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In the recent statement on the staff-level agreement between Pakistan and the IMF on a three-year EFF (Extended Fund Facility) …
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Since I live in Washington, I am a diligent reader of the American press. I follow the stories that directly …
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Once an old Afghan described the mythical creation of Afghanistan “When Allah had made the rest of the world, He …
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The Indian Lok Sabha election conducted from 11 April to 19 May is finally over. The results announced on 23 …
Read MoreCornered by terror | Faisal Ali Raja
The regional policy landscape is being shaped by terror events across the globe. From terror incidents in desert stretches of …
Read MoreEconomic roadmap | Editorial
Confusion over government’s financial policies hurts the economy. Financial markets don’t perform to their potential in the absence of a …
Read MoreThe last IMF loan? | By Assad Ahmad
IN the summer of 1991, a series of chartered flights left India carrying nearly 70 tons of the government’s gold. …
Read MoreA War With Iran Would Further Destabilize the Region | By Shams uz Zaman
Just months before the neo-cons in the U.S. administration were preparing the grounds for invading Iraq, Secretary General of Arab …
Read MoreUS-Iran tensions | Editorial
Foul play has revived tensions between the US and Iran. Earlier in the month, a shipment of oil was intentionally …
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The EU is many things, but sexy isn’t one of them. Obsessed with procedure, reports, and committees, the bloc has …
Read MoreUS-China Trade War And The High Technology Sector – Analysis By Munish Sharma
On May 15, 2019, the Donald Trump administration issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Securing the Information and Communications Technology …
Read MoreA Pakistani Strategic Opportunity in Iran Crisis By Ahmed Quraishi Ahmed Quraishi
Pakistan’s interest lies in avoiding a war in the Gulf, avoiding hostility with Iran, ensuring Tehran does not develop a …
Read MoreIndia’s heavy military spending keeps Indian masses poorer than of Pakistan By Col (R) Muhammad Hanif
As published in the Telegraph, India dated 20 May 2019, according to the National Herald Tribune (NHT), India, with the …
Read MoreShanghai Cooperation Organization in 2019 By Muhammad Asif Noor
On May 22, Bishkek will be hosting meeting of Foreign Ministers of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) wherein …
Read MoreAmerican Hustle – What Mueller Found—and Didn’t Find—About Trump and Russia By Stephen Kotkin
Robert Mueller III played lacrosse and majored in government at Princeton. He graduated in 1966 and soon thereafter volunteered for …
Read MoreWhy China Is Not Backing Down in the Trade War By Weifeng Zhong
The past couple of weeks have seen a dramatic downturn in the U.S.-China trade negotiations wiping out over $1 trillion …
Read MoreRegime change focus of Trump’s China strategy By News desk
DONALD J Trump has faced numerous obstacles in his life, many of which would have destroyed the career of a …
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