sindh, referring to anything beyond Karachi and Hyderabad, is a caricature in the urban imaginary: the hinterland where landlords …
Read MorePolice reforms agenda | TARIQ KHOSA
Nov 10,15THE police seek and preserve public favour not by catering to public opinion, but by constantly demonstrating absolute impartial service …
Read MoreModi on the Back Foot | Shahid M Amin
Nov 10,15The “wave” that brought Narendra Modi to power in India last year clearly seems to be over. In the past …
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