Power Crisis: Focus Shifts to Reforming Transmission Systems as Govt Changes Tack
The federal government, struggling to fulfill election promises to end daily power cuts, is shifting from big generation projects to …
Read MorePakistan, China and Naxalites are Main Threats, Says IAF Chief
NEW DELHI: China, Pakistan and Naxalites are a major source of worry for the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Chief …
Read MoreFeudal cartwheel | Nazish Brohi
‘INTERIOR’ Sindh, referring to anything beyond Karachi and Hyderabad, is a caricature in the urban imaginary: the hinterland where landlords …
Read MorePolice reforms agenda | TARIQ KHOSA
THE police seek and preserve public favour not by catering to public opinion, but by constantly demonstrating absolute impartial service …
Read MoreModi on the Back Foot | Shahid M Amin
The “wave” that brought Narendra Modi to power in India last year clearly seems to be over. In the past …
Read MoreIMF: The Ninth Review | Dr Hafiz A Pasha
The IMF has once again adopted a soft and sympathetic approach to reviewing Pakistan’s performance under the Extended Fund Facility. …
Read MoreSolar, nuclear, hydel? Pakistan’s best power solution is…
If social and bulk of conventional media is to be believed, Kalabagh Damalone is the solution to all our energy …
Read MorePakistan-Iran Relations Revisited | Javed Hussain
Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan as an independent state after its inception in August, 1947. In keeping …
Read MoreIqbal: An Epitome of Wisdom | M Zafar Khan Safdar
Over the years through his poems and philosophy, through his speeches and writings, his letters andlectures, Allama Muhammad Iqbal laid …
Read MoreNetanyahu demands ‘up to $45 bn’ in US military aid to deter Iran, Gulf States
Israel is hoping to receive $4.2-$4.5 billion a year in military aid from the United States for ten years, to …
Read MoreUS in Afghanistan
A PLACARD denouncing the US is hardly a novelty in most parts. But when it is hoisted aloft at a …
Read MoreGlobal Response to Intolerance in India | Dr Muhammad Khan
The rapidly growing intolerance in Indian state and society is not only a concern for the Indian intellectuals and liberal …
Read MoreLaw & Order Strategy And Economic Effects | Dr Muhammad Khan
NATIONAL Action Plan by the government of Pakistan is a best initiative to maintain law and order situation in the …
Read MoreUS Special Forces in combat: Is it really nothing new for Iraq and Syria? By Peter Van Buren
The White House claims committing special forces to fight in Iraq and Syria is nothing new, merely an ‘intensification’ of …
Read MorePak-Afghan Drift
Different aims Ever since Afghanistan and Pakistan parted company they have continued to drift apart. This is making the task …
Read MoreWar is decided on the battlefield. Why peace is decided in Berlin
John Herbst, a former U.S. diplomat, wasn’t trying to flatter his German hosts when he took a dig at Washington …
Read MoreWhy the West should worry about Turkey By Peter Marino
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appears to have beaten down his opponents and returned his Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AK …
Read MoreA Foreign Policy Failure?
It is undeniable that Pakistan’s inability to get re-elected to the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHCR) is a disappointing …
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