Welcome Development | Editorial
Pakistan and India have taken a leap forward in normalising their relations after a pestering mistrust of more than two …
Read MoreFATF: Moving Goalposts | Editorial
Pakistan has been in the FATF dock for quite some time. The Paris-based regulator on financial transactions, anti-money laundering and …
Read MoreThe Sino-US Rivalry: Pakistan’s Predicament By M Alam Brohi
Pakistan, wittingly or unwittingly, is caught in the crosshair of the rivalry between the two great powers of the world, …
Read MoreWe All Lost Afghanistan By P. Michael McKinley
We All Lost Afghanistan By P. Michael McKinley. Two Decades of Mistakes, Misjudgments, and Collective Failure, As Afghanistan tumbles into …
Read MoreA New Afghanistan and History By Atle Hetland
Today, I had planned to write about Afghan refugee issues, and also draw some lessons from the past, noting that …
Read MoreCould The Unfolding Situation After Taliban Takeover Of Kabul Be A Game Changer For Afghanistan US Pakistan By Fahd Husain
THE Taliban have upended most calculations. Their lightening reconquest of Afghanistan has pushed the situation, and its stakeholders, into uncharted …
Read MoreThe New Cold War? By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
THE Taliban’s reconquest of Kabul following Washington’s meek withdrawal has triggered speculation amongst progressives that the latter plans to halt …
Read MoreConstructive Dialogue | Editorial
On Thursday, a delegation of Afghan politicians met with Pakistan’s civil and military leadership to discuss the ongoing situation in …
Read MoreInternational Venture | Editorial
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved a $400 million venture to tap into an opportunity for oil …
Read MoreInflation—A Growing Cause of Concern By Dr Kamal Monnoo
Imran Khan’s approval ratings are finally beginning to become somewhat positive since the economy started to perform, inspiring hope among …
Read MoreThe Afghans are Back in Control By Shahzad Chaudhry
Kabul fell, not to an outside force as is being made to seem but to contending Afghans who wanted foreign …
Read MoreChina — The New Centre of Gravity By Rashid A Mughal
ECONOMIC activity at the world level has been drifting towards Asia in recent years. In particular, many would agree with …
Read MoreUniform Curriculum | Editorial
Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched the first phase of the Single National Curriculum. The SNC scheme aims at bringing …
Read MoreReturn of the Taliban By Zahid Hussain
THE images of thousands of people desperate to leave the country flooding the Kabul airport and some of them clinging …
Read MoreGlobal Warming: The Situation is Worse Than Believed By Shahid Javed Burki
This has been an unusual summer for many parts of the world. High temperatures and droughts have affected most of …
Read MorePak-China Partnership and Regional Peace By Prof Dr Muhammad Khan
ON 10 August 2021, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong had an in depth meeting with Chief of the Army …
Read MorePakistan-Bangladesh Economic Ties By Adv Mujeeb-ur-Rehman
TWO South Asian counties with Muslim majority are trying to reduce gap that other countries have taken advantage of. Pakistan …
Read MoreFATF Compliance | Editorial
Pakistan has worked incessantly to comply with the requirements laid down by FATF—the government has passed through impactful legislative reforms, …
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