Who runs Pakistan? | Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
IT is hard not to sit up and take notice of the chief of army staff’s current preoccupations in America. …
Read MoreNuclear Discrimination | Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Why Pakistan does not want to sign NPT Proliferation of nuclear weapons is rightly a cause of concern and there …
Read MoreTime to say Goodbye to IMF? | Rashid Amjad
Economics is often described as a dismal science. So, when you read that the Pakistan economy — after eight years …
Read MoreKeep the Back-Channels Open
Whilst it is possible to criticise this or any other government for its performance, the performance of the Nawaz Sharif …
Read MoreThe New Warfare
The Third World War may already be in progress, and it is going to be like neither of its two …
Read MoreThe new ‘war on Terror’ | Zahid Hussain
The wave of atrocities over the last two weeks — from the downing of a Russian passenger aircraft to a …
Read MoreUnderstanding GDP and its Growth | Dr Kamal Monnoo
There is a lot of talk about the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth number not only in our average daily …
Read MoreAggravating Water Crisis | Ali Ashraf Khan
AMONG the many problems that Pakistanis are suffering from is water shortage that has been mainly man made. The water …
Read MoreA Reappraisal of Pak-US Relations | Maria Khalid
Less domination and more cooperation According to a popular notion, three As — Allah, America and Army — have remained …
Read MoreGood Governance: Sine qua non for Peace | Mohammad Jamil
If the government formulates sound economic policies and the fruits of economic growth reach the masses, in particular the poor …
Read MoreF’ in Education
ASK anyone in a position of political leadership or public service how they feel about educating Pakistan’s young, and the …
Read MoreBJP’s Bihar Defeat Will not Deradicalise India
An election was won and lost in the Indian state of Bihar. Contrary toBhartiya Janata Party (BJP) PresidentAmit Shah’s claims, …
Read MoreFuture of AfPak
Decision time With the other Sharif now in Washington, the AfPak part of US-Pakistan equation, at least, will be debated …
Read MoreThe Zarb-e-Azb and After | Ikram Sehgal
The Army’s well-planned military operations to rid North Waziristan of militants has been a major success; there is a sharp …
Read MoreAbsolutely no IS Presence in Pakistan, says FO
Pakistan has ruled out the possibility the terrorist out-fit Islamic State (IS) being present in the country. In an interview …
Read MorePutins Initiative for Global Peace | Gen (r) Mirza Aslam Beg
Russian military intervention in Syria is a deliberate act, based on years of planning. Putin solved domestic problems; re-juvinated the …
Read MoreIndia Introduced Nuclear Weapons in South Asia: Pakistan
NEW YORK:Â Pakistan has debunked a claim that it was irresponsibly building its nuclear arsenal, and called for shifting attention to …
Read MoreCivilian-Military Showdown | Arif Nizami
Recipe for disaster? Historically, civilian-military relations have always been rocky. Whenever politicians have been in charge they have had to …
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