Revisiting Electoral Reforms | Hassan Javid
Earlier 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
Considering 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
The 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
AROUND 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
IN 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
GLOBAL 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
Afghanistan 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
The 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
IT 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
Every 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
Once 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
To 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
The world of Islam is not a homogenous place, not even in the way religion is practised in its many …
Read MoreGhani Says Pak-Afghan Ties not Brotherly
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday that relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan were not brotherly but like a relationship …
Read MoreGeopolitical Importance: A Different Perspective | Lt Col Khalid Masood Khan (Retd)
Encyclopedia Britannica defines Geopolitics as, “analysis of the geographic influences on power relationships in international relations.” Traditionally, the geo-political importance …
Read MorePakistan and the United Nations | Masood Khan
THE United Nations is etched into Pakistan’s memory and psyche because of the Jammu and Kashmir issue. In January 1948, …
Read MoreKashmir Conflict & Indo-Pak Ties | Ali Ashraf Khan
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif talking to the media on way to the United States, where he is set to speak …
Read MoreIAEA praises Pakistan’s nuclear security record
ISLAMABAD: Director General (DG) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano praised Pakistan’s impressive nuclear security record spanning over four …
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