Gaza ceasefire | Editorial
FOR the Palestinians, particularly the hapless people of Gaza, these are strange times indeed. While Israel continues to unleash violence …
Read MoreEconomy Gets Another Chance By Imtiaz Rafi Butt
As the new PTI led Government comes to grips with the complexities of tackling the national economy, Imran Khan and …
Read MoreMoscow Format: New hope for Afghan Peace? By Iqbal Khan
MOSCOW Format Consultations on Afghanistan came at a sensitive time. Of late, newly appointed US Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has been …
Read MoreEducation Policy is Needed By Zahid ur Rehman
Now that we are in Naya Pakistan, and like everybody else, I have some expectations from the new government. Apparently, …
Read MoreDefining the role of the United Nations By Muhammad Usman Ghani
Coming after the WW-II, the Allied powers (America, the Soviet Nations, Britain, France) were bent on establishing an organization which …
Read MoreEducation Crisis | Editorial
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report on the state of education in Pakistan; with particular focus on gender …
Read MoreThe Next Financial Crisis – OpEd By Daniel Lacalle
We have been reading numerous comments recently about a forthcoming recession and the next crisis, particularly on the tenth anniversary …
Read MoreNuclear Treaty By Conn Hallinan
The decision by the Trump administration to withdraw from the Intermediate Nuclear Force Agreement (INF) appears to be part of …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations By Amjad Nazeer
Rediscovering Peace through Ancient and Modern Silk Road: Stretching their lovesick arms out in the south-east and south-west of the …
Read MoreSpat Between the US and China By Muhamamad Waqar Aslam
It is a known fact that the US and China are rivals, it is not only about republicans but the …
Read MorePak-Afghan Trade Improves By Sajjad Shaukat
ECONOMIC prosperity is the paramount for stability of any country. Afghanistan being a land locked country is mostly reliant on …
Read MoreAfghanistan: The Stalemate and Solution By Mohsin Raza Malik
In the hope of “opening a new page in the history of Afghanistan”, Russia hosted a landmark peace conference on …
Read MorePak-Saudi Strategic Relationship By Dr Muhammad Khan
As an international practice, states have written agreements for military and strategic cooperation to assist each other against any threat …
Read MorePoverty Reduction Initiative | Editorial
The rural and urban divide in Pakistan is a cause of concern as has been highlighted by a report released …
Read MorePrivatization & CPEC By Razeen Ahmed
Worldwide in the past two decades state owned enterprises have been privatized and transferred to the private sector in 150 …
Read MoreWater scarcity in Pakistan — A bigger threat than terrorism Editorial
A UNDP report says that Pakistani authorities are negligent about an impending water crisis that is posing a serious threat …
Read MoreMore Politics Than Substance: Three Years Of Russian And Chinese Economic Cooperation In Central Asia – Analysis By Nargis Kassenova*
(FPRI) — Over three years ago, in May 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that …
Read MoreA missed opportunity for the US By Muhammad Asif
THE US and Pakistan enjoyed cordial relations for about twenty-four years from the creation of Pakistan in August 1947 to …
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