The New Great Game in Asia? By Kamran Yousaf
At a time when the world is preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic, China and India, the two most populous countries …
Read MoreThe Future of Online Higher Education in Pakistan By Hinna Hussain / Raheel Tajuddin Lakhani / Shama Dossa
Virtual education degree programmes and e-learning universities tend to be perceived of lesser quality and validity as compared to classroom-taught …
Read MoreThe Climate Club By William Nordhaus
Climate change is the major environmental challenge facing nations today, and it is increasingly viewed as one of the central …
Read MoreThe Ripening Pak-China Bonds of Bilateralism By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
ON last Thursday China said that its relationship with Pakistan stood the test of the changing international landscape and remained …
Read MoreSave The World From Hunger? By Shabeer Ahmed
WHILE the world is experiencing severe economic recession due to the Coronavirus pandemic, which according to the IMF is far …
Read MoreUS Exit | Editorial
A MAJOR development in the Afghan theatre has been the apparent US decision to speed up the withdrawal of troops …
Read MorePakistan Needs Debt Relief By Shahid Javed Burki
Pakistan has a debt problem. It owes the world much more than the amount it can afford to pay without …
Read MoreNew Trade Policy | Editorial
The Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) (2020-2025), which sets out Pakistan’s goals for exports for the next five years, will …
Read MoreThe World After COVID-19 By Dr Zamurrad Awan
In December 2019, a unique virus, known as coronavirus, appeared in the China’s city Wuhan, spreading around the world, leaving …
Read MoreAlmost Seven Decades of Sino-Pak Ties By Yasir Habib Khan
A watershed moment arrives on May 21 when Pakistan and China celebrate their 69th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations, …
Read MoreThe Future of the Dollar By Henry M. Paulson Jr.
In late March, global financial markets were collapsing amid the chaos of the novel coronavirus pandemic. International investors immediately sought …
Read MoreEconomic Crisis with New Characteristics By Shakeel Ahmad Ramay
Economic crises are not new to human. The phenomena is going on from unknown times. In past recession were triggered …
Read MoreCOVID19: A Blessing in Disguise For Pak-Russia Ties By Omar Shahkar
AFTER the formalization of diplomatic relations between the two nations in 1948, the history of Soviet-Pakistan, and subsequently Russia-Pakistan, relations …
Read MoreThe Purpose of Higher Education By Muhammad Hamid Zaman
If all we care about, in our higher education at this unique time in history, is the schedule for exams …
Read MoreTerrorism Along Pak-Iran Border By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Reportedly an improvised explosive device (IED) hit a vehicle of the military personnel in Buleda (district Kech) Balochistan near the …
Read MoreFocusing On Trade | Editorial
On the world trade front, the end of the coronavirus epidemic will have losers and winners. Some countries’ leverage on …
Read MoreTime to Move Forward in Afghanistan | Editorial
Finally there is a faint chance of progress in Afghanistan now that President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah …
Read MoreCountries Reopen | Editorial
AFTER some success in lowering the daily deaths and new cases of coronavirus, several countries are slowly relaxing lockdowns in …
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