CPEC and National Development | Fazal Hakeem
Certainly, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a splendid gift and demands equitable implementation. Materialization of the project can be made …
Read MorePlans for a Mega Nuclear Power Plant | Pakistan Observer Editorial
MINISTER for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, who is a moving spirit behind long termplanning and visionary growth and development …
Read MoreTime For Arab-Iraq Rapprochement | Tariq Alhomayed
In an interview published in this newspaper on Saturday, Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled Al-Obaidi said that Iraq’s current government “has …
Read MoreCorruption Perceptions Index 2015: Pakistan Fares Better Than all SAARC States
ISLAMABAD: The Transparency International (TI) maintained on Tuesday that Pakistan was the only country among the five member states of …
Read MoreAnalysis: Army Chief’s ‘Refusal’ Seen as PML-N’s Failure | Khawar Ghumman
ONE would think that Army Chief General Raheel Sharif’s unequivocal statement, saying he is not interested in an extension, would …
Read MorePre-CSS exam screening test on cards
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has decided to introduce a screening test for candidates appearing in the Central …
Read MoreWorldwide Concerns Over Afghan Security | Reema Shaukat
Afghanistan security dynamics are not easy to be addressed in a day. After 9/11 security challenges in Afghanistan are not …
Read MorePakistan & USA / Obama Urges Pak To Do More Against Terrorists
New Delhi—US President Barack Obama has urged Pakistan to show it is “serious” about crushing extremist networks operating on its …
Read MoreThe two greatest threats to US-Iran détente | Mohamad Bazz
On Jan 16, the United States and Europe lifted sanctions on Tehran after the six-month-old Iran nuclear deal reached its …
Read MoreWhere is the Global Economy Headed? | Shahid Javed Burki
The year is still young but even in the first few weeks of 2016 strains are being felt by the …
Read MoreNorth Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions | M Omar Iftikhar
Regional conflicts have always been on the rise during the post-2nd World War as new boundaries were made and allies …
Read MorePoverty: Measurable or Immeasurable? | Shahid Soomro
How should we measure poverty? It is a question that has created enormous controversy in the developing world including Pakistan. …
Read MorePakistan in the New Great Game | Ayaz Ahmed
The New Great Game introduced by Ahmed Rashid in the 1990s is centred on the Central Asian energy politics which …
Read MoreWhy Obama is Wrong About Pakistan | Munir Akram
Who wants peace in Pakistan? IN his final State of the Union address, US President Obama predicted a decade of …
Read MorePakistan’s tricky foreign policy balancing act | Kamran Yousaf
ISLAMABAD: There has never been a dull moment in Pakistan. Who would have thought that after harbouring hostilities for much …
Read MorePakistan & India / Nuclear Race can Jeopardise Strategic Stability: US report
WASHINGTON: Continued Indian and Pakistani nuclear weapons development could jeopardise strategic stability between the two countries, warns a congressional report …
Read MoreIs Pakistan Ready for a Take-Off? | Prof Ahsan Iqbal
The latter half of the 20th century has seen many countries successfully emerge as regional powerhouses. Unfortunately, Pakistan has been …
Read MoreAmerica Should Get Its Nuclear House in Order | Lawrence J. Korb
There is no doubt that the United States and the international community should be concerned about the latest nuclear test …
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