Russia-Pakistan Security Pact By Durdana Najam
In early August, a two-day inaugural meeting of Russia-Pakistan Joint Military Consultative Committee ended with the signing of a ground-breaking …
Read MoreNew Education Policy | Editorial
AS the Cabinet members have started working, they are coming up with promising announcements in line with the vision of …
Read MorePak-India In Joint Military Drill In Russia | Editorial
In case there is will, there is a way A couple of years back it would have been difficult to …
Read MoreMoody’s Warning | Editorial
The Moody’s Investors Service has rated Pakistan among the markets most vulnerable to dollar appreciation, which in simple words means …
Read MoreEasing of Pak-India Trade Tensions By Shahid Javed Burki
The possible easing of tensions between Pakistan and India will have to occur in a difficult environment. To begin with …
Read MoreTrump’s North Korea Nuclear Deal Flounders – Analysis By Shim Jae Hoon
The North Korean nuclear deal US President Donald Trump signed amidst great fanfare in Singapore in June may be unraveling …
Read MoreThe Making of ‘New’ Pakistan By Rasul Bakhsh Rais
The ‘new’ is synonymous with broad and deep reforms in critical areas of governance, social and economic policies and provision …
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Ties With Neighbours To Be Improved: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan’s government would focus more on improving ties with immediate neighbors as part of its foreign policy, Foreign …
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The Foreign Policy Front | Editorial
After seven long years, Shah Mehmood Qureshi is back on the foreign policy front. While the second-time foreign minister has …
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The Forthcoming UN Session | Editorial
Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has directed the newly appointed Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to lead Pakistani delegation …
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The Promise of Civil Service Reforms By Hasaan Khawar
Pakistan is a country with brightest civil servants and weakest governance. These civil servants live in sprawling houses but draw …
Read MoreUS-China Trade Negotiations End With Little Progress By James Politi
US and Chinese officials have ended two days of talks aimed at easing trade tensions without a clear breakthrough, ensuring …
Read MoreChina willing to play role in improving Pakistan-India ties By Zafar Hussain
BEIJING: China appreciated Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks to resolve all disputes, …
Read MorePak-US Relations at a Crossroad By Dr. Ashraf Ali
The US decision on barring Pakistani military officials from a training and educational program and slashing security funding to Pakistan …
Read MoreCrisis in Turkey-US relations By Shahid M Amin
The fate of an American Christian priest detained in Turkey has currently created a crisis, almost a showdown, between USA …
Read MoreMeasures to Strengthen The Economy By Talat Masood
Dealing effectively with the financial crisis would certainly be one of the first tasks of the newly-inducted government. Seeking an …
Read MoreSetting Foreign Policy | Editorial
The Foreign Office needs serious, full-time and empowered political leadership — a reality that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif ignored for …
Read MoreTrading With China | Editorial
ONE of the weightiest economic challenges that the new government will have to tackle is the erosion of Pakistan’s competitiveness …
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