America’s Choice | Editorial
THE United States is gearing up for a poll verdict on Nov 3 in what is arguably one of the …
Read MoreIf Donald Trump Loses By Dr Moonis Ahmar
In view of trends and opinion polls in the American presidential election campaign, only a miracle can save Donald Trump …
Read MoreThe End of American Power By Eliot A. Cohen
If President Donald Trump manages to win reelection, many things will not change. His narrow worldview will continue to shape …
Read MorePace of Afghan Peace Slows Down | Editorial
Nobody expected the Afghan peace process to get off to a very fast start. And surely there would be stumbling …
Read MoreIndo-US Mischievous Accord | Editorial
AS the world’s emerging super power – China – is building economic alliances and forges cooperation with other countries for …
Read MoreMatter of Learning Poverty | Editorial
Most leading International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have been pretty ahead of the curve in terms of identifying just how and …
Read MoreRestarting the IMF Program | Editorial
It seems talks with the IMF are getting nowhere. The Fund is adamant that the government raise electricity prices, increase …
Read MoreA Dark Day | Editorial
It is one of those dark days for the country again—a bomb blast took place at the Jamia Zuberia madrassa …
Read MoreDiscussing Trade | Editorial
The Prime Minister of Pakistan (PM) Imran Khan, while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the two-day seminar, Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade …
Read MoreChina is Rising Again By Shahid Javed Burki
Pakistan is now firmly placed in China’s orbit and is likely to stay there for decades to come. Covid-19 that …
Read MoreThe Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Alliance: Simply Bad News By Paul R. Pillar
The political careers of President Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu have become increasingly linked. The linkage goes …
Read MoreTowards a Hunger-Free Pakistan By Genevieve Hussain
This has been a year when the Covid-19 pandemic caused many to be cut off from their families, work and …
Read MoreFATF: Facts, Diplomacy and Public Narrative By Hasaan Khawar
FATF’s plenary session concluded last week and as expected Pakistan stays on the grey list. However, a lot has changed …
Read MoreWater Matters By Jamil Ahmad
ENVIRONMENTAL degradation caused by the deadly human footprint on earth’s ecosystems has resulted in an ominous and multidimensional water crisis …
Read MoreRemaining FATF Items | Editorial
THE FATF verdict is out. And there are no surprises. After its three-day plenary, the Paris-based global money laundering and …
Read MorePak-India Dialogue By S R H Hashmi
IN an interview with Indian journalist Karan Thapar recently, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Security Dr Moeed Yousaf …
Read More‘To remain on grey list’: FATF urges Pakistan to complete action plan by Feb 2021 By Fayyaz Hussain
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has found that Pakistan has successfully complied with 21 out of 27 points of …
Read More75 Years of United Nations — Successes & Failures By Rashid A Mughal
THE present UNO came into being after the dismal and disappointing performance of League of Nations which was formed at …
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