Pakistan and its rural dilemma | Editorial
Poverty has remained Pakistan’s legacy and its quantum has deepened over the years. The country’s poverty crisis is largely concentrated …
Read MoreBombs won’t save Syria’s children Editorial
With so many crazy contradictions illuminated by the rocket’s red glare and the bombs bursting in air over Syria on …
Read MoreChina factor in Afghan peace By Samran Ali
The Chinese Vice Foreign Minister, Li Baodong, speaking at Tashkent Peace Conference on Afghanistan, extended China’s support to the inclusive …
Read MoreThe Indo-Iran Syndrome & Pakistan By Imran Malik
India’s strategic posturing in the IOR continues unabated. Its acquisition of bases/port facilities at Duqm, Oman and Chahbahar, Iran in …
Read MoreInside the Marines’ new mission in Afghanistan: Taking back territory previously won By Dan Lamothe
BOST AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — In a dusty open-air building with houseflies buzzing, Marines here received a call for help. Afghan …
Read MoreTrump and the rest of the world offer little hope for Syrian refugees By Ishaan Tharoor
Speaking to The Washington Post last week, a senior administration official offered a concise version of President Trump’s ideal national-security …
Read MoreLost pluralism in India By Kuldip Nayar
CHIEF Minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that the Kashmiri pundits should visit their place of origin, meaning thereby the valley. …
Read MoreRight to education without discrimination By Naumana Suleman
In March 2018, The UN Human Rights Council adopted the outcome report of Pakistan’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The …
Read MoreRevisiting refugee question | Editorial
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has confirmed what this country has long known: Pakistan has hosted the …
Read MoreArab League in need of bite | Editorial
The Arab League is threatening to give the United Nations a run for its money to be crowned the most …
Read MorePakistan heading towards sustainable democracy By Shahid Javed Burki
If there are no surprises between now and the coming summer, it appears that Pakistan is well on the way …
Read MoreIs Afghanistan the next caliphate By Syed Sadam Hussain Shah
Terror outfits often expand their influence by merging into other groups or by cobbling together alliances. They essentially do it …
Read MoreCPEC — challenges and solutions By Sadruddin
Gilgit-Baltistan is home to over 50 mountain peaks above 7,000 metres and three of the world’s largest glaciers that are …
Read MoreHigher education and HEC By Dr S Zulfiqar Gilani
After extensive research, consultation and deliberation, the Task Force on the Improvement of higher education made some fundamental and radical …
Read MoreAmnesty schemes and tax reform: where is the twist By Hassan Yousaf Shah
The economic debt trap which we face is something more than real. It is huge, external debt crossing $89 billion, …
Read MoreWomen in politics By Shazia Nizamani
IN most countries, including ours, women are given token representation in political parties and institutions eager to appear progressive, while …
Read MoreEducation for trans people |Editorial
For the subcontinent’s transgender community, this right was eroded by the ethnocentrism of the British Raj that codified their status …
Read MoreBabur-III SLCM: Stabilises nuclear deterrence By Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
THE successful test of Babur-III Cruise Missile completed the last leg of Pakistan’s nuclear triad. Developing nuclear triad capability is …
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