FATF Conditions | Editorial
Pakistan’s troubles with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) are not over yet. After a review, the financial watchdog has …
Read MoreFixing Our Energy By Humayun Akhtar Khan
It seems that the warnings about the frailty of our energy supply are mostly true. And though successive governments have …
Read MoreRupee Falls as Country Prepares For IMF Deal By Salman Siddiqui
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has let the rupee depreciate by Rs0.49 to a new all-time low at …
Read MoreCorporate Giving And Poverty Alleviation By Dr Pervez Tahir
The launch of the Poverty Alleviation Programme Ehsas, this week by the Prime Minister recognises poverty as problem number one. …
Read MorePakistan Retains Regional Relevance By Salaar Khan
The Pulwama incident brought the two South Asian nuclear armed neighbours to the brink of war that could have transitioned …
Read MoreA Test For The UN | Editorial
Syria is knocking at the door of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Its complaint is against Donald Trump’s recognition …
Read MoreReimagining DPRK Summit Diplomacy: Can ASEAN Play A Bigger Role? – Analysis By Shawn Ho and Sarah Teo
The lack of agreement at the 2nd DPRK-US Summit in Hanoi highlights the necessity of an alternative approach; particularly one …
Read MorePak, EU Getting Closer | Editorial
AS a result of active diplomacy of our Foreign Office led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan is close …
Read MoreClimate Change — Security Concerns For South Asia By Zukhruf Amin
Climate change is a reality. It is a terrible problem which poses great risk to the existence of humanity itself. …
Read MoreNuclear-tinged Crisis: India’s Deployment of Nuclear Assets By Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
THE risks of accidental or inadvertent use of nuclear weapons in South Asia have incalculably increased with the deployment of …
Read MoreWater: Fuel For Life & Economy By Reema Shaukat
ACCORDING to a last year report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan ranks third in the world among countries …
Read MoreThe Sino-US Trade War By Prof Anis H Bajrektarević
Who has the upper hand? The main task of any liberal state is to enable and maintain the wealth of …
Read MorePeace in Korean Peninsula By Dr Khalil-ur-Rahman Shaikh
US President Doanld Trump and President of North Korea Kim Jong Un held a second summit in Vietnam in February …
Read MorePakistan-China Strategic Partnership By Muhammad Asif Noor
Relationship between China and Pakistan further cemented into higher level of strategic partnership with a unified vision of shared future …
Read MoreTrump and the Middle East | Editorial
Washington’s recklessness continues to foment chaos in the Middle East. On Monday, US President Donald Trump formally recognised Israel’s sovereignty …
Read MoreThe Black Gold at Thar By Dr Farid A Malik
On August 14, 2018 I stood at the base of Pakistan’s first open pit coal mine to touch the black …
Read MoreChina: An Economic Miracle | Editorial
China is hailed as the second largest economy in the world, and the country has, since the free-market reforms of …
Read MoreTrump’s Exoneration | Editorial
It is now a standard practice all over the world to find scapegoats for failures within. Even, the United States …
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