Reopening Schools | Editorial
In a meeting conducted by education ministers in the country, it has been decided that all educational institutes will be …
Read MoreThe Destiny of Brexit By Khurram Mateen
Britain has finally reclaimed its ‘sovereignty’ and regained control of its ‘destiny’ – the much-touted objective of Brexit – ending …
Read MoreMatter of Reopening Schools | Editorial
Federal and provincial education ministers are set to put their heads together once again and decide what to do about …
Read MoreCircular Debt | Editorial
THE government’s plan to settle the outstanding dues of IPPs amounting to Rs450bn in three tranches is only the first …
Read MoreReciprocal Ties | Editorial
Political disagreements in the past between Afghanistan and Pakistan have affected bilateral trade activities the most. While the cross-border exchange …
Read MoreGlobal Reset and the New World Order
Just one year ago, in the first few days of January 2020, no one could have predicted or imagined that …
Read MorePakistan’s New Year Foreign Policy Challenges By Kamran Yousaf
Year 2020 was tumultuous, to say the least, for Pakistan on the foreign policy front. Not just relationship with India …
Read MoreYear of Growth | Editorial
While the prime minister might have exaggerated the effect of recent upside surprises in export and inflation figures a little, …
Read MoreThe Reconstruction of America By David W. Blight
In 1882, Walt Whitman, the American poet of democracy and nearly everything else in the human spirit, worried that his …
Read MoreReviving ‘Vision East Asia’ By M Ziauddin
The Covid-19 related global lockdowns have massively disrupted the international shipping industry, adversely affecting global supply chains. A dire shortage …
Read MoreBrexit Concluded | Editorial
After months of tense negotiations, the European Union and United Kingdom have finally come to a post-Brexit agreement according to …
Read MoreBiden’s Inauguration By Adeela Naureen and Umar Waqar
As January 20th approaches, the world awaits the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. …
Read MoreThe Foreign Policy Challenge By Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
Writing about Pakistan’s foreign policy is not easy. It is a function of Pakistan’s national policy which is determined by …
Read MoreIndia’s Politics and Society By Amna Ejaz Rafi
THE Hindu nationalist political parties struggle towards constitutional empowerment has brought religion as a political and social factor in India. …
Read MoreEntering 2021 With Hope | Editorial
So the Covid-infected world lurches into 2021, with a mix of hope and concern related to the vaccine — like …
Read MorePipeline In The Works | Editorial
Pakistan’s foreign ministry appears to have correctly identified that the way forward is to build deeper economic and diplomatic cooperation …
Read MoreGoodbye 2020 By Inam Ul Haque
You are reading this column on the last day of 2020, a year that will go down in human history …
Read MorePak-Saudi Relations | Editorial
Sound diplomacy required Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has confirmed that a high-level Saudi delegation is to visit Pakistan soon …
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