Privatisation – The Way Forward | Tariq Iqbal Khan
The government’s primary role is governance and regulation, not to manage and operate businesses. The government works in a manner …
Read MorePakistan Hits Bottom in Innovation Ranking | Riazul Haq
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Science and Technology stated in a written reply to the National Assembly (NA) that less than …
Read MoreNuclearised Deja Vu | Maimuna Ashraf
ANY communication activity between two states hints towards significant developments, although such activities are usually complex and multifaceted than it …
Read MoreIndia’s ‘Disappointment’: Do Eight F-16’s Upset The Pak-India Strategic Balance?
The sale of F-16 aircraft has appeared to annoy India more than it helps Pakistan’s overall counter-insurgency efforts. It should …
Read MoreOnly Trade can Help Normalise Pak-India Ties
LAHORE: The road to normalisation of relations between India and Pakistan can only be accessed through trade and the Lahore …
Read MoreBalance of Nuclear Power | Editorial
The rest of the world has too often called Pakistan’s Nuclear Strategy as a dangerous one. However, Pakistan has continued …
Read MoreGlobal Warming: Uneven Changes Across Planet | Kate Ravilious
LESS than 2C of global warming for the Earth, the target agreed by leaders at the COP21 climate conference in …
Read MoreTime For an Original US Foreign Policy | Jonathan Power
There are three schools of thought in US foreign policy, two you have heard about and a third that is …
Read MoreThe Crisis of Islamic Civilization | Javid Husain
Human history is replete with descriptions of the rise, decline and fall of civilizations and empires. Islamic civilization is not …
Read MoreObama’s Message to the Arab World | Afzal Hussain
On February 09, 2016, the breaking news was that “Obama urges Arabs to set up inclusive governments”. US President Barack …
Read MoreTrump, Sanders, and the future of Pak-US ties | Hannan Rifaat Hussain
The new administration would have a significant bearing on Pakistan’s security concerns After comprehensively sealing competition in the New Hampshire …
Read MoreSino-Iran Growing Propinquity | S Sadia Kazmi
The recent trade agreement between Iran and China worth 600 billion US dollars has, on the one hand, given impetus …
Read MoreThe Future of Indo-Pak Relations | Lt Gen (retd) Naeem Khalid Lodhi
Whenever two neighbouring states with strong political and military standoff, acquire nuclear capabilities with effective delivery means, the entire gambit …
Read MoreA Special Relationship: The US Is Teaming up With Al Qaeda, Again
One morning early in 1988, Ed McWilliams, a foreign-service officer posted to the American Embassy in Kabul, heard the thump …
Read MoreUS Interests Behind Iran Nuclear Deal | Ayaz Ahmed
In the sphere of ever-changing international relations, there are neither permanent friends nor enemies; it is only the national interests …
Read MoreA Foreign Policy Wish-List | Khalid Saleem
SOME years ago, one had taken the liberty to draw up a ‘foreign policy wish list’ in the fond hope …
Read MoreIran-Pakistan gas Pipeline Under Shadow of Politics | Zafar Bhutta
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may not be able to receive gas from Iran even after most sanctions on the latter have been …
Read MorePak-US Equation | Huma Yusuf
THE Obama administration last week notified the US Congress that it would sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. The …
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