A Need to Reshape: ‘Islamic, Conventional Banks not too far Apart’ | Hidayat Khan
PESHAWAR: Despite the presence of Islamic banking in the country for more than a decade, it could not be shaped …
Read MoreCPEC and National Development | Fazal Hakeem
Certainly, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a splendid gift and demands equitable implementation. Materialization of the project can be made …
Read MoreTime For Arab-Iraq Rapprochement | Tariq Alhomayed
In an interview published in this newspaper on Saturday, Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled Al-Obaidi said that Iraq’s current government “has …
Read MoreAnalysis: Army Chief’s ‘Refusal’ Seen as PML-N’s Failure | Khawar Ghumman
ONE would think that Army Chief General Raheel Sharif’s unequivocal statement, saying he is not interested in an extension, would …
Read MoreWorldwide Concerns Over Afghan Security | Reema Shaukat
Afghanistan security dynamics are not easy to be addressed in a day. After 9/11 security challenges in Afghanistan are not …
Read MoreThe two greatest threats to US-Iran détente | Mohamad Bazz
On Jan 16, the United States and Europe lifted sanctions on Tehran after the six-month-old Iran nuclear deal reached its …
Read MoreWhere is the Global Economy Headed? | Shahid Javed Burki
The year is still young but even in the first few weeks of 2016 strains are being felt by the …
Read MoreNorth Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions | M Omar Iftikhar
Regional conflicts have always been on the rise during the post-2nd World War as new boundaries were made and allies …
Read MorePoverty: Measurable or Immeasurable? | Shahid Soomro
How should we measure poverty? It is a question that has created enormous controversy in the developing world including Pakistan. …
Read MorePakistan in the New Great Game | Ayaz Ahmed
The New Great Game introduced by Ahmed Rashid in the 1990s is centred on the Central Asian energy politics which …
Read MoreWhy Obama is Wrong About Pakistan | Munir Akram
Who wants peace in Pakistan? IN his final State of the Union address, US President Obama predicted a decade of …
Read MorePakistan’s tricky foreign policy balancing act | Kamran Yousaf
ISLAMABAD: There has never been a dull moment in Pakistan. Who would have thought that after harbouring hostilities for much …
Read MoreIs Pakistan Ready for a Take-Off? | Prof Ahsan Iqbal
The latter half of the 20th century has seen many countries successfully emerge as regional powerhouses. Unfortunately, Pakistan has been …
Read MoreAmerica Should Get Its Nuclear House in Order | Lawrence J. Korb
There is no doubt that the United States and the international community should be concerned about the latest nuclear test …
Read MoreRegional Issues: Pakistan in Perspective | Tariq Khalil
ATTACK in Paris was a horrible incident indeed, a tragedy not only for the French but also for the civilized …
Read MoreCharsadda Attack: Pakistan Still at War | Mahwash Ajaz
On a seemingly quiet winter morning, on a fairly slow news day, armed gunmen, fully equipped with suicide vests, slipped …
Read MoreThe Economics of Peace | Dr Akmal Hussain
A new configuration of international relations is emerging in this region: old adversaries are becoming aware of new opportunities of …
Read MorePakistan, The Peacemaker | Nasim Zehra
As images of scattered dead bodies, of destroyed cars and damaged buildings flash on Pakistani television screens with the rising …
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