Restructuring The Civil bureaucracy By Nasir Khan
We are living in the twenty first century with latest technology gadgets but still we’ve the bureaucratic system that was …
Read MorePak-India Thaw | Editorial
History is not going to be rewritten anytime soon but the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur border crossing, due Wednesday, …
Read MoreNo Rush For IMF Deal | Editorial
Finance Minister Asad Umar is at it again. This time telling the National Assembly that the PTI government is no …
Read MoreAdjusting to a Fast-Changing World Order By M Ziauddin
IN a rare positive development in Pakistan-India ties, New Delhi had on Thursday accepted an offer by Islamabad about building …
Read MorePost–Election Foreign Policy Trouble By Paul R. Pillar
On the day after the U.S. midterm elections, European politicians and analysts are bracing for disruption from Donald Trump that …
Read MoreFocusing on Investment | Editorial
AMONG all the themes that Prime Minister Imran Khan touched on during his visit to Malaysia, one deserves careful attention. …
Read MoreCircular Debt | Editorial
Does the current government have a solution to the problem of circular debt? A reading of the minutes of a …
Read MorePakistan-Malaysia Ties By Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik
On the invitation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister Imran Khan paid an official two-day …
Read MorePeace Corridor | Editorial
PAKISTAN and India Thursday announced opening of the Kartarpur corridor for visa-free entry to the Indian Sikh Yatrees (pilgrims). Foreign …
Read MoreHow America Can Test North Korea's True Intentions By Bruce W. Bennett
North Korea’s build-up of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles is disrupting peace in Northeast Asia and may soon plummet Northeast …
Read MoreThe Deal Trump Should Strike With Xi By Geoffrey Garrett
Chinese President Xi Jinping will go to the G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires at the end of November with one …
Read MoreKashmir’s Unending Struggle | Editorial
We live in a world that excels in its rhetoric to respect human rights and the sanctity of human blood. …
Read MoreIn Afghanistan, A 17-Year Stalemate By Lara Seligman & Robbie Gramer
Another devastating suicide attack in Kabul on Tuesday and an independent report on the situation in Afghanistan serve to underscore …
Read MoreTalks With IMF | Editorial
No space for complacency The IMF package alone will not reduce Pakistan’s economic woes. With China and the UAE having …
Read MoreTrump At His Undiplomatic Best | Editorial
President Donald Trump cannot speak about Pakistan without hurling accusations — of betrayal. Trump has been persistent in his bashing …
Read MoreTowards Checking Population Growth | Editorial
THE country’s population growth rate is at a staggering 2.4% that is at least double of other regional countries like …
Read MoreThe Higher Goals of Education By Dr. Asad Zaman
Currently, syllabi in Pakistani universities follow those of the educational institutions of the west, and are oriented towards providing students …
Read MorePakistan’s Place in the Trump Global Disorder By Shahid Javed Burki
I published Rising Powers and Global Governance in 2017. The book has 14 chapters, eight of which discussed the world’s …
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