A Floating Exchange Rate | Editorial
The rupee’s continuous slide against the greenback has all the stakeholders worried. This unchecked tumble is set to have deep …
Read MoreUplift in Pak-Saudi Ties: Strategic Implications By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
AS manifested by the current visit by Prime Minister Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia — endorsed by other latest diplomatic …
Read MoreAfghanistan’s Rivers Could Be India’s Next Weapon Against Pakistan By ELIZABETH HESSAMI
Most of Afghanistan is currently experiencing a 60 percent drop in the rain and snowfall needed for food production. The …
Read MoreThe Population Time Bomb By Asad Kazim
It is strange how we look at colours and see so many varieties but the truth is that there are …
Read MoreMoody’s Warning | Editorial
Watch the reserves! While the equity market celebrates the MSCI breather – very likely very temporary – it’s as if …
Read MoreBeyond The AI Arms Race By Remco Zwetsloot, Helen Toner, and Jeffrey Ding
The idea of an artificial intelligence (AI) arms race between China and the United States is ubiquitous. Before 2016, there …
Read MorePakistan Must Move Quickly to Secure IMF Support By Salman Shoaib
Without massive international support in the near future, Pakistan’s economy is certainly headed towards debt default. The numbers speak for …
Read MoreQuest For Afghan Peace By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Though the Moscow Conference on Afghanistan which was a result of prolonged back-door diplomacy between Russia and Taliban has not …
Read MoreClimate Grief By Cesar Chelala
Millions of children die every year as a result of environment-related diseases. Their deaths could be prevented by using low-cost …
Read MoreInternal and External Challenges & CPEC By Naveed Aman Khan
THE China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is an ambitious project that aims at changing the geo-economic dynamics of Pakistan-China relations and augmenting …
Read MoreEconomic Occidentalism, FATF and Pakistan By Dr Muhammad Babar Chohan
Economic dependence of developing countries on developed countries, and international financial institutions, is not just coincidental but is largely a …
Read More18th Amendment — A Gain For Democracy By Babar Ayaz
Punjab used to be the champion of hoarding all powers in the centre, but a positive role played by PML-N …
Read MoreAfghanistan in CPEC | Editorial
Pakistan and China have formally called on Afghanistan to join CPEC. This is a pragmatic move that will benefit the …
Read MoreWealth fund with the IMF | Editorial
Not long after the government made it explicit it was not going to privatise Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan …
Read MoreTrump May Soon Make Going To America Much More Difficult For Pakistanis By Rafia Zakaria
THERE was a time when the United States was very far away. When people who lived there came back home …
Read MoreSanctioning Iran | Editorial
WITH the latest set of sanctions targeting Iran, the US has just performed the last rites of the JCPOA, as …
Read MoreNuclear Suppliers Group And its November Agenda By Beenish Altaf
With the impending of the month of November, the group of haughty countries is once again ready to exert their …
Read MoreOut of school | Editorial
THE figure is sobering: nearly 25m children in Pakistan currently do not go to school. This means that unless sincere …
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