Iran and the Middle East Conundrum By Shahid Javed Burki
What happens in the Middle East would have direct consequences for Pakistan. For analytical purposes we should divide the region …
Read MoreCPEC and The US-China Tug of War By Hasaan Khawar
Last week, two important developments kept the spotlight focused on CPEC. The first was Alice Wells’ adverse remarks about CPEC …
Read MoreForeign Policy Fine-Tuning? By Khalid Saleem
Some years ago, one took the liberty of drawing up a “foreign policy wish-list” in the vain hope that the …
Read MoreTax Collection Target | Editorial
The IMF’s refusal to reduce the annual tax collection target for the ongoing fiscal year must be worrying for the …
Read MoreGlobalizing Kashmir | Editorial
Kashmir is capturing global attention. Though the pace is slow, the Indian excesses in the region have forced the world …
Read MoreSmog Another Environmental Challenge By Reema Shaukat
For the past few years, the cities of central Punjab are facing different kind of environmental pollution. Keeping aside the …
Read MorePakistan’s Peace Efforts and India’s Anti-Pakistan Games By Col (R) Muhammad Hanif
While Pakistan was giving the finishing touches to the Kartarpur peace corridor for the Indian Sikh community, on August 5, …
Read MoreEnglish Rules Our Education By Numan Bacha
Different regimes have been heard with tall promises of bringing true reforms in the education system of Pakistan. But reforms …
Read MorePakistan’s FATF Challenge: What Next? By Shariq Jamal Khan
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue was recently apprised of Pakistan’s efforts to exit the FATF’s infamous …
Read MoreThreat to regional peace and security By Malik Ashraf
PRIME Minister Imran Khan addressing aninterna tional conference ‘Margalla Dialogue 19’organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) on last Thursday …
Read MorePak-Afghan ties: peace through trade and culture By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah
During the 40 long years of conflict in Afghanistan, the superpowers and other actors might have reaped certain benefits in …
Read MoreHas Russia Re-emerged as a Strategic Challenge to NATO States By M Alam Brohi
The Soviet Empire lasted almost 7 decades before collapsing under its weight. The multiple factors leading to its demise were …
Read MoreAfghan Peace Process in Limbo By Talat Masood
It is indeed tragic that whereas all the three parties to the Afghan conflict — the Afghan government, the United …
Read MoreCurrent Account in Surplus After Four Years By Salman Siddiqui
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account surprisingly turned positive after a gap of four years as the inflow of foreign currencies surpassed …
Read MoreEconomic Outlook | Editorial
The government’s economic team’s hard work had indeed yielded some fruit, as the economy has started moving towards the path …
Read MoreThe US’s South Asian Dilemma By Khalid Chandio
South Asia is one of the most sought regions by the world’s sole superpower, the US. Stability in South Asia …
Read MoreWhy Trump’s Shapeshifting Syria Policy Worked—Until It Didn’t By Frances Z. Brown
Throughout U.S. President Donald Trump’s nearly three years in office, analysts have lamented the muddle of his foreign policy, from …
Read MoreNo to Others’ Wars | Editorial
PRIME Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan had suffered a lot due to its policy of becoming a part …
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