Indo-Pak Water Talks Fail to Reach Consensus
Islamabad’s reservations persisted over designs of Pakal Dul and Lower Kalnai projects –Indian delegation says Pakistan has not built even …
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If U.S.-North Korea denuclearization talks stall indefinitely or collapse entirely, then Moon Jae-in will be confronted with the biggest conundrum …
Read MorePak-US: Partners in Peace, Prosperity By Rizwan Ghani
NEW government is in place in Pakistan. Based on its anti-corruption agenda, it would be difficult for Washington to get …
Read MoreIndia Continues To Violate Indus Water Treaty By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
The permanent Indus Water Commission comprising Water Commissioners of India and Pakistan is currently engaged in talks focusing on Indian …
Read MoreTrump’s Vicious Afghan Plan & Int’l Law By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
NOTWITHSTANDING the grave reservations shown by the former and the present members of the Trump administration, the then NSA Lt …
Read MoreCrisis in Iran | Editorial
Iran is in trouble and it is going to get worse. The Iranian parliament for the first time decided to …
Read MoreLikely Future Trajectory of Pakistan-US Relations By Col (R) Muhammad Hanif
Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has been an ally of the US throughout important phases in modern history. First, …
Read MoreEconomic Realities | Editorial
Pakistan appears to be scrambling around on a piecemeal treasure hunt of sorts. In July alone, the country borrowed $439 …
Read MoreTAPI Pipeline Project: A Way Forward By Hareem Aqdas
Pakistan and Afghanistan share similarities in multiple dimensions of history, religion, civilization and culture. Despite this, the two countries have …
Read MoreStreamline Ties With US | Editorial
AFTER a diplomatic spat with the US over contents of a telephonic conversation that the American Secretary of State had …
Read MoreEliminating Circular Debt — Challenges And Opportunities By Zia Ur Rehman
For a government the easiest task is to sign off on multi-billion loans and mega-projects with multinationals. They then choose …
Read MoreThe Elusive Climate Change Strategy By Ifrah Shaukat
It is a fact that environmental processes aren’t restricted to national borders and are innately transnational in character. Hence, eloquent …
Read MoreTalking Out The Water Dispute | Editorial
In what comes up as the first official engagement of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government with India, Lahore is hosting …
Read MoreTaking Charge of Foreign Policy By Talat Masood
Imran Khan explicably would like to focus primarily on domestic challenges with economy and political stability as his priority. But …
Read MoreAnalysing Pakistan’s Economic And Foreign Policy By Syed Zeeshan Haider
Pakistan faces two major issues at the moment. The first is its topsy-turvy economy and the second is the ensuing …
Read MoreUS-China Standoff | Editorial
With new US tariffs on Chinese goods in place, the US-China trade war has gone up another notch. Another $16 …
Read MoreRevising NFC’s Mechanism | Editorial
For an overwhelmed new government and its finance minister, who while practising prudence did not rule out the possibility of …
Read MoreRussia-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 …
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