Institutions of Restraint | Ishrat Husain
Oct 15,15
The apex committees consisting of civil and military leadership represent an innovative model of governance to suit the country’s peculiar …
Read MoreNo Hope For Peace and Stability | Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi
Oct 15,15The speeches of the chief delegates of Pakistan and India at the 70thsession of the United Nations General Assembly hardly …
Read MoreIs Pakistan Quite Simply a Misunderstood State? | Farah Adeed
Oct 15,15There is voluminous literature on the ideology, creation and politics of Pakistan. There are also some scholarly articles and books …
Read MorePak-Afghan After Kunduz | Afrasiab Khattak
Oct 15,15After the extremely deep involvement of the Pakistani state in Afghan “Jihad” in 1980s (subsequently recognized to be the largest …
Read MoreA New Emerging Market | Munir Akram
Oct 15,15IN the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis in the US and, later, in Europe, global economic growth was generated …
Read MoreRevisiting Electoral Reforms | Hassan Javid
Oct 15,15Earlier this year, in the wake of the Judicial Commission’s damning indictment of the ECP’s management of the 2013 general …
Read MoreIndia-Pakistan Economic Cooperation | Danish Ahmed Khan
Oct 14,15Considering the effects of a large market, regional cooperation will invariably lead to a larger market size for the products …
Read MoreWhen Obama and Putin Crossed Swords at the UN |Anwer Mooraj
Oct 14,15The unexpected presence of Vladimir Putin at the 70th session of the United Nations added an element of theatre to …
Read MoreAdrift without a plan |Sakib Sherani
Oct 14,15AROUND a month ago, the UK newspaper Financial Times (FT) did a story on Pakistan’s economic performance and how the …
Read MoreThe State of the World | Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
Oct 14,15IN the space available one can only use broad and selective brushstrokes. The world is challenged by climate change; nuclear …
Read MoreA Surging Pakistan? | Dr Niaz Murtaza
Oct 14,15GLOBAL reviews about Pakistan, eg by credit rating companies and Washington Post, have suddenly become rosier after years of gloomy …
Read MoreAbandoning Pan-Islamic Diplomacy | Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Oct 14,15Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani tore down Pakistan’s hitherto Pan-Islamic ideology of diplomacy in a recent interview with BBC on the …
Read MoreState and Citizens | Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Oct 14,15The responsibilities that the state needs to fulfill Providing health care and education are universally recognised as essential and basic …
Read MoreReforming the United Nations | Zahid Hussain
Oct 13,15IT is indeed a seminal year for the United Nations as world leaders assemble for the annual General Assembly session …
Read MoreGovernance and Democracy | Ahmad Nazir Warraich
Oct 13,15Every now and then we hear noises being made in favour of authoritarian form of government. Perhaps this is a …
Read MorePak-India Relations — Is There a way Forward? | Talat Masood
Oct 13,15Once again, expectations were raised and quickly dashed when it became clear that there was no likelihood of a meeting …
Read MoreThe Interest Rate Conundrum! | Dr Kamal Monnoo
Oct 13,15To spur investment and economic growth, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) dropped interest rate on September 12, 2015, by …
Read MorePolitical Ferment in the Muslim World | Shahid Javed Burki
Oct 13,15The world of Islam is not a homogenous place, not even in the way religion is practised in its many …
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