Pakistan, Afghanistan To Work Towards Regional Peace Under New Security Plan
ISLAMABAD: The new Pakistan-Afghanistan bilateral engagement framework — Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) — became operational on …
Read MoreCould North Korea Help Bring the United States and China Closer Together? By Patrick M. Cronin
North Korea is Asia’s most immediate security threat, but confrontation between China and the United States remains the main long-term …
Read MoreCPEC and Capacity Building in Pakistan By Asia Maqsood
Recent decades have seen a tremendous technological progress in computing and telecommunications. The contemporary world will see huge impact of …
Read MoreChina’s Role in Indo-Pak Membership of SCO By Muhammad Asif Noor
The forthcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is scheduled to be held in Qingdao, a province of China, …
Read MoreAlarming Population Growth Rate | Editorial
A result of years of ignorance As with most socioeconomic issues of the country lack of attention, procrastination and complacency …
Read MoreEnergy Imports – An Emerging Threat to Economy By Akhtar Ali
ISLAMABAD: The trade gap and debt trap are being forecast as two major risks to Pakistan’s economy. An interim fall …
Read MoreConfronting Iran By Munir Akram
HOURS after US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal (formally, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of …
Read MoreIran Turns to Diplomacy Amid High Regional Tensions
Iran’s foreign minister will embark on a diplomatic tour to try to salvage the nuclear deal amid high tensions following …
Read MorePutin, Erdogan Stress Preservation of Iran Nuclear Deal
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the preservation of the Iran nuclear …
Read MoreHope Pakistan-US Diplomatic Row is Resolved Soon: Aizaz Chaudhry
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry says that Pakistan accords due respects to its diplomats in Pakistan …
Read MoreUnderstanding Macroeconomics : The Great Depression By Dr. Asad Zaman
Due to frequent headlines, there is substantial public awareness of core macroeconomic issues like unemployment, trade agreements, exchange rates, deficit, …
Read MoreRecognise Kashmiris’ Rights | Editorial
INDIAN top military and civil officials frequently issue controversial, provocative statements that pose serious threat to regional peace and security. …
Read MoreRising China and India’s Quest For Power By Mohammad Jamil
DURING the Cold War era, India was in the Soviet camp; and after the disintegration of Soviet Union bonhomie between …
Read MorePakistan Urged to Focus on EU, Not Just China
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, while focusing on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), should also look beyond in the European Union (EU), amid …
Read MoreMurky Waters By Razeen Ahmed
The Tibetan Plateau has become a party to an insidious water game and some of the countries in the region …
Read MoreSmash-and-Grab Diplomacy | Editorial
President Donald Trump has not only brought an almost nihilistic iconoclasm to the White House striking fear into traditionalists that …
Read MoreMiddle East: Syrian Imbroglio By Tariq Niaz Bhatti
SYRIA is going through a turmoil. As per UN report it has 6.5 million internally displaced people and 5.6 million …
Read MoreThe US’ Withdrawal From Nuclear Deal With Iran By Nasir Khan
US President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from the nuclear agreement with Iran. According to the deal, Iran …
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